One thing I find kind of humorous, is people that own older, unreliable vehicles (or even newer ones) telling me how expensive my hybrid will be to own because of the battery that will have to be replaced "every few years" (their words). Even if that were true, my costs would be lower than theirs, most likely, as they will be replacing water pumps, rebuilding engines, fighting electrical gremlins, etc. and I probably won't be. (Plus, there's that mpg difference...)