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Hybrid cars

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jo25 · 28/03/2008 13:41

Can someone please tell me all there is to know about owning a hybrid car. We are due to change car in the summer. It would be driven mainly by DH as he travels alot for work, often covering most of the uk each month. So what i want to know is,

How will it work with DH lifestyle?

Will we notice a difference in fuel consumption?

How does the electric side work?

Do they cost more or less to repair and do they have numerous problems?
Are they cheaper to tax etc?

Can they go to our local garage or do they have to go to specialists(we had this before and ended up doing a two round trip just to take car to garage)?

Which one is the best to have, we are looking at the toyota's?

Any expierence would be gratefully recieved please tell me all your expierences of these good an bad.

We are close to deciding to do this, please help us make the leap.

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jo25 · 28/03/2008 14:20

Anyone?

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jo25 · 28/03/2008 14:42

Someone must knoiw something....

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sophy · 28/03/2008 16:40

Sorry I can't tell you much that will be any use to you but I am sure others will be along later who are better informed than me.

But my DH phoned me today from san Francisco to say he had just been driving a friend's hybrid car and it was amazing. Which is incredible for him as he is a total petrolhead and not remotely green. But now he wants to buy one!

My sil has a Toyota Prius and as far as I know it is just like any other car in terms of maintenance and driving etc. She is very happy with it.

i think it's a great idea.

NorksDrift · 28/03/2008 17:01

I always thought that a Prius would be great until I read this.

jo25 · 28/03/2008 18:22

Thanks alot, intreating article thanks Norks. any other info would be great. glad to hear from somebody who has actually driven one.

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jo25 · 29/03/2008 20:36

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