Cheap and fuel efficient: Don't think hybrid
Think small, light and foreign according to ForbesLooking for a cheap car?
Well, think small and foreign, but don't think hybrid writes Forbes magazine. While hybrid cars offer greater fuel efficiency than compacts, they are packaged with more options increasing their costs while making them more expensive to maintain and to insure notes Forbes.
Of course, if your vehicle offers more options, one would expect to pay more, so this is kind of a 'no duh' sort of article, especially considering that Toyota Prius, for instance, is a good bit larger than a Toyota Yaris. Nonetheless, it does beg the question, will there ever be a stripped down hybrid? Is such a vehicle capable of achieving cost-effectiveness for manufacturers?
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posted by Dahcredyns at
8:07 AM
4 Comments:
Toyota's new sub $16,000 hybrid might change that!
Toyota went to GREAT lengths to make sure the Yaris had the cheapest looking and most uncomfortable interior possible! It looks like they spent about $25.oo on the total Interior. Dont get me started about road noise and choppy ride....great for college or elderly that need to drive max 15 miles a day, but otherwise get a USED LOADED Toyota or Hyundai - over the years you will be much happier with them than a tin can on wheels.
Toyota went to GREAT lengths to make sure the Yaris had the cheapest looking and most uncomfortable interior possible! It looks like they spent about $25.oo on the total Interior. Dont get me started about road noise and choppy ride....great for college or elderly that need to drive max 15 miles a day, but otherwise get a USED LOADED Toyota or Hyundai - over the years you will be much happier with them than a tin can on wheels.
and that's why i don't think these cheap compact versus hybrid comparisons make sense. often times, the hybrid costs more because if offers more. it provides a better ride, etc.
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