How many miles is too much for a normal Toyota Camry and also a hybrid version? Looking at buying one in the next couple months.
I don't purchase cars with over 150k miles.
I would not recommend a Hybrid period.
Why would you not recommend a hybrid? Scotty talks about how well built the Toyota Hybrids are.
It's not that they aren't well built. They are. But when the time comes to replace the battery it is thousands and thousands of dollars. I would rather just have straight gas for my motor. My wife and I looked at the Hybrid back in 2015 when we bought her 4-cylinder XLE. The fuel savings was not enough to justify either the up front cost or the maintenance down the road. 6 years and 76k miles later I'm glad I'm not looking at putting a new battery in that car. It would cost more than it is worth.
What they won't tell you is how much they charge in recycle fees when the batteries have to be replaced. You might as well be trying to dispose of nuclear waste.
Rule of thumb the lower the better.
I would not buy a used hybrid due to the high cost of repair as they age.
As long as you avoid models with oil burning problems a well-maintained Camry with 200,000 miles would still have a lot of life left in it. A car with highway miles is preferable to one driven in city traffic.
But scotty always talks about how long Toyota Hybrids can last. Or is that only for the Prius?
They can last a long time but become money pits when they get old due to their complexity. He has advised because of that it is not a good idea to purchase a used hybrid. (One example Scotty has given is that a new hybrid generator costs about $5000. Compare that with the cost of an alternator for a conventional car.)