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In 1996 I came home to Oregon from working in the Saudi Oil Cartel fields where I learned about peak oil. Concerned, I traded my Chevy truck in for a new Sedan SL Saturn, white, stick shift, manual roll down wheels, etc. I was thinking I would drive the car for 5 years and then electric vehicles would be available. Well, it has been 27 years later, 260,000 plus miles and I still get 40 miles a gallon. I have waited a long time to purchase a new car, and your guidance on YT has saved me thousands of dollars and heartaches! I almost purchased a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid before learning about the AWD Elec tires and Elec car transmissions from you! I expect a car to drive like my Saturn over many years of regular care and affordable tires! That said, I dug deeper and found http://www.nhtsa.gov where 83 complaints were filed on the Corolla Cross that may include the Hybrid, too. About 64 of those were about the car completely stopping on rainy days that included rolling backwards downhill with no breaks and more similar and equally alarming complaints. Each party experienced engine failure/oil issues and alarms going off. They had to put the car in park and hit the button to start it again - in traffic. It appears that neither the factory nor the dealer was interested in helping. That said, what vehicle(s) could you advise me to purchase? I am now 66 and my husband is an ailing 82. We really need a dependable good car. We still drive the Saturn, but it is 27 years old! A Toyota Sierra or Pruis or another car? Thank you so much for speaking out! Kindest regards, Allyson


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Posted by: @allysonmiller

I am now 66 and my husband is an ailing 82

Get the Sienna just for ease of getting in & out, as you’ll get older.


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If you want something to last you a long time again it's better to buy ICE only to avoid cost of hybrid battery replacement. I would consider a Rav4 if you want suv or Camry if sedan. The Prius is definitely good too if you want hybrid and do mostly city driving which is where hybrid gives you the best gas mileage.


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Curious to hear Scotty's thoughts.

From my POV, generally speaking, a Sienna or a Prius would be great choices.

But the problem with these cars isn't necessarily that they are hybrid, it is the user interface for older folks. It's kinda weird to have a push button start and a weird shifter. Alas, push button starts and weird shifters are where cars are these days. Just make sure to see if you can handle a push button start and the shifter. I know one older lady that had trouble with understanding how it all worked.  Yet another older gentlemen caught on just fine. Make sure you can catch on just fine!

If not, I recommend going for a Toyota that still uses a key and has a normal shifter.


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Get an older Toyota 


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