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If it's selling for so much does that mean Toyota (the company) is missing out on a ton of margin that the dealerships are making?
For that money the Lexus NX 450h+ is probably viable. And would probably hold a higher resale due to the Lexus badge.
RAV4 Prime looks good. I probably should plug its competitors: Hyundai Tucson PHEV and Ford Escape PHEV. They're cheaper and roughly the same size. They don't have the insane acceleration of the RAV4 prime, but they accomplish the goal of going from A-to-B with 40ish miles of all electric range + gasoline backup. If you're willing to sacrifice the acceleration, the Hyundai Tucson PHEV should be competitive. Ford Esca…
Having said that, I mainly drive on city streets and interstates now days, but I still understand why someone would want a car with a little pep.
Funny how EVs have changed the game on performance. I don't think anyone sells an EV with a 0-60 over 8s, and one can pretty easily get a model 3 with ~ 3s 0-60. That was supercar territory not so long ago.
RAV4 Prime looks good. I probably should plug its competitors: Hyundai Tucson PHEV and Ford Escape PHEV. They're cheaper and roughly the same size. They don't have the insane acceleration of the RAV4 prime, but they accomplish the goal of going from A-to-B with 40ish miles of all electric range + gasoline backup. If you're willing to sacrifice the acceleration, the Hyundai Tucson PHEV should be competitive. Ford Esca…
Very happy with the Escape. I thought I’d miss the 4WD but honestly the one time I drive to the mountains or something is usually in May-September and FWD is perfectly fine for that in the PNW. The 40 mile range is amazing for a mild climate commute and driving around the city. I still haven’t added any gas and I’ve had it for 6 months. I considered the Prime but I cared much more about the price and getting one this…
It can be combated somewhat with fuel stabilizers, but it's absolutely a concern.
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Very happy with the Escape. I thought I’d miss the 4WD but honestly the one time I drive to the mountains or something is usually in May-September and FWD is perfectly fine for that in the PNW. The 40 mile range is amazing for a mild climate commute and driving around the city. I still haven’t added any gas and I’ve had it for 6 months. I considered the Prime but I cared much more about the price and getting one this…
My only concern with PHEVs is that gas goes stale. That gasoline in your tank has now started to undergo all manner of nasty transformations that will clog fuel injectors, ruin fuel pumps, etc. It can be combated somewhat with fuel stabilizers, but it's absolutely a concern.
Just "don't charge" your PHEV once or twice, and you'll cycle through the gasoline. Pretend its an ICE vehicle about once every 3 to 6 months and you should be fine.
You probably have a road trip / beach trip where you were planning to use its gasoline tank anyway in that timeframe. You only need to travel ~300 miles to cycle through most of your gas tank.
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> This number is only factoring gas as a energy source. Wow, that's great! I didn't realize ICE tech has improved so much. That's better than a new little Ford Fiesta, weighing nearly half as much.
Small hybrids like a Prius can go over 50 mpg consistently. Hybrids are so good from a gas standpoint. At these gas prices, it’s a no brainer to get a hybrid IMO.
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And a service center can't turn that Ferrari into a Camry, either.
What nonsense are you talking about? This sort of stuff happens in construction all the time. If the wrong materials get delivered to you site they absolutely can and will come take what you didn't pay for and bring you the correct materials. Same thing if any enterprise hardware or software is provisioned incorrectly. Same thing with telecom. Same thing with cars. If the wrong car gets dropped off they can and absol…
Will they tear down the building built with those materials 3 years ago to do it?
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Small hybrids like a Prius can go over 50 mpg consistently. Hybrids are so good from a gas standpoint. At these gas prices, it’s a no brainer to get a hybrid IMO.
Why don't they use these engines in standard cars? Or are there some shenanigans involved that do require some electrical power?
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If you read the comments, you'd have seen the analogy to Apple repairing a laptop with slightly better parts and then deciding multiple years later to software-nerf it. I don't know about you, but I'd be livid - in both cases.
You would be livid you got exactly what you paid for?
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Tesla honors the price you order your Model Y at. Mine took about 3 months to get and the price did go up once during that time. I paid the original price. Fun surprise ordering a Mach-E/F-150 Lightning and the dealer charges the market adjustment on your custom ordered car. No where is that fee disclosed until you go down to the dealership to pick it up.
Eh, that doesn't even seem legal? Unless it's in a contract somewhere in very very small text.
I guess due to demand and regular price increases, they don't need to worry about customers bailing out, and they can keep adding to their margin as the market rises