Consumer Reports — Camry’$ Best at Savings
I just received the October, ‘08 Consumer Reports magazine — it has a very in-depth analysis of hybrid ownership costs. They compared "regular" versus "hybrid" in several vehicle categories and manufacturers using their new "five-year owner-cost" formula.
Interestingly, the Prius only saved $2,000 over 5-years — but the TCH saved $4,250 (the largest savings of any of the hybrids in their analysis). Unfortunately, the Highlander and all the Lexus models were in the red after 5-years.
They mentioned other factors that might further improve the picture (such as the increasing resale value as hybrids are "hot")…
…feeling really good…
Original post by TCHconn