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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
So after 169 posts the conclusion is hybrids are not cost effective in Australia.
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Not quite.
Current model hybrids are no longer being sold at a loss in the US, which means they sell for about the same price in the US as they do here (Camry hybrid only adds $5k for example). People who bought 1st Gen Insights in the US got a large down payment from Honda.
The fanboys will never admit that you could simply put a a small turbo diesel (heck even a petrol) in the same body and get better figures than the hybrid did, and without having to sell it at a massive loss.
There are plenty of current model hybrids you can make a (still tenuous) case for where ever you live.