While I am a huge fan of the hybrids... I must be the voice of reason. Don't buy a hybrid simply to save money... because most people won't! A lot of studies show that in order to cover the extra expense of purchasing a hybrid, you would have to drive it for 20-40 years before you will be saving money on gas.
So, if you need a new car then I'm all for it, but if you are purchasing it simply for the gas reasons you might want to make sure you aren't paying too much more than the normal model.
Well, unless you are doing it simply to help the environment... in which case I'm all for it!
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