Oct 2 2011, 10:49 AM
QUOTE(Matrix @ Oct 2 2011, 06:57 AM)
Yeah, that's why i didn't consider buy hybrid when i bought my Inspira recently. Not only battery kong, there's lot s of electronics in a hybrid...the IPU in the insight also very expensive....Honda SA told me 30k.....
....Whatever you save in your fuel...hardly can cover your maintenance/repair cost....
Furthermore, depends on your usage....people with low mileage like me....one year maybe 10K km only....totally waste money buying Hybrid...cannot recover ROI.... i trade higher fuel consumption with bigger space, bigger boot, power, comfort for low fuel consumption with small car, less comfort, low power and high future maintenance (Hybrid).
Hybrid is just not worth it now....maybe in future. But then, some said EV is the future, not Hybrids. I dun have crystal ball. Can't say for sure.
Added on October 2, 2011, 7:01 am
I think Diesel should be the way to go for the immediate future. Heard some news last time better Diesel are coming to upgrade our diesel to Euro-4M standard or something. Hope its true.
normally those who consider foreign brand car later on switch back to local brand one, basically they do not really have budget in the beginning, so there is no difference really whether the foreign brand car they are "looking at" good or bad. then later on will find all sort of reasons to persuade themselves that they are making the right choice of their local car. ....Whatever you save in your fuel...hardly can cover your maintenance/repair cost....Furthermore, depends on your usage....people with low mileage like me....one year maybe 10K km only....totally waste money buying Hybrid...cannot recover ROI.... i trade higher fuel consumption with bigger space, bigger boot, power, comfort for low fuel consumption with small car, less comfort, low power and high future maintenance (Hybrid).
Hybrid is just not worth it now....maybe in future. But then, some said EV is the future, not Hybrids. I dun have crystal ball. Can't say for sure.
Added on October 2, 2011, 7:01 am
I think Diesel should be the way to go for the immediate future. Heard some news last time better Diesel are coming to upgrade our diesel to Euro-4M standard or something. Hope its true.
Added on October 2, 2011, 10:51 am
QUOTE(turbocharged @ Oct 2 2011, 09:39 AM)
yea la, thats why i do not consider insight. - smaller, slower, handling so so. only advantage is MIJ and can calculate fuel saving.
prius, extra rm40k, to cover FC. at same price might as well get focus tdci, fun to drive, diesel is cheap too, gomen some simply increase it since the impact is huge.
while for normal 2.0 car, its ok to own, the new and second hand market is flooded with cars like this, so, you're not alone if the FC goes up
Added on October 2, 2011, 9:40 am
can add another battery on top of the existing one?
to add power!!!!
I buy insight just purely for its look and the 20-30k tax discount from our gahment, seriously if u can afford a car which is rm100k or more, u won't care much abt the fuel cost, as it is minor.prius, extra rm40k, to cover FC. at same price might as well get focus tdci, fun to drive, diesel is cheap too, gomen some simply increase it since the impact is huge.
while for normal 2.0 car, its ok to own, the new and second hand market is flooded with cars like this, so, you're not alone if the FC goes up
Added on October 2, 2011, 9:40 am
can add another battery on top of the existing one?
to add power!!!!This post has been edited by westlife: Oct 2 2011, 10:51 AM
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