Trading in my dream car for a Toyota hybrid for longevity, lower maintenance costs, and lower insurance costs.
Putting together the final paperwork when the warranty packages are introduced.
I decline all but the manager insists on one of them alone specifically covering electronics (and everything else for 10 years). He says that the newer Toyota’s electronics are expensive to replace and commonly malfunction or break. I figured this is just pushing warranty, but he got to me mentally and broke my confidence in the brand.
Was this guy just trying to get me to spend more money, or is there truth in his tale?
Just got an electric Toyota makes a fine hybrid, but they are still the most complicated drivetrain on earth. All the problems of a classic car with all the problems of an electric car with a weak battery.
The car I wanted only came in hybrid.
I always hear from Consumer Reports and some others that Hybrid cars tend to be more reliable than gas-only and electric these days. Who knows.
My favorite part is the no driveshaft (or so I hear). My muscle car’s driveshaft support failed at one point and ended up shredding the transmission and rear differential. $15,000 I wont be getting back.