Looking to replace wife's 2010 Chrysler Town & Country with 2021 Toyota RAV4.
Trying to decide between Hybrid or standard.
Intend on keeping 10+ years. I like the thought of a hybrid, but not sure about longevity compared to standard gasoline powered engine.
Would appreciate thoughts/input.
Many thanks.
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For long-term reliability get the regular version. Maintenance and repair costs are much higher on hybrids as they age.
Thank you, Kerem. I appreciate your comments.
Stick to a regular gas Toyota RAV4. They will last longer than a hybrid version, and more mechanics can work on regular gas vehicles over hybrids. Regular gas vehicles have enough complexity as it is; going hybrid adds to that. Usually Toyota Hybrids can go 150,000 to 200,000 miles (generally, even a little more) before battery replacement or something in the hybrid system needs repair and that will cost $$$. Also, finding a competent mechanic that knows how to work on hybrids will be a challenge and being a specialty expect to pay more; going to a dealer would be very expensive as well. I would stick to a regular gas version for piece of mind.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p0F5e-lrlWQ&feature=youtu.be
Thank you for the video and comments, DayWalker.
Hybrid does not appear to be best option in the long run.
Definitely the non-hybrid for the long term. You dont want to deal with replacing batteries, etc. as they are not cheap.
Thank you, Mod_Man.
Non hybrid due to cheaper upgrade. Also it takes years of driving to break even with the gas version due to the increased purchase price.
Thank you, Jpparisio.
If you plan to drive it more than the mid to high 100,000 miles, go hybrid. If less, go non-hybrid.
That’s about where the expected break even point is in terms of costs, even taking account the cost of replacing the battery.
If gas prices go up, you will definitely save more and the break even point will go down. If gas prices go down, the break even point will go up.
Thank you, Kaizen!