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MG Man wrote:tmack wrote:MG Man wrote:let's say you're paying 250 per tank, and you fill 4 times a month, that's 1k / month or 12k per year in fuel
If a hybrid cuts that in half, you'll save 6k a year
Now assuming you have to put out 50k more for the hybrid, you're putting out 50k to save 6k a year on fuel
How long would it take for the fuel saving to cover the 50k you had to spend?
Unless a more fuel efficient car isn't costing more to buy, the fuel saving is an illusion
To put it another way, if I sell the Focus for an optimistic 60k, and i have to find 200k more to buy an Ionic EV. I will die before recouping 200k worth of fuel savings. It's actually cheaper to keep the Focus and absorb whatever maintenance costs and repairs it throws at me
Well, I hear and fully understand what you're saying, however, owing the vehicle is far more than just the cost of fuel for the vehicle.
Now the primary reason for the hybrid/fully electric is the impact on the gas consumption, the cost of which hits your wallet, but more importantly how expensive is it to own and operate. Massy has claimed that the service fee on the Kona is $795.00 for every 9months. I believe that the thing that might go quickly on those vehicles are the tires, when I had my hybrid, my brakes lasted and I think they're still on the vehicle. So overall the car is cheaper to own and run in the long term. If it's financially good for you to invest in an EV/Hybrid then I say go for it, if not and the Focus is able to stand the time, then keep it!
7 years / 120k kms of Focus ownership:
tyres twice
Brake pads once
Rear shocks: once
Rear sway bar bushes: once
Engine mount: once
TCM: replaced under extended warranty
1 wheel speed sensor
Air filter: twice
Cabin filter: twice
Spark Plugs: once
Faulty door mirror: replaced under warranty
Oil changes: every 5k kms
Battery: once
Wipers twice
Everything listed there are items you'd also have on a hybrid vehicle
So I'm still trying to what about a hybrid vehicle makes it inherently cheaper to own, other than fuel costs
The first three years of ownership of the Focus included free maintenance inclusive of everything except tyres and batteries. Down to wiper blades were free
If you're keeping the hybrid for 3 years, then yeah, it will be cheap to run, but sayin a hybrid vehicle is inherently cheaper to own makes no sense. If it were a full EV with no ICE, then I'd say you have a slightly stronger argument, but the maths not mathsing
MG Man wrote:yikes
yeah I woulda pelt that car down a hill, fling a few kegs of gasoline, and ten throw some matches behind it
Guess I real lucky with ours
Do some research on Hyundai before buying tho. I know some real nightmare stories. Don't believe anything Massey says...they does LIE
NR8 wrote:Are all local third gens DCT?
MG Man wrote:yeah I can imagine
So far so good for my dct. Based on teh resale, or lack thereof, we have no plans on selling. Just continue to use it until something catastrophic fails
Even if I spend 40k to bring in a ecoboost, it would still be cheaper than buying a new car....yeah I cheap like that
MG Man wrote:wifey said fro day one, no messing wth her car
Hopefuly one day she buys something else and then I can claim it as my onw
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