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Originally Posted by guudasitgets
If I bought a new Kia Rio for around $13,000 with all the goodys (as little as there would be) they get around the same milliage as my car, so the cost differance would be about $10,000 more. To make up for the differance I would have to drive the Pirus only 45 years.
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Your assfire (My friend's name for his
) gets 29/38 as opposed to 27/33 for a new Rio, and 51/48 in a new Prius, so you're looking at $400-$750/year w/ a bit less than $3/gallon gas, and a ~12-25 year payback based on mileage alone compared to a Prius, assuming gas doesn't keep on going up. Of course, comparing a Prius to a Rio isn't exactly kosher because the Prius is much bigger. A Prius is closer to a Spectra, w/ a bit more cargo capacity and a bit less interior room, so a mileage/cost comparison should probably be based on that, not a sub-compact.
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Originally Posted by guudasitgets
This is not including all the extra cost to maintain the Pirus unless sombody shows me how that car is less expensive on replacement parts than a normal drivetrain car, I thought so, it isn't. See now how people can get taken for a ride, no pun intended.
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All the new fangled drivetrain components are warrantied for 150k miles, so I don't think you'll have trouble w/ those. For most people, it's a wash. Fewer brake jobs, but the battery replacement costs wipe that out over ~200k-300k miles. A DIY'er can install their own larger pack and plug-in setup for the same cost as a factory battery pack, so there's probably some cost savings for the home mechanic compared to a conventional vehicle. No brake jobs w/ judicious driving is nice...
