Hybrid/EV; Who here owns/has owned one?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Hybrid/EV; Who here owns/has owned one?

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:06:59 PM EDT

Saw a Prius for sale in a yard today. I'm not really interested, but I found myself wondering how much of GD will admit to owning or having owned a tree hugger car.

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:09:26 PM EDT

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I love my first gen Prius I average over 50mpg most of the time and am comfortable enough with my sexuality that a car doesn't define it

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:11:07 PM EDT

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Solid post. I felt the same way about my 91 Civic Hatch 4spd. Almost 50mpg and my truck got to keep low mileage.

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:11:44 PM EDT

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I would be worried about the cost to replace the batteries. I'm not sure how long of a warranty they have.

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:13:12 PM EDT

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I had a 08 Prius. It was a great car and I regret selling it. Did it look dorky? Yes, but it cost virtually nothing to drive. I got rid of it because I hated the driver seat.

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:13:50 PM EDT

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It doesn't cost any more than replacing the transmission in a regular car.

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:25:42 PM EDT

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I looked into it prior to buying a used 2010 Prius last year.
Battery failure/replacement rate was low. New OEM cost $6k, used or aftermarket/rebuilt $2-4k and dropping.
And if car is sold new in NY NJ or PA (and a few other states) Toyota has to warranty the battery to 150,000 mi.
Standard battery warranty on Prius is 100,000.
So, effectively not a major issue from my perspective.

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:28:47 PM EDT

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Wife has a '15 Camry Hybrid. Love it! All the power of the V6 but currently getting 39 mpg instead of the 30 the V6 had. We don't live in, or near, a town either.

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:30:58 PM EDT

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And as to OP,
My work commute is 106 miles.
13.5 MPG pickemup truck (which I still have)
48 MPG Prius...
Math, my friend. Math.

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:36:35 PM EDT

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We have 07 Camry Hybrid, the sammich maker's car, with about 180k miles. It has been trouble free, only requiring routine maintenance, and the car still looks nearly new inside and outside.

Posted: 4/26/2015 8:59:58 PM EDT

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And as to OP,
My work commute is 106 miles.
13.5 MPG pickemup truck (which I still have)
48 MPG Prius...
Math, my friend. Math.

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I had a 1999 or 2000 GEO Metro. 50 MPG was the lowest I ever on a tank of gas. Never babied it. I think I paid around 7000 for it. It had 150K on it when I sold it. Just starting to use a bit of oil between changes. I don't think I even put a set of brakes on it. One set of tires If I remember correctly.Needed a set when I sold it. It wasn't a total dog either. If the government would keep their nose out of it we would have 70 mpg gas only cars by now.

Posted: 4/26/2015 10:13:46 PM EDT

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I had a 1999 or 2000 GEO Metro. 50 MPG was the lowest I ever on a tank of gas. Never babied it. I think I paid around 7000 for it. It had 150K on it when I sold it. Just starting to use a bit of oil between changes. I don't think I even put a set of brakes on it. One set of tires If I remember correctly.Needed a set when I sold it. It wasn't a total dog either. If the government would keep their nose out of it we would have 70 mpg gas only cars by now.

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And as to OP,
My work commute is 106 miles.
13.5 MPG pickemup truck (which I still have)
48 MPG Prius...
Math, my friend. Math.

I had a 1999 or 2000 GEO Metro. 50 MPG was the lowest I ever on a tank of gas. Never babied it. I think I paid around 7000 for it. It had 150K on it when I sold it. Just starting to use a bit of oil between changes. I don't think I even put a set of brakes on it. One set of tires If I remember correctly.Needed a set when I sold it. It wasn't a total dog either. If the government would keep their nose out of it we would have 70 mpg gas only cars by now.

Yeah, safer = heavier = shitty mileage.

Posted: 4/26/2015 10:15:55 PM EDT

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Not me personally, but my GF has a 2009 Prius. Has owned it since new, and has approximately 93,000 miles on it now. Only real issue it's had was a water pump on the hybrid system, and the regular things like tires, brakes, etc.

She likes it, and is planning on keeping it till the wheels fall off. Priuschat is a good source of info for the few times I've Googled for things like changing the rear wiper blade.

Posted: 4/26/2015 10:31:35 PM EDT

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You can pry my Prius from my cold dead hands!

Best damned car I have ever owned!

Posted: 4/26/2015 10:33:30 PM EDT

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<a href="http://s82.photobucket.com/user/95thfoot/media/Priusmod_zps7b923130.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j260/95thfoot/Priusmod_zps7b923130.jpg</a>

Best damned car I have ever owned!

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GF's is in the same color! No stickers on it though.

Posted: 4/26/2015 10:35:45 PM EDT

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I have a 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid with 125,000 miles on it. It came with a lifetime warranty on the batteries. It averages about 42MPG. When you drive 40k miles per year, it makes sense.

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