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Originally Posted by JSH
How your parents owned cars has never been the normal way. Most people would never rebuild an engine or transmission. Sure there are some people with that knowledge but most people don't have it and have no interest in learning it.
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Odd. Must be a family thing. I rebuilt the VW bug engine. My sister's first car was a 1973 Malibu she rebuilt the engine. My brother has rebuilt the engine on his 1985 Chevy Truck. I distinctly remember Grandpa's car having over 400,000 miles on it and the family car said to have over 300,000.
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Originally Posted by JSH
Yes, a hybrid would be worth it. You would be thousands in the black on fuel savings alone by the time the hybrid battery was out of warranty.
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According to my calculations if the average is $4.50 per gallon of gasoline for the next 8 and a half years, then I'd save $3,100 by the time the 150,000 mile battery waranty will have expired. But if fuel prices stayed the same at current fuel prices ($3.26) it would be only $1,075 savings when the battery warranty expires.
That doesn't account for higher resale value though.