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Hybrid Cars
I'm planning to buy one. I generally know what the benefits are.
Can anybody tell me the disadvantage/s of hybrid cars? Does the benefit outweighs the disadvantages? |
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"Tyr" > wrote in
lkaboutautos.com: > I'm planning to buy one. I generally know what the benefits are. > > Can anybody tell me the disadvantage/s of hybrid cars? > > Does the benefit outweighs the disadvantages? > > Hybrids are very disadvantageful, benefitly speaking. Sheesh. If you want to be religious, why don't you just go to church? -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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outautos.com>, "Tyr" > wrote: > I'm planning to buy one. I generally know what the benefits are. > > Can anybody tell me the disadvantage/s of hybrid cars? > > Does the benefit outweighs the disadvantages? I expected more from the 05 Accord Hybrid. My 97 Civic was an elegant work of engineering. Every component of the car was refined to doing exactly what it needed to do; nothing more or less. The 06 HAH seems overly complex and there is obvious cost cutting to keep the price down. The engine, IMA, and transmission seem very poorly tuned, even buggy. Downshifting is so slow that car can momentarily loose speed when you stomp on the gas. The transition from regenerative to mechanical braking sometimes results in a sudden loss of deceleration. Regenerative braking turns off in heavy stop and go. The IMA system is underpowered for the size of the car so it doesn't run for more than a few seconds at a time. Idling is rough. The engine sometimes stumbles when leaving auto-stop. The radio is terrible and its console contains computer systems that prevent its removal. The trunk is surprisingly short and the rear seat doesn't fold down. The front tires howl loudly on moderately hard turns. There's no spare tire. A city and freeway driving mix produces 26 MPG. Highway driving produces 32 MPG. Positives - Nice leather interior. The ride is quiet and well damped even with a stiff suspension. It accelerates very fast if you manually shift or hold the gas pedal down for a long time. |
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"Kevin McMurtrie" > wrote
snip > The trunk is surprisingly > short and the rear seat doesn't fold down. I saw this yesterday. This would be enough to rule out any car for me. The big battery has to go somewhere. > There's no spare tire. .... and if the lack of trunk space wasn't enough, then having no spare tire would clinch ruling out this car for me. |
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"TeGGeR®" "
To TeGGeR: I didn't quite get your sarcasm. I really don't know much about hybrid cars. I'm going to check out the Civic hybrid tonight and expectedly the salesman would just rant on the advantages. |
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I looked at the Civic Hybrid, but the increase in fuel economy is
minimal. You can get 40 mpg with a manual Civic. I bought the GX instead, which is extremely cheap to buy fuel for at $1.20 per gallon in my garage. |
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Tyr wrote:
> I'm planning to buy one. I generally know what the benefits are. > > Can anybody tell me the disadvantage/s of hybrid cars? > > Does the benefit outweighs the disadvantages? Take a close look at one. There's only one energy source - gasoline. Where's 'hybrid' come into play? |
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Tyr > wrote:
> I'm planning to buy one. I generally know what the benefits are. > > Can anybody tell me the disadvantage/s of hybrid cars? > > Does the benefit outweighs the disadvantages? http://hybridcars.about.com/ |
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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 04:24:50 GMT, "FanJet" >
wrote: >Tyr wrote: >> I'm planning to buy one. I generally know what the benefits are. >> >> Can anybody tell me the disadvantage/s of hybrid cars? >> >> Does the benefit outweighs the disadvantages? > >Take a close look at one. There's only one energy source - gasoline. Where's >'hybrid' come into play? > There are two drive systems. |
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Hybrid Cars
I never knew the Accord Hybrid had no spare. Is this so about the Civic
hybrid too? How can anyone want to own a car without a spare (or can it be purchased as an accessory at least)? Two more disadvantages to the hybrids that I have thought about for awhile... 1 - The extra cost, especially on the Accord really just means that you are paying for the gas up front so to speak 2 - Batteries for hybrids are incredibly expensive (somewherre around $1000 or so). "Elle" > wrote in message k.net... > "Kevin McMurtrie" > wrote > snip >> The trunk is surprisingly >> short and the rear seat doesn't fold down. > > I saw this yesterday. This would be enough to rule out any car for me. > > The big battery has to go somewhere. > >> There's no spare tire. > > ... and if the lack of trunk space wasn't enough, then having no spare > tire > would clinch ruling out this car for me. > > |
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