Do you own a Prius?

[asmund 0]

Run the numbers...

Assuming:
Yaris $14,000
Prius $24,000

Yaris 40MPG
Prius 50MPG

Total cost to drive 100,000 miles with these two cars:
Assuming Gas Price $3.50
Yaris $22,750
Prius $31,000

With all the above assumptions, you'll save money with the cheaper Yaris, with as much as $20/gallon gas price. (Break-Even-Point).


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Changing the assumptions to more extreme:
Same Price.
Yaris MPG 38
Prius MPG 60

Gas price will need to become $10.30 before it is cheaper to buy and drive a Prius.

Gas price really isn't the main factor when looking to save money on driving...its the initial purchase price of the vehicle that matters, combined with above average gas MPG.

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[shropshire 0]

The Hybrids are probably a move in the right direction, it's just that they aren't quite as efficient as advertised and cost loads more to buy in the first place.

We clearly need to do something to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels .. we can't keep pumping that stuff out of the ground forever.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[shropshire 0]

Exactly ... let the maths do the talking.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[kelpdiver 2]

resale value must be part of any 100k cost analysis. The prius will fetch more at that point.
Also must include maintenance.

[shropshire 0]

True.. the Total cost of ownership figures would be intersting.

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[SpeedRacer 1]

i think you also get a tax break when you buy a hybrid.

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[shropshire 0]

You do in the U.K - BUT why should you?

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[nerdgirl 0]

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i think you also get a tax break when you buy a hybrid.

And at one point, you could get a special sticker allowing one to drive in the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes in Virginia.

/Marg

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[Gawain 0]

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resale value must be part of any 100k cost analysis. The prius will fetch more at that point.
Also must include maintenance.

Battery replacement costs are several thousand dollars, about the 8 year mark. I don't know if there is a mileage point.

It also depends on the type of car and use per se. The argument can be made that a Dodge Ram 2500 with a Cummins Diesel will outlast them all by several hundred thousand miles with doing not much more than changing the oil.

From BMWs perspective, I don't know about their diesel, but their gasoline counterparts here in the US require specific oil and maintenance. It doesn't need to be done often, but the reason why they include maintenance with many of their models is because you have to use their oil.

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

[kallend 2,113]

I rented a Prius for a week in the Florida Keys. Averaged 56mpg.

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[kelpdiver 2]

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i think you also get a tax break when you buy a hybrid.

The tax break is exhausted for the Prius. It is designed to jumpstart a new model release, but decreases to zero as sales increase.

[billvon 3,085]

>Battery replacement costs are several thousand dollars, about the 8
>year mark. I don't know if there is a mileage point.

So far they've had to replace fewer than a dozen batteries, and most of them had been physically abused (cooked in a paint curing oven, screws driven into them.) They are replaced less often than, say, manual transmissions.

Taxi drivers have gotten 300,000 miles out of the battery.

[Gawain 0]

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>Battery replacement costs are several thousand dollars, about the 8
>year mark. I don't know if there is a mileage point.

So far they've had to replace fewer than a dozen batteries, and most of them had been physically abused (cooked in a paint curing oven, screws driven into them.) They are replaced less often than, say, manual transmissions.

Taxi drivers have gotten 300,000 miles out of the battery.

I figured I was getting warranties mixed up with battery life. Still, should the need arise, I understand that replacement is $3,000-4,000 (-ish).

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

[rhys 0]

The prius is one of the first hybrid cars, they will only improve in time and money saving is not nessecarily the main objective these days.

Supporting this type of technology will only benifit everybody in the end.

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

[headoverheels 333]

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Google Fleet Figures

Maybe since Google is so interested in fuel econ, they should include the photos/stats of the founders' private 757, 767 and helicopter.