Anybody have an experience with Toyota Camry Hybrid cars?

Question

We own a 2004 regular Toyota Camry & love it.  We need to buy another used car as we have 3 kids and we're one car short.  Any particular year that is an excellent model year for their hybrid car?
Any other used cars anyone can highly recommend. Want to spend around $10K-$12K, if possible.

The Flaming Raven · Accepted Answer

Yes, Yahoo Autos had experiance with ALL Hybrids and found out that they don't save you money.

 Most people buying a hybrid are assuming they will be the least expensive vehicle to operate but that is totally untrue. Yes they are very good on fuel mileage BUT you have to consider ALL costs, not fuel alone. When including all costs over a three year period no hybrid including the Prius even makes the top ten list of most economical cars as can be seen here: 
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1442/cheap-dates-the-10-least-expensive-cars-to-own/  
The Chevy will be the most reliable on that list followed by the Smart car. 

So if your plan is to save money on operating costs then choose one of the top ten most economical cars form the list and avoid all hybrids sense not even one of them made the top ten list.


The Camry you are driving now has been recalled for seat belts AND air bags so make an appointment with the dealer.
See the recall notice here: http://www.automotive.com/2004/12/toyota/camry/recalls/index.html

Anybody have an experience with Toyota Camry Hybrid cars?

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