Comments on: Saving Money On Gas Is Not A Good Reason To Pay Extra For Hybrids http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/11/03/saving-money-on-gas-is-not-a-good-reason-to-pay-extra-for-hybrids/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J Coffey http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/11/03/saving-money-on-gas-is-not-a-good-reason-to-pay-extra-for-hybrids/#comment-27993 J Coffey Mon, 16 May 2011 22:54:46 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2601#comment-27993 Not everyone has the extra money to pay to get a Hybrid. Gotta love going out of your way to get one of these and as you drive by a lot of Factories you see pollution pouring out of thier smoke stacks. Something else that doesn't seem to be considered is maintanance costs of a Hybrid. The normal shadetree mechanic can't fix these so that also raises overall costs. What would entice me to trade in my paid off car to get a Hybrid that will put me in the hole again? Overall the total cost of a hybrid just far outweights a regular gas car. Not everyone has the extra money to pay to get a Hybrid.
Gotta love going out of your way to get one of these and as you drive by a lot of Factories you see pollution pouring out of thier smoke stacks.
Something else that doesn’t seem to be considered is maintanance costs of a Hybrid. The normal shadetree mechanic can’t fix these so that also raises overall costs.
What would entice me to trade in my paid off car to get a Hybrid that will put me in the hole again?
Overall the total cost of a hybrid just far outweights a regular gas car.

]]> By: Green Travel Hub http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/11/03/saving-money-on-gas-is-not-a-good-reason-to-pay-extra-for-hybrids/#comment-22094 Green Travel Hub Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:15:40 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2601#comment-22094 I agree with you on this. If we always based our decisions on price and cost savings, we would never make a well-informed decision. I recently bought a Dyson vacuum that costs 2 to 3 times as much money as other top-end vacuums, and it was the best money we every spent to keep our house clean and eliminate dog hair in our home. Hybrids has more value than just fuel efficiency, and if more consumers buy them, then demand goes up and prices naturally fall. I agree with you on this. If we always based our decisions on price and cost savings, we would never make a well-informed decision. I recently bought a Dyson vacuum that costs 2 to 3 times as much money as other top-end vacuums, and it was the best money we every spent to keep our house clean and eliminate dog hair in our home.

Hybrids has more value than just fuel efficiency, and if more consumers buy them, then demand goes up and prices naturally fall.

]]> By: nan fischer http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/11/03/saving-money-on-gas-is-not-a-good-reason-to-pay-extra-for-hybrids/#comment-22089 nan fischer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:43:49 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2601#comment-22089 When I was forced to get a different car last year when gas was tickling $4/gal, I went with a hybrid for these reasons you mention aside from fuel cost. Many cars out there get good gas mileage (not great, good), but the fact that hybrids spew NO emissions when they are in electric mode was a driving lol force. I get up to 35 mpg and so does a small Toyota or a Dodge Caliber (daughter has one), but mine runs on electric with no emissions probably 50% of the time. If I spent more time in town, that would be less. But, agreed, it's not always about mpg and saving money. When I was forced to get a different car last year when gas was tickling $4/gal, I went with a hybrid for these reasons you mention aside from fuel cost. Many cars out there get good gas mileage (not great, good), but the fact that hybrids spew NO emissions when they are in electric mode was a driving lol force. I get up to 35 mpg and so does a small Toyota or a Dodge Caliber (daughter has one), but mine runs on electric with no emissions probably 50% of the time. If I spent more time in town, that would be less. But, agreed, it’s not always about mpg and saving money.

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