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Replying to: mike1944 (Jun 02, 2008 6:42 am) See if your dealer will trade for another very-slightly-used Subaru, perhaps a Forester or something.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 02, 2008 9:06 am) because the car was new, they couldn't do a swap, for an outback, or a forester,which were my first choice. I'm not in a panic to change the car, but hybrids are becoming non-existent on dealer lots. the camry hybrid will only be available as a special order,with a 3-6 month wait. wish subaru had a hybrid,read that they have one in japan, but it's not awd.Nissan coupled the toyota system to their 4 cylinder engine, to get a hybrid out, I thought subaru was doing the same.the escape hybrid doesn'y offer stability control with 4wd, and the highlander hybrid is too expensive.
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Replying to: mike1944 (Jun 04, 2008 3:45 am) |
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Replying to: mike1944 (Jun 04, 2008 3:45 am) Under the Guaranteed Trade-in Program, people were getting close to new prices on 1 and 2 year old used Imprezas when the 2008 Impreza came out. It's not worth taking an $8000 depreciation hit to save maybe $20 a week on fuel. It would take 33 months to make up that amount.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 04, 2008 9:13 am) -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Jun 06, 2008 5:09 am) That's if you tick off every option - just like most vehicles, you can add plenty of extra coin to the base price.
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Replying to: robr2 (Jun 06, 2008 6:32 am) -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Jun 06, 2008 3:44 pm)  I actually took a look at a Mercury Mariner hybrid. It was well equipped, and the price with discounts was set at a no-haggle $30k or so. Not too bad, but the thing is, at $30k that interior falls short. There are lots of hard and shiny surfaces and the leather seats look like vinyl to me. It would be a deal at $25k, maybe a bit more, but for $30,000 I expect a much nicer interior. Plus, at about $5000 more than a Forester LL Bean (or Limited), I'm not sure that you'll ever break even on gas savings. By the time you do, you'll need to replace the battery pack, which ain't cheap. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 10, 2008 7:20 am) Per the EPA, you save $579 per year. So it would take about 9 years to break even, and recover that $5000 up front investment, even if we ignore the interest you may pay on a loan, or the opportunity cost of not having that $5000 available to invest. When you account for that, it's probably more like 10-11 years. By then you'll need new batteries, if you even keep your Mariner (or Escape) for that long. Financially, it doesn't make sense. Buy the Forester, it's got a much nicer interior. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 10, 2008 7:25 am) For many buyers, it doesn't have to. It's about image, doing what they feel is right and perhaps getting other benefits like tax breaks, use of carpool lanes with only one passenger, et al. For many companies, using hybrids is about showing corporate responsibility and being do-gooders. Paisan - I know you hate hybrids. Heck Subaru could offer one for $5K that got 90 mpg and spewed hundred dollar bills from the tailpipe and you're still bound find something wrong with it!! 
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