I got aa 2007 HyHi ( 1 ) on eBay 3 months back...Great deal and love it...Gets an average of 27.5 - 33.5 MPG so far...Its fully loaded and a limited version. I bought it cos of Toyota reputation and experience with hybrids since past 10 yrs. Also HyHi is only SUV which is 7 seater. The last(3rd row ) collapses to the floor if you dont want it. It can hold 2 kids with car seats ...

Yes, but they have 2 drivetrains to maintain, that is why they are called hybrids. Also look at regular high mileage cars for comparison. Sure are a lot of Prius's around. I saw a gal test to do 0-60 & it took 12 seconds.

Regular cars become really pain now. I drive a mustang, gives 17mpg city. Really sux more gas.

If you are able to do an "even trade" - meaning get the same amount for your old car that you will pay for the hybrid, then get the hybrid. But taking on any additional expense to get the hybrid is rarely worth it. Taking a loss of hundreds or thousands of dollars doesn't make sense just to get a hybrid. It will take you 10-15 years to make up for the financial loss even with the gas savings and most people will not keep a car long enough to realize any true savings.
But if you are car shopping anyway, definitely look at the hybrid (and my vote goes to Toyota since they have perfected the hybrid mechanics through the Prius).

CSRbuddy said:NoMoneyInMyWallet said:ryan007 said:Regular cars become really pain now. I drive a mustang, gives 17mpg city. Really sux more gas. The hit you will take selling your Mustang (unless it's a collectable model) vs. keeping it will pay for alot of gas.

Don't get a hybrid just because it gets better gas mileage.

But if he'd pick up more girls with a hybrid...

Not sure about the kind of girl who could pick up with a hybrid - going to have better luck with the Mustang. http://feministe.powweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/lisashirt.jpg

shank said:CSRbuddy said:
But if he'd pick up more girls with a hybrid...
Not sure about the kind of girl who could pick up with a hybrid - going to have better luck with the Mustang. http://feministe.powweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/lisashirt.jpg
Easy liberal environmentalist chicks FTW!

PMonkeyDishwasher said:shank said:CSRbuddy said:
But if he'd pick up more girls with a hybrid...
Not sure about the kind of girl who could pick up with a hybrid - going to have better luck with the Mustang. http://feministe.powweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/lisashirt.jpg
Easy liberal environmentalist chicks FTW!

Go treehuggers!

The Wall Street (June 12, page D1) reported that the extra cost for most hybrids is not worth it when compared to the non-bydrid version of the same vehicle. For example, if you purchased a Toyota Highlander Hybrid, it would take 17 years to breakeven in comparison to the Highlander non-bydrid. Of the 4 vehicles, the Mercury Mariner had the least number of years, 5.5 to breakeven; the Escape had 5.9. They didn't rate the Mazda Tribute. The Lexus LS600H would require 98 years to breakeven. In essence, the extra cost for a hybrid may be not worth it. The Toyota Prius has the best breakeven, 3.5 years.

Maybe in a couple of years the cost of the hydrids will be worth it.

Daddio1949 said:The Wall Street (June 12, page D1) reported ... The Lexus LS600H would require 98 years to breakeven.

Maybe in a couple of years the cost of the hydrids will be worth it.That is a very poor comparison. Besides the different standard features which causes the $30k difference in MSRP, the LS600H uses a 5L V8 vs the LS460 using a 4.6L. The difference is more than 50 horsepower, it isn't your typical type of hybrid. Lexus has made more of a performance hybrid with their sedans to get more performance (like the GS450H).