Well there is a $2100 tax credit for new ones, and their MSRP is $22700. That hurts potential resale value, but hey, I do get a $2600 tax credit for my TCH, since I didn't get the tax credit for my HCH (only eligible for one every 18 months IIRC).

If someone were to buy a 2006 HCH for $20k + tax, they'd save only $600 off of a new one, and they're getting a used car with 12,000 miles. Of course I do see dealers selling used hybrids for as much as new ones cost, and I have to wonder at how stupid someone would have to be to buy them.

I didn't sell it myself because then I'd end up having to rent a car for possibly one or two months. That would not be cheap to say the least. And I couldn't try to get a loaner from a dealer, even if I found one willing to do that, because I had no idea which dealer I'd end up buying from.

And I couldn't buy the TCH first, then sell my car, because there's no other way for me to get the $18500. Plus I can't drive two cars back from the dealer.

I am single, you see.