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I think the cheapest car to operate is an aero-modded non-hybrid, especially if it is an older car that has already gone through most of its depreciation. For a few hundred dollars in aero mods, you can get the mileage of a hybrid without the additional purchase and maintenance costs of a hybrid. I don't think I could find anything cheaper to drive than my car for the type of driving that I do (mostly highway). The purchase cost for a 92 Civic CX would be $1000 to $3000, then add about $400 of aero mods to get a car that will give you 70 to 90mpg on the highway at typical highway speeds (the last couple of tanks have been in the upper 70's).
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