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| Answer to: can anyone provide me a checklist before buying a new hybrid car? | 25Relevance | 4 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| checklist before buying a new hybrid car A. Don't. B. If possible, get a PHEV. C. Make Sure IT IS Japanese. D. Make Sure It has NO mechanical link between engine and wheels. E. Make Sure it has at least 8 years of battery warranty. (written by yours truly, user of a non-Japanese hybrid-EV with a mechanical link between the engine and wheels via a tri-clutch) If going against advice: F. 1. Open a savings plan to save at least $7,500 in 3 years for hybrid and DCT repairs. F. 2. Open another savings plan to save at least $15,000 for a new battery in 5 years. F. 3. Make friends with a VW service manager, you'll be seeing him from time to time. So while Toyota's unbreakable synergy drive gives you a 8 year/ 100k mile EV drivetrain AND a 10-year/150,000-mile hybrid battery warranty - VW politely takes your $40k (on a car that drives worse than a $25k car) and instructs you to pound sand when the quality of their German engineering becomes apparent. And I'm not kidding, VW has STOPED sponsoring and providing owners with assistance repairing failed hybrid systems! I guess they need to pay for their MASSIVE , absolutely INCOMPREHENSIBLE, corporate debt and failing company somehow. Just to be clear: hybrid system failures are typical to see right after the 3 year warranty ends ($1,500 - $5,000) , and on a German car batteries fail within 5 years ($7,500 - $15,000) and at about 100k miles you'll NEED a new clutch and new pistons (since on the 1.4TSI they crack) and by 150k miles prepare for a new engine replacement. | |||||
| Annoyed inside at a family friend of mine for buying a Korean hybrid | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | infinitifxfan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| hey Scotty, I am annoyed inside that my family friend got a brand new 2021 Hyundai Elantra hybrid instead of taking my suggestion of a Camry or Corolla hybrid. I don't want to make them feel bad about their purchase, but they want advice on how to make it last and I don't know much about the hybrid Hyundais compared to the regular Hyundai vehicles. They said they bought it because it was better value for the number of features it has and said that the Camry hybrid was too expensive and the Corolla hybrid was less spacious and too "bargain basement" of an interior. I will admit the interior of the Corolla does kinda trail rivals in terms of fanciness of the interior, features compared to the Civic, Elantra, Sentra, Forte, Jetta, Golf, Mazda3, etc. but the corolla will probably outlast the Elantra hybrid and other hybrids. | |||||
| Answer to: Looking for a Hybrid... Which do I Pick? | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| if you’re completely certain that you want a hybrid, get a Toyota CH-R hybrid, Corolla hybrid or a Prius. All other hybrids just aren’t that good. if you’re not so sure on getting a hybrid:As someone who is a college student and commutes a lot, and owns a Focus. When I calculated what would be more economical, i found that with my yearly mileage (about 10k miles) getting a hybrid as opposed to keeping my current daily would save me only about 75 bucks a month. when I looked at this, I decided to add 75 bucks to my fuel budget and get a Volvo 🤣 truth is that the focus is so efficient, I get about 35mpg (that’s what I get out of it during my commutes - which are going about 50 with traffic lights every couple of miles, not optimal at all for efficiency) out of mine that getting a hybrid that will be able to do 45 mpg instead just didn’t make any financial sense at all when you factor in purchase price and the depreciation… | |||||
| Answer to: Toyota Venza and Sienna hybrid opinions | 25Relevance | 6 years ago | Figmund Sreud | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| From a consumer perspective, it’s a bad move! Toyota assumes that everyone wants/needs a hybrid. This is not so. Some customers mostly do a highway travel. Some do mostly short trip travel. Some customers park their cars for extended period of time. Some do a 50/50 split between highway and city, … To boot, some customers don’t like the way hybrid behaves,… but some just love them! Mostly highway driving is not the best suited for hybrids. Economy gain is not there, … and battery life is compromised because it never has a chance to go through its full charging cycles. Never gets fully charged, never utilizes regeneration, and hysteresis rears it ugly head early, too. hybrid cars don’t do very well when they stored for a prolonged period of time, as well. Again, … battery life is compromised. And driving! You must like to drive a hybrid, … I don’t. I don’t like how it feels, how it sounds, how it brakes. Many folks don’t, either. Summa summarum: … folks who don’t want hybrid, or hybrid don’t suit their need or style will go elsewhere! Will that be a lots and lots of folks? Only time will tell, … I’m just musing out loud. Anyway, … got to go. Other matters pressing! But I will leave you with this vid to ponder upon: F.S. | |||||
