Marcel Then: Because they are too expensive to buy and too expensive to fix. It seems like if they were really that much better for the environment, the manufacturers would make them more reasonably priced so people would actually be able to buy them. Also, most of them are fugly.
Rosalia Hibler: It's not worth the cost until the technology is improved. Once I see 90 + MPG with the same capabilities of regular vehicles (or of course if gas gets ridiculously expensive) I'll consider a hybrid.
Elva Batie: Here are some reasons:Hybrid cards are often more expensive to buy, often thousands more.If you drive short distances the hybrid cars don't give you the mileage savings that you want, so they are not worth it for the added expenseRepairs are much more expensiveLess storage space.I would love a hybrid or alternate energy car, but it will take time before they have something that works for everyone and solves the above concerns....Show more
Serena Doak: Sev! eral months ago, I looked at the possibility buying a hybrid because they burn less fuel. I drive a full size pickup, so the fuel savings would be significant. I looked at the hybrid that was the most fuel efficent at the time. After doing the math, I found that I could not save enough fuel to pay the price difference. Spending more money on car in order to spend less money at the pump does not make sense. I have also seen some reports that indicate that the production process for a hybrid car produces more environmental waste than a gasoline powered car. So I would think that people who are the most concerned about the environment would be looking at fuel efficient gas powered cars rather than hybrids....Show more
Charissa Bichsel: Well if the hybrid was all they offered then we wouldn't have a choice. But Americans like choices and the hybrid technology is still new and untested and most car buyers don't want to invest in experimental technology, they want kn! own reliability. And that is what the traditional gas engine ! offers them.When the industry matures and settles on a reliable standard I am confident the buyers will come, but right now, we aren't at that point yet.Luxury and gluttony (I don't know what the over consumption of food has to do with car choices) have nothing to do with it since most of the small cheaper cars are still gas powered....Show more
Len Bormes: If I lived in the city I would have a hybrid. That's where they are economical to run. But I live in the country and 95% of my driving is highway @ 65-70 MPH (that's the speed limit here). The electric drive feature would not be used enough to make the price surcharge recoverable. My neighbours are all farmers; they require large P/ups that can haul and tow very heavy loads. And current hybrids are not up to the task....Show more
Lenard Ginyard: Looking to buy a car. They are already expensive. Hybrids cost even more to buy. Sure, in the long run they say they save you money. Right now, I have to come up with! the funds to pay for this car. May as well buy as fuel efficient model as I can with the money I have to spend. I don't have the extra to spend on a hybrid.Where is all this electricity going to come from. In the city there will be plug in stations for the electric cars. I live out in the country. Where on earth am I going to plug my electric car into? I can't expect the itty bitty towns where I work to provide docking stations, where i can plug my electric car into. Just so I have enough power to get home at night. I realize that hybrids use gas power and electricity together, but everything I read about them tells me they are still weak. I need power. If I am paying more for a vehicle, why am I getting a weaker, slower vehicle?...Show more
Dick Maisenbacher: I'd keep repairing my gas engine. Simple as this the hybrid engine is a half @ss attempt at a fuel efficient engine and I want no part of it.
Arlen Hamper: Honda Odyssey or the Toyota Sienna? Give criteri! a for price, miles per gallon, car space, comfort, handling, driving ea! se speed, and overall satisfaction. Give a 1-10, 1 for bad 10 for excellent or just describe a car or both cars for any or all criteria.
