Hybrid cars can fly? Well, yes and no. Flying in the sense that they appear to be flying off the local car lots faster than ice can melt in the Arizona sun.
The current projected wait at some dealerships for the ever popular Toyota Prius and the Honda civic hybrid can up to two months. And the worst part is that if you thinking drive over the hill to where the hybrid grass may be a little greener you can probably expect to pay well above sticker price to get the cars with best gas mileage.
On average, the order process is taking anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks and if you aren’t to picky on color and bells and whistles you can get one a little quicker.
One thing you want to pay particular attention to is sticker price vs actual savings at the pump. If your sole purpose in getting that hybrid car is saving some cash then take the time to figure out how long the payback is going to take you.
For instance comparing the Civic EX and a Civic hybrid it could realistically take you over 9 years to make up the $3100 difference in price. Of course it all depends on the current cost of fuel but unless gas prices go off the chart…you may well never re-coup the cost depending on how long you own the vehicle.
This advice also bodes well no matter what kind of vehicle you own when comparing cost of the new hybrid car with how much you will actually save over the long haul. You may want to consider converting the car you currently own.
Of course, there are many other ways of making your vehicle the car with the best gas mileage on the highway as pointed out in many articles on this site but the fact is that higher gas prices are here to stay.
History is always the best teacher and looking at fuel prices from a historical fact concluded that the price at the pump will only continue to rise.
Bottom line? Saving gas, saving money and saving the planet is all a good thing. Going hybrid may be right for you or you may want to consider converting your current vehicle into your own personal hybrid car at a fraction of the cost of a new one…and the waiting time? Zero.
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