General thoughts on Hybrids
SLIGHTLY off topic as I'm asking more about T(oad)Vs rather than T(ow)Vs. BUT, this is the motorhead sub-forum - engines and drive trains and MPGs and all that fun stuff. What do "we" think abou...
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Not sure if it's on point... but if "hybrid" means electric plus gas:
- I had a 2005 (purchased in 2005) Prius in the Ewe-stun Texas area;
- Did not use it as a Towed...not sure if it was "towable"
- Owned it until 2018; it was sold at that point and the second owner put circa 25,000 more miles on it until the propulsion batter started showing significant signs of decay at (IIRC) circa 150k miles, a year after her purchase. It was traded on a small ICE vehicle.
- The Prius was the most reliable vehicle I've owned. Period. Full stop. I never had a problem with the electric propulsion system or the gas engine or the running gear. The starting battery died (as in wore out, wouldn't hold a charge) and had to be replaced: very inconvenient as I had to take a cab to/from the auto shop to get a replacement, but in the big picture, nothing too serious.
- The readout (FWIW) showed mileage (i.e. the combined electric / gas mileage) consistently in the high 40's at purchase decaying to the mid-30's while I owned it.
- Due to tax credits, I got something like a $4000 credit at the time of purchase.
Perfect vehicle for Ewe-stun (even in the 1-2" of snow that happened twice in the time I owned it) and for running around and for my then 18 mile one-way commute. Wouldn't want one in snow or even if I had to drive it through hurricane-flooded underpasses..but I didn't like to take my F350 through that either.
If I lived where there was no snow and had regular need for a run-about, I'd look into a hybrid again.
- I had a 2005 (purchased in 2005) Prius in the Ewe-stun Texas area;
- Did not use it as a Towed...not sure if it was "towable"
- Owned it until 2018; it was sold at that point and the second owner put circa 25,000 more miles on it until the propulsion batter started showing significant signs of decay at (IIRC) circa 150k miles, a year after her purchase. It was traded on a small ICE vehicle.
- The Prius was the most reliable vehicle I've owned. Period. Full stop. I never had a problem with the electric propulsion system or the gas engine or the running gear. The starting battery died (as in wore out, wouldn't hold a charge) and had to be replaced: very inconvenient as I had to take a cab to/from the auto shop to get a replacement, but in the big picture, nothing too serious.
- The readout (FWIW) showed mileage (i.e. the combined electric / gas mileage) consistently in the high 40's at purchase decaying to the mid-30's while I owned it.
- Due to tax credits, I got something like a $4000 credit at the time of purchase.
Perfect vehicle for Ewe-stun (even in the 1-2" of snow that happened twice in the time I owned it) and for running around and for my then 18 mile one-way commute. Wouldn't want one in snow or even if I had to drive it through hurricane-flooded underpasses..but I didn't like to take my F350 through that either.
If I lived where there was no snow and had regular need for a run-about, I'd look into a hybrid again.