| Answer to: Prius vs prius prime vs corolla hybrid | 25Relevance | 6 years ago | Figmund Sreud | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| "the best for long distances on the highway" _____________________________ If primarily the above is what you are intending to do with your hybrid, … skip hybrid! hybrids are great if you mainly do stop ‘n go and some highway driving. But if you do mainly highway driving, … say, more than 60%, regular ICE car is what will suit you best. By choosing hybrid, … you choose it for fuel efficiency, I presume. And that’s why you electing to pay a premium for it. Yes? The fact, however, is that the highway efficiency advantage of hybrid over an equivalent ICE car is minuscule, if any at all. And so you will not likely realize the fuel saving you are expecting. Plus, … plus hybrid is more complicated, more expensive to service car, … and probably, hybrid will depreciate a lot faster than ICE car to boot. FWIW, F.S. | |||||
| 2021 Honda Odyssey 10 speed VS 2021 Toyota Sienna 2.5 Litre, In-Line 4-Cylinder with Hybrid Synergy Drive | 25Relevance | 6 years ago | Minivanman | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 2021 Honda Odyssey 10 speed VS 2021 Toyota Sienna 2.5 Litre, In-Line 4-Cylinder with hybrid Synergy Drive In terms of long term reliability, 10yrs + for engine, transmission, which would be better ? The honda is a regular v-6 10 speed: In Canada, the warranty is: The Honda warranty protectionmakes Power Train components a minor concern with the Honda5-year/100,000-km No-Nonsense Warranty. In addition to theHonda 5-year/100,000-km No Nonsense Warranty, you and yournew Honda are protected by a Honda 3-year/60,000-kmDistributor’s Warranty as well as an additional series of warrantiesfor such items as emission controls, body corrosion, and more. However, Toyota is 2.5 Litre, In-Line 4-Cylinder with hybrid Synergy Drive. Warranty in Canada is : -BASIC36 months/60,000 kms whichever comes first (all components that are defectivein material or workmanship excluding normal wear and maintenance items) - hybrid-RELATED COMPONENT COVERAGEHybrid-related components, including the battery control module, hybridcontrol module and inverter with converter, are covered for 96 months/160,000 kms. - hybrid BATTERYHV battery is covered for 120 months/240,000kms, whichever comesfirst. Warranty coverage is subject to terms and conditions. - POWERTRAIN60 months/100,000 kms, whichever comes first (engine, transmission/transaxle, drive system, seatbelts, and airbags). | |||||
| 09 Tahoe Hybrid (I know I know) HELP ME SCOTTY | 25Relevance | 6 years ago | LongJohnMeat | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty have you ever been totally defeated? Well as a confident man I am crushed and need your help. At the very least read this it’ll be fun!! btw I lived in Houston for many many years and being back here in Chicago let me tell you I miss your radio show! You are a an American legend. I am a surgeon and If you help me I will PERSONALLY treat any ailment you have pro Bono. Not joke. I got stuck with a 2009 hybrid Tahoe 145k miles. I had no choice (divorce). Rhonda (I call her) has been having stalling, lurching and cylinder 7 misfires recently. Rides very rough especially when idle or in reverse. Seems to be when the two mode is trying to shut down four cylinders or switching to hybrid mode. Also there is oil leaking out like crazy from underneath around the aux trans pump. the fuel pressure will go up and down while driving (I occasionally smell burning oil not gas). the aux pump seems to be leaking engine oil and my mechanic verified it was indeed.I’ve tried green hybrid and Tahoe forums. Auto shops flat out tell me to go to the dealers except my mechanic friend who is literally doing the research I am. I can’t accept taking it to a dealer who will just redo all the **** I did above and charge me 10K. I am an orthopedic surgeon and will repay the best help with free phone injury consultation for friends or family!! All the below was done with a very competent mechanic...the THIRD ONE stumped by the problem. I own several cars and rent them on TURO so I am DETERMINED to get to the bottom of this. Codes shown: P0300 (P0307, P0430 & P0455 but not anymore all these went away ) says “service hybrid system” on dash. Things we’ve tried: -We checked the fuel injectors and they are in good shape. -we did engine oil and