Stevie Goldey: Why would anyone buy a hybrid when they can buy a diesel?If gas-saving is your only concern then hybrids are still not the answer. Because a Prius or an Insight still burns more fuel than a Ford Fiesta Econetic and yet still cost about 3 times as much. And have about the same equipment levels.People buy a normal petroleum car because they don't want to be stuck in a car that looks like a Pokemon and is about as well-featured as an African savannah and yet costs $10-20k more....Show more
Cletus Makler: It's safer to be in a big hummer.. instead of a tiny hybrid. but you know, I take the chance with a hybrid
Giovanni Malool: Hybrids are still several thousands more expensive than basic economy models; and you have to be in a position to wait 3 months for the vehicle to arrive. I ended up buying an economy ve! hicle with good mileage ratings because I simply didn't have three months (the old vehicle was actively gasping its last breaths) and I don't have the cash.A hybrid SUV hardly counts - I got better mileage in my 1989 Camry than the new hybrid SUVs deliver. As a matter of fact, there are only two hybrids to choose from if I wish to beat that mileage from the 1989 model! Very disheartening to think how sluggish our R&D has been in those years ......Show more
Kassie Kay: cool car.. yes... love em actually but few things... first off its rear wheel drive which might become a problem in snow (and burnouts are a strong temptation)... winter tires help tremednously in the snow... they make them with 6 and 8 cylinder engines but the smaller engine is a little underpowered and the bigger engine means huge potential for getting in trouble or getting hurt... reliability wise not the best but not the worst... in my opinion let him buy his own $500 beater car that he can trash a! nd get some driving experience on... an overwhelming majority of teenag! ers will get in some sort of accident or other trouble within the first year or so of getting their license... just something to keep in mind......Show more
Chris Coggins: What if the automakers made nothing but hybrids or other alternative fuel consuming vehicles? What then?---We'll answer that when we get there.In any event, I will drive whatever you want to rant about IF YOU PAY THE NOTE.That is something you bozos who come into an auto buying and selling ADVICE forum just don't get. You want to tell others what to drive? Then pay for it.Oh, you're not feeling so uppity anymore. OIC.P.S. Hybrids burn gas. Hope you didn't forget that. If a hybrid got 3x the MPGs of my F150 (v6 that gets 20 MPGs and is ULEV rated, btw), I would drive 3x as far while you are making my new hybrid car payment just to spite you....Show more
Samatha Nicar: Yeah, hybrid of what? gas-electric powered hybrids you purchase known gas for. Diesel-organic gas hybrids you take advantag! e of diesel, purchase you may want to purchase the organic gas at particular pumps (gas co-ops often have those). Please provide extra counsel in case you want a extra certain answer.
Robbie Starchman: There's a lot of "It Depends" here... Mostly, it depends on HOW GOOD your credit rating is, but with two part-time jobs instead of one really good full-time job, I would think you'd have a hard time qualifying for ANY type of zero-down new car financing or lease. Bets bet... Save your money until you DO have enough for a reasonable down payment and then buy a nice, reliable used car....Show more
Wilfredo Muldoon: I have two part time jobs but no down payment. I need a car immediately. I have good credit, so I'm going to lease a car. Do you have to get down payment if your credit is good? I know if your credit is at the minimum limit, then you get zero down payment. I'm 24 and I'm young. I'm just tired asking my father to pick me up....Show more
Dick Ovdenk! : As an electronics engineer I would not buy a hybrid. Because a hybrid! costs about $7,000 more than a gas only vehicle. This will save me about $500 a year in gas cost. The payback period is 14 years except that after 8 years the hybrid will need a new battery for $3,000 which adds another 6 years to the payback period. You never get ahead of the game.Gasoline is still far to cheap to make buying a hybrid pay....Show more
Jeannine Vassie: "Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects."
Robt Heemstra: I regularly drive from a rural area into a city, mainly on rural roads and Interstates. Thus, there isn't much braking, which is what hybrids need to recharge the batteries. So, for me, it would actually be more costly to both buy and drive a hybrid over a gasoline-only powered car. I also live in a very snowy/icy place for much of the year, which can confuse regenerative brakin! g.Hybrids have their place and are excellent in an urban environment where braking can be used to restore energy instead of letting it simply dissipate, but they aren't the answer to everyone or every situation....Show more
Rickey Vrieze: Financing a car simply put means, you're borrowing money to pay for the car. The lenders can be the car company, loan company or your personal bank. You can pay it off via fixed payment with interest over a period of 3-5 years usually. How much you pay depends on the type of car you buy and whether it's new or used or certified pre-owned. If you default on payments, you are subject to car repossession by the bank. It's a good idea to finance the car if: 1. you can't afford to pay cash for it outright. 2. The annual percentage rate and terms are low. Most people do this. Beware of dealer or loaner scams too....Show more
Damion Oleksa: I have seen many cars for sale, and they all they that you can be financed even with good, bad,! or no creidt. What exactly does that mean? And would it be a good id! ea to get a car financed??
