[jcp123]

My reticence to getting a hybrid is more, err, traditional.

I don't really care for the hybrid "stigma" - I don't want to be lumped into the long-haired, stoned out, Eco-freak segment of society. A "normal" hybrid might gets around that, those being the TCH, etc.

I initially figured that the complexity of hybrid-drives would eventually be a nightmare of cost. Toyota proved that wrong-headed; others have not.

Lastly, I am just plain old-school - I like the feeling of managing, hearing, and feeling something which burns dead dinosaurs. I also like stick, which eliminates most of your hybrid choices. I refuse to buy another automatic when the time comes.

What I would be interested in is something like a Prius V with stick and a drivetrain more along the lines of a Volt - primarily electric with the ICE as a range-extender. That would work well enough for me to consider joining the club.