trans oil changes -we shifted the car into M and the same exact shuttering and sounds occurred when the hood was popped in auto stop. No . I placed the vehicle in park and attached two videos of the symptoms. -cleaned out mass airflow sensor and replaced -air filter change -new 12V battery -Changed all the spark plugs (yup went in behind the passenger wheel under the splash guard) -changed the coils. -replaced throttle position sensor and throttle and cleaned with electric cleaner -used cataclean and laquer thinner on the cat through gas tank (like Scotty said) and that cleared the P0455 and P0430 -drove around with mechanic who had attached his 7k obd reader. He only saw misfires and said it’s communication between the hybrid trans and engine and its getting confused but he isn’t 100%. Is it a matter of cleaning the corrosion on the hybrid dbattery? is it the aux trans pump? what in gods name do I do?!? Please I’m begging you to help! thank you!! | |||||
| Buying. A Hybrid Car dilema | 25Relevance | 6 years ago | Rangel23 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey Scotty love your videos and also being from Houston it’s amazing to have somewhat like you in the city. So I am a Uber driver and I drive about 100 miles a day so you could imagine I burn through my gas pretty quickly. I am looking to buy a a hybrid car and I found two used hybrids unles 15k miles. I found a 2015 Toyota Camry hybrid XLE Fwd with 12k miles for $17k and then I found a 2020 Toyota Corolla hybrid Le with 8k miles for $16k. The prices on both seems pretty fishy. I’ll leave a link to both of the cars so you can check them out if you’d liked. I just don’t know to which way to go or just simply buy a new hybrid vehicle. Link for the 2015 hybrid Camry. link for the 2020 hybrid Corolla. Thanks in advance and happy holidays! | |||||
| Answer to: Charging problem | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... your old alternator. I can't count the number of lemons I've owned, and you probably wouldn't believe me either. I would love to know. mid to large size Toyota SUV, truck or similar quality manufacturer The Toyota RAV4 hybrid is solid - it just works, it did have an issue with the main battery cable corroding in the past but Toyota seems to have resolved it on new model years. The Toyota RAV4 Petrol is also decent, but the 8 speed automatic gearbox is less than ideal as some of those have began failing already. The Highlander is also a decent car, ... | |||||
| Answer to: What vehicle is best for local travelling? | 25Relevance | 4 years ago | Edwards | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... weight (passengers and cargo) does the vehicle need to carry? If your are towing you will need to deduct the tongue weight of what you are towing from payload capacity (example: Assuming a 10% tongue weight towing a 5,000lb trailer will take about 500lbs off your payload. My Dad's Ram 1500 has 1,318lb payload capacity so that 5,000lb camper would leave him with 818lbs of payload for passengers and cargo). Fuel economy. The vehicle needs to get the best fuel economy possible while still accomplishing all the above tasks. Reliable. Nothing worse on a weekend ... | |||||
| Answer to: Thoughts on Subaru and Mazda hybrids? | 24Relevance | 2 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... Subaru and Mazda are kinda weird. For the most part, their hybrid technology is NOT eCVT. But if it’s an eCVT, it is most likely a Toyota Hybird drivetrain and/or transmission inside the Subaru or Mazda. The Mazda CX-50 hybrid is basically a RAV4 hybrid underneath. It uses the Toyota hybrid drivetrain. So just judging on Toyota’s record, the CX-50 hybrid would probably be the most time tested. Their other hybrids are mild hybrids, not full hybrids. Older Nissan hybrid technology like in older Altima hybrids also used the Toyota eCVT technology. Not ... | |||||
| Answer to: Hybrid_When battery is totally and ultimately dead | 24Relevance | 4 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Unfortunately, it is highly unlikely to drive a Toyota hybrid with a totally dead hybrid battery. The hybrid battery is required to power the “starter” of the car. If the battery is totally dead, the “starter” can’t work. I use “starter” in quotes because it is technically an electric motor that acts as the starter, not a traditional starter like in a normal gas car or an older generation Honda hybrid. With that said, a diminished battery will still “start” the car. But it “starts” the engine kinda violently since it doesn’t have enough power. You’ll hear a loud thud sound when the electric motor engages and the engine takes over. It’s not smooth at all. And can potentially do more damage in the long run. (I ran my Prius a bit on a diminished battery before I could replace the hybrid battery.) With that said, an older Civic hybrid from the 2000’s and possibly early 2010’s in theory should start fine without a hybrid battery. They have a backup traditional starter in addition to the electric motor “starter”. | |||||
