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Hybrid Vehicles Does the current situation affect hybrid sales more?
108 messages, Last post on May 20, 2009 at 1:35 PM
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In a bid to move iron, Ford has combined employee pricing and 0% financing on 9 models, but doesn't include the Mariner and Escape hybrids in that group? How long is it recommended that a car sit in one spot without being bought? 
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 26, 2008 4:50 pm) I'm still waiting for them to just start giving cars away. They're getting there. |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 26, 2008 4:50 pm) My brother in law just bought a new Escape with V6. He was thinking about the Hybrid Escape. Said it was almost $10k more than he paid. Did not think he would ever use that much more gas. I told him he made a wise choice.
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Replying to: gagrice (Nov 26, 2008 5:17 pm) The VW Jettta TDI wagon looks better every day. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Nov 26, 2008 5:17 pm)
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Replying to: railroadjames (Nov 26, 2008 8:16 pm) |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 26, 2008 4:50 pm) you basically can't find one here in new england. some dealers in california have a good supply. |
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Said the other night. "The only thing dropping faster than gas prices in california was the smug look on prius drivers as they drove down the street." Even at $4.00 a gallon they didn't pay for themselves compared to a Yaris at half the price. At $2.00 they may never make up the difference. California gas was $1.85 a gallon for Regular on the way home for family thanksgiving. I almost stopped to get gas and I had almost a full tank. I like the idea of a hybrid if it is put in a practical car that doesn't look so strange. Even I was tempted to purchase a Insight from a friend from out of state. But now I can hold on till they come out with a EV city car, I hope. Still I don't think lower fuel prices will effect hybrids from Toyota and Honda. It might push the manufacturers into some small diesels but that would be fine as well. I prefer some comfort over strangeness for strangeness sake. |
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One of the San Diego dealers has 22 Prius on their inventory. Prices start at $22,999 go to $29,386. Same dealer has 18 Camry hybrids and 12 Highlander hybrids. I had no idea you could spend $55,000 on a Highlander Hybrid. That is about $12,000 over the top of the line non hybrid Highlander. That gives you about the first 130,000 miles worth of gas free on the non-hybrid version. I would say the cheap gas has made the hybrids a lot less desirable.
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Replying to: gagrice (Nov 28, 2008 5:07 am)
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