Lana Uliano: until auto makers make the hybrids and offer them for the same price as regularly fueled cars, people who dont have the big extra bucks, will go for the cheaper every time
Galen Gowers: the batteries cost half what you originally paid!!!!!!! and it has to get changed evry 4-6 years
Deangelo Marchak: personally, i think the odyssey is bettermany of my praents friends had them.while the sienna can get up to 24 highway, while the odyssey only gets 22, the odyssey is roomier, more stylish, and has many more options.The Sienna, on the other hand, is smaller and more cramped(bad for kids), but it has more gas milage and better reliabilitythe ride on the odyssey is alot sportier than it is on the sienna, but the ride is smoother on the sienna. Overall, i think the odyssey ranks 9 while the sienna ranks 8....Show more
Manie Labat: This is dumb to me; a lot of these hybrid cars run on corn fuel...which use a lot of fre! sh drinking water to create it. We should be more concerned about how much fresh water is left in the world for us to use, not petroleum. We don't live off of oil, we live off of water to survive. If we're gonna have hybrid cars they shouldn't have to use more water than anything else to make it run.
Nancy Mansell: What i think of when you say hybrid is a prius. The battery in the cars requires more to make, and doesnt last very long. It isnt worth it to save some gas, if it costs more to get the resources and for the thing to die out before it even pays for itself. Its like recycling and making a garbage truck go way off the normal route to get it.
Lulu Bukowiecki: Some guys like noisy cars. and some girls do too. hybrids just dont make enough noise.
Donnell Mollo: WHY would anyone buy a hybrid is the real ? The cost of replacing the battery's is way more $$$$$$$$ then buying gas!Not only that when u buy a hybrid it cost more to buy one then to buy a g! asoline car. To make up for the extra $ u spent on it would take someth! ing like 10 years to get back that money.On top of that maybe car company's need to make more Diesel cars they get better mileage then hybrids...Show more
Kenneth Thuesen: Auto finance is what I do for a living there are 10 things that go into making up a car deal weather it's a purchase or a lease and all can effect the interest rate.1. Term of loan. Shorter the better.2. Age of vehicle. Newer the better.3. Miles on vehicle. Lower the better.4. Amount to finance compared to book value. Lower the better.5. Credit score. Higher the better.6. Credit profile. Deeper the better.7. Down payment. More the better.8. Monthly income. Higher the better.9. Time on job. Longer the better.10. Time at residence. Longer the better.As long as all of the above are in line with the lender guide lines and you make enough income to budget for the payment you should be approved. As you can see from the above list there are way to many things that go into making up a car deal to guess at y! our interest rate.Just so you will know this is a breakdown of F.I.C.O. scores used by one of the largest credit unions in my State.FICO system scores from 300-850.Elite-740-& upPrime-700-739Preferred-660-699Standard-625-659Sub-prime-624-& underGood luck....Show more
Sheron Perrez: Not everybody wants a tiny, tin can POS that they can bury you in when a real vehicle accidentaly runs into it and crushes it into a heap.Not everybody wants to replace a battery that will cost $4000 dollars every four or five years.And it still burns gas....Show more
Phillip Modafferi: Financing is taking a loan out for a vehicle. This means that a lender will "own" the vehicle until you make the final payment. They will also hold the title until your contract is satisfied.Make sure any loan you get is simple interest. I will give you a link to a free used car site that has an entire page about financing. Good luck.