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I bought a 2010 highlander hybrid. I can tow 5000 lbs and I get 28 mpg. My lifetime overall costs will be 1/3rd as much as a leaf.
How are you going to buy and operate a Highlander for 100,000 miles for under $7,000 total cost? It's impossible.
A leaf is a pretty gay car too.
It depends on your purpose. The right tool for the job and all that. In normal times I have to drive a lot for work. Like 20,000+ miles a year. I only need to move my body and stuff that can fit into a regular sedan. The TCO is absurdly low. Judged on its merits as a car (ignoring the electriv vs. gas) I'd say it's just average.
How are you going to buy and operate a Highlander for 100,000 miles for under $7,000 total cost? It's impossible.
A 2010 Highlander Hybrid that's 10 years old is about 130k miles. Going price is about $7-8k for a clean one no rust. Highlanders 99% of them go to 300k+ miles. Already had spark plug, radiator, brakes, tires, done, so good for several years. Has a timing chain so good for life of car. Insurance is also more than half the cost of a $23k car. I have Carplay too.
The TCO is absurdly low. Judged on its merits as a car (ignoring the electriv vs. gas) I'd say it's just average.
Prius plug in is a better bet. Even a regular Prius. Or a Rav4 Hybrid or plugin, but way lower MPG there.
Toyota engines/trannies are bulletproof and are guaranteed to go 300-500k miles+.
Far lower costs in operating it long term.
Prius plug in is a better bet. Even a regular Prius. Or a Rav4 Hybrid or plugin, but way lower MPG there.
I sold the Prius Prime for the Leaf. The Prime couldn't do the 100+ miles a day I needed without burning gas. And it still has the maintenance costs of a gas car. It is true that it would be a little cheaper on a cost-per-mile basis if I could get 200k out of the Prius without needing a battery or major repair, but not by a large margin. It's about 4 cents per mile difference. Although, when you factor insurance into it the margin is even smaller. For some reason my insurance company charges 33% more to insure a Prime than a Leaf. The difference over 10 years would add another 2.5 cents per mile cost to the Prime.
This guy is an insufferable faggot full on "green" technology propaganda. Has no real idea how the world works, and lives in the concrete jungle of California.
He probably has to ask his wife's boyfriend if he can use the computer.
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