Had a 1988 CRX HF for 12 years - 250,000 miles. Would have had it longer if it was not rear-ended.
Are you concerned that the hybrid technology might make your vehicle hard to keep for a long time?
Since the Insight was the first hybrid sold in America and their numbers are only 10,000, a number of Insight drivers seem to want to hang on to it as a "classic" (25+ years).
My hunch is that we are still somewhat at the beginning of the hybrid technology curve, and therefore in the next five years, we may see some improvements worthy of consideration. Enough improvement in fuel efficiency would entice me to upgrade to a new model in about five years.
But without improvements of much significance, I will keep my HCH, because I really love the car.
I've always been a 'till the wheels fall off' guy, but with the Prius I am going to re-evaluate around year five or six. Partly to cover the risk of expensive electronic work, and partly to make my car a more attractive sell if I go that route, I'll purchase the seven year warranty.
I want a plug-in much more than a straight hybrid. I'll decide whether to upgrade my 2G Prius, or swap in 2010
R2-E2, 2G Prius.
Highway/City/Husband/Wife MPG: 56.5, as of 12/2005, 26K miles
Jac Nasser, Ford President: "We are planning to launch a hybrid version of
this car [P2000] within this year [1998]. We will also make FCEV available in
2004."
Well, I got mine almost two years ago. 4 years of undergrad and maybe another 3 or 4 for graduate/law? Perhaps I'll replace it when I head out into the "real" world
Can't really answer this question without a crystal ball - it really depends on (1) how it stands up to the abuse I dish out to vehicles in general (I've only had it for a few months and about 5K miles), and (2) improvements in technology over the next few years.
But I hope to keep it at least until it's paid for, and hopefully another few years beyond that; I have another non-hybrid to replace before I trade this one up.
The nice thing right now is some Prius owners can sell their cars at a profit.
I've had three letters from dealers wanting to buy back my Insight. Sorry, it's paid off and I'm waiting on Honda to put out an even better hyper-miler.
If the IMAS dubbed the "Insight II" becomes reality, I could be persuaded to trade in for 30% FE and Mini Cooper performance.
I don't really like the way the answers are phrased. I intend to have mine for 10 years; maybe 15, depending on a number of factors. I'd rather have "at least" rather than up to.
I don't really like the way the answers are phrased. I intend to have mine for 10 years; maybe 15, depending on a number of factors. I'd rather have "at least" rather than up to.
Every time I start a poll there is an oversight of some kind.
For instance, a lot of members honestly don't know how long they are going to keep their hybrids.
You know, in the wrong connotation, my post there comes off as being mean; I didn't mean that in any negative light, just that I didn't like the way the answers were phrased for me to comfortly answer, I had no malicious or harsh intent, just voicing my own opinion.
I didn't mean to offend, just answer, and explain why I didn't like the question civilly.
How Long Do You Plan to Keep Your Hybrid?