| Answer to: Should I buy my first car at age 46? | 24Relevance | 4 years ago | FJCruiser2014 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Since it seems like you are not in a rush for a car once you decide on what car you want go to different dealerships and see which one will commit to selling you at msrp without any add ons and then put a deposit on your desired car, get a sales order, and wait for it to come. Msrp is the new norm in this market and is considered a reasonable price for a Toyota or Honda. and the key to buying at msrp is being able to wait for an incoming unit instead of buying from an on the lot unit. If you plan on keeping the car for a long time then msrp is a fair price and it won't make a huge difference in the long run. For hybrid first Toyota and then Honda. Just remember with hybrid there will be longer wait times. Also with hybrid there is more to brake down and then there is battery replacement at some point. So see if you need a hybrid or not. If you do a lot of city driving then yeah hybrid is a great choice, but if not regular gasoline only. I agree with @kaizen on Honda; their new body style and interior design is much nicer than Toyota. If going with a sedan between Camry and Accord the Accord feels much more roomy due to the design. Test drive both and see which one you like. For hybrid check out the new Prius too; the quality is Toyota hybrid quality and it's definitely good. But then there's the new body style too which is nice if that's something that matters to you. And yes in this market buy new. | |||||
| Answer to: Current car is rebuilt (Salvaged Title). Worth replacing with a new one? | 24Relevance | 4 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Posted by: @wrecked07accord accord hybrid, the Camry hybrid, and the Prius Prime The Camry hybrid is great, powerful (for a hybrid), high-tech and luxurious. The Prius Prime Is Phenomenal. it's based on the current Corolla - It uses the most dependable technology out there. It's powered by an amazing 4 cylinder (they took their best small engine, got rid of unnecessary internal complexity) with the biggest and best battery, and it's transmission will be used on the new Corolla Cross - so it has the best possible engine and uses tech that probably will be around for ages. For example, this one has over 300k miles and is still practically a new car, they're just that well built. even if the EV range is a bit too short, it's still an incredible hybrid, and the larger battery is a great thing. The Accord hybrid is the worst out of these, it's just not on the same level as it's competition by any metric. The engines are uncommon, there's virtually 0 information on the transmission - I have serious doubts if anyone will be able to fix anything. I wouldn't worry about it too much, Toyota offers 10 year / 150k mile battery warranties and 8 year / 100k mile hybrid system warranties - and so far most Japanese PHEVs have been great. Well, I had the same thing with my aging Corolla, soon I'll only be able to get third-party damage coverage (where I live it depends on the book value) but selling made 0 sense, I keep it as a beater - in hindsight I'm glad I've made that decision. It doesn't cost all that much to keep and it's super convenient to have an old reliable beater. | |||||
| Answer to: Chevrolet to a Honda? | 24Relevance | 5 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I usually recommend Toyota hybrids over any other hybrid, even Honda. Toyota has 20 years of time tested hybrid technology. Prius technology has made it across their entire fleet. However Honda has a compelling hybrid technology, with the latest Insight. It is their third attempt at creating a hybrid system, and it is significantly different than their Honda predecessors, and even Toyota. Honda predecessors weren’t necessarily bad in terms of quality. They just weren’t as popular as Toyota’s technology. Current generation Honda hybrids are basically an EV but get its power from gasoline. Very fascinating. it only switches to the ICE for propulsion at highway speeds, which at the point is more efficient than the hybrid electric motor. If it is was any other company I probably wouldn’t give it a second look, but it is Honda, a company known for quality and longevity. Toyota hybrids usually split the duty of propelling the vehicle between the ICE and the electric motor. If you want tried and true, go with a Toyota hybrid. If you are willing to take a chance, go with the Honda hybrid. Heck, drive them both and see what you like better. | |||||