I'm not going to argue the financials between the two cars (well not directly), but that is because I finally got through the whole dealer thing about a week ago. There are some other things to take into consideration, these ended up being very important to me and may sway you one way or another. The little things like how quiet the hybrid is, especially running in electric mode, I find the transmission incredibly smooth and actually enjoy that quite a bit (my trade in was a ten year old manual), a little goofy, but I love the smart key thing, I get a kick out of opening the doors and starting the car with the key just in my pocket. Now these little pieces certainly have a financial aspect to them and you could run numbers, but when it comes down to it I get a big grin every time I think about heading out somewhere.

Or take into consideration the little things and assign a monetary value to them. I suspect that the difference between a decked LE and Hybrid isn't nearly a big as first glance.

Of course both are camry's so I don't think you can go wrong with either decision, I just know that I am really happy with my TCH.


-MT