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@Electric and Prius:
Sure that stuff gets better MPG right off the bat(t) <-- (made a pun hahaha I'm a dork) but the hybrid batteries are going to become rubbish eventually and the replacement cost, while probably less than the cost of fuel saved, will probably be around half of what it would take to get one of these older cars and mod them for higher FE. And then 5-8 years later you need to replace the battery again.
Maybe a related question would regard the longevity of cars. Most vehicles from the 90's have been completely destroyed by rust up in Canada or the northern states, but it's still possible to find some old cars from Victoria, BC or from the southern states which are in good shape. Many cars from the 80's and 90's are still practical as daily drivers, provided they'd been maintained right and didn't see salt on their roads. But hybrids won't be practical after their battery life has been exceeded, until you fork over for a new battery. The Insight can be driven w/o its IMA system, but other cars aren't quite the same.
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