Catpiano

Only make sense on high end car ..   ie Benz ..  Porsche ..

Extra $5-10K more from low end car such as Toyota/Honda ... is not going to justify ..

But for a $100K car, extra $5K .. is just 5%, and will save a lots on gas .. plus greener ..

Thost batteries last longer too, instead of used to be ~ 5 yr, they are good for 10 yr plus ..  and will cost $5K-7K anyway ..  so if someone buy a whatever Toyota Hybrid.

Catpiano

Instead of hybrid, would Disel gas be better?
fibbi 發表於 2011-4-29 18:12

    Actually Diesel is a better idea at this point .. however, Canadian don't really like diesel, and diesel price isn't much less then gas too ..   

Still, Diesel should save you ~ 20-30% $$ on gas .. (probably better then Hybrid for NORMAL Canadian driving)

However, diesel just not that great for very cold weather .. which is no big deal for Vancouver.

Key point, the way Vancouver C9 driving, they are not going to highway, they just drive for short distance, block to block, and they are going to step on Gas/Brake, Gas/Brake all day long .. they probably are going to spend more time driving in Aberdeen parking lot then on the roads .. and they are going to change cars every few yr anyway ..  so Hybrid is pretty good idea for Vancouver C9 ..

Catpiano

Yeah ... get a golf or jetta etc TDI .. will save u a lots on gas, and somehow, their resale is high too! (as a VW)