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Posted by Jeff on February 19, 2008, 6:45 pm
Please log in for more thread options Mike hunt wrote:
> If one keeps a hybrid for ten years it will not likely be worth much. You
> can use it for a paper weight. The $5,000 cost to replace the batteries
> will be greater than its value at that time
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>> The irony is that extras $5,000 one pays to drive home a hybrid will buy
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>> of the fuel to operate a conventionally powered car, for the three to four
>> years the the average new car buyer keeps a vehicle LOL
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>>>> Well, not exactly what I had in mind, I was thinking more of hybrids
>>>> being able to reduce Carbon emissions and that you cant put a price on
>>>> that. That sort of stuff and no mass murder involved.
>>> Ever wonder what the extra $5000 or so hybrids cost is for?
>>> Largely energy.
>>> To properly energy cost factor a car or anything else you must include
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> What if you are like me and keep a car for 10 - 11 years? Also, don't
> we save on oil changes, etc? I'm waiting for a Honda Fit Hybrid. I
> do like the Toyota Matrix but prefer the Fit. The Fit may be getting
> a bigger engine for 2009.
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> Ed S.
Mike's right. The car might be worth a few thousand dollars.
But, with the rising cost of fuel ($100 per barrel close today), you
might save even more than you thought.
Jeff
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