V6 or Hybrid?

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by canthetuna

Damn Buster! I'm sensing some anger in that font! Did a hybrid hurt you as a child???


J/K... The battery replacement does scare me... you're right...

Prius's have records of running for 200k+ without having anything replaced, but I have heard of it being done just over 100K....

The cost is going down though, and I work for crooks, so they hook fellow crooks up on labor (plus my brother in law is a mechanic if I ever have to get a real job)...

and in this case its only a 1500 dollar premium for the hybrid over the 4cyl. model...

In the case of the highlander hybrid, I completely agree... you pay 5 grand up front for maybe 6-7 mpg... you'll never recover the cost... they're just for people who want to be green...

Ive been reading at toyotanation.com and priuschat.com and consumers, along with edmunds, motor trend, etc... have all gotten very vvery close to the sticker mileage... which would make it about a 10mpg difference above the 4cyl...

No, I'm not angry. Anyone can drive whatever they want...but I have spent a lot of time researching these so I can talk about them with some information in my head instead of just with emotion...the main target of their marketing.

It's tough to actually save money with one of these vehicles because of the costs they don't tell you about. Most of them I see have some kind of strange tree-hugger sticker on the back, so I can tell most people are buying with their hearts instead of their heads and calculators...but it's their right.

I just won't have one in my driveway. I prefer a car that's fun to drive, even at the sacrifice of a little money and MPG.