Looking at a Toyota Highlander. It comes in regular and hybrid editions, but the hybrid costs much more.
2006-08-04 10:56:51 · 3 answers · asked by Sam S 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
We have a Toyota Prius, drive it about 15,000 miles per year. It’s a great car, great stereo, great engineering, everything works, mileage about 50 city or highway. I like it a lot, would buy it again, would recommend it.
But we’ve been considering buying a Highlander also, to replace an older minivan we have. But for the $5,000 or so, all you get is an extra 10 mpg. We will drive the Highlander fewer than 5,000 miles per year, so it would never pay for itself. So for us, the non-hybrid probably makes more sense.
I suppose whether it is worth it would depend on how much you plan to drive the car.
Best of success.
2006-08-04 10:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by Thinker 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I just answered a similar question yesterday.
Asked by Joe , and chosen as "Best Answer"
"Hybrid" cars and resale value?
See that Q & A for some insight.
Also check out www.hybridcars.com
Not all HYBRIDS are of the same technology
there are:
full hybrids
mild hybrids
plug in hybrids
seriel hybrids
Each has its own pro's & cons
Each Hybrid vehicle will fulfill different needs
I prefer the Hybrid Escape , but then again I don't need to seat 7 passengers , nor do I tow anything. Maybe you do.
I get much better gas mileage in a 4x4 Hybrid Escape (full hybrid) than I get in a Hybrid Honda Accord (mild hybrid)
And I've more than doubled my MPG in the Hybrid Escape vs non-hybrid Escape
But you need to consider many things when deciding the "worth" or "value" to YOU & YOUR NEEDS
You might also want to view my answer today about "what would gasoline cost....? " (some hybrid related issues addressed there )
Sorry about the long answers...but I sell cars for a living and therefore it is part of my job to define individual needs & I do alot of automotive research to help me do my job well.
2006-08-04 19:06:43 · answer #2 · answered by Vicky 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no. the extra cost of gasoline is negated by the extra cost of the hybrid and any tax breaks you'd get.
maybe in a few more years things will be more economical.
2006-08-04 18:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by zoo2626 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