Problem with hybrid car owners? Hybrid cars are more expensive than ordinary cars and they give off less CO2 emissions. Owners feel they are superior to others because of that. They go all smug and like the smell of their own farts. What do you think....?

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I think you need to watch less South Park and return to the real world. 30% 3 Votes

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• The may be valid if you do 90+% of your driving in a big city, spending much of your time in traffic queues, but if you do a mixture of motorway, A or B roads, small towns and suburbs driving, they are heavier on fuel consumption than a modern diesel 0% 0 Votes
• drive a 4x4 up and down their street and put plastic bags on the trees where they walk. 10% 1 Vote
• The trouble with hybrids is that they are worse than a supermini in the city, due to the extra weight of two engines . And worse than a family car on the motorway due to the weight and too small an engine. Unless you do a fair split of both types of driving then you are easing your conscince. And at £80k for the lexus you could afford both anyway.
  
  With the lexus you are also fuelling the %26#039;big car %26#039;safety%26#039; race%26#039; and spending money which could be more effectively spent/invested elsewhere.
  
  This is why they are smug instead of confident, because they got thier ego massaged by the saleman, spent the wonga, all the while not knowing thier **** form thier elbow.
  
  There may be some who did thier homework properly, to them I apologise, unless you like the smell of your own farts!? 10% 1 Vote
• All of these could be true. I would remind them of the extra resources required to manufacture their car and the alternative fuel. 20% 2 Votes
• First of all the cars are ugly and not near as efficiant as they made out to be 0% 0 Votes
• I think you spend too much time judging people more than you know the facts. I also think you have issues, maybe your getting high off of your own farts. 0% 0 Votes
• I disagree. 10% 1 Vote
• The best way to use less fuel at minimal cost to the purchaser is to buy SMALL DIESEL cars.
  The Lexus electric some-of-the-time car call-me-Dave Cameron uses averages 27 MPG and is only useful to avoid paying the London congestion charge. AND it was darned expensive to buy and build. Every two years or so it will need new batteries and think of the pollution there.
  Once on a motorway the petrol unit kicks in - as it does with the Prius - and it uses MORE fuel than a normal car.
  It%26#039;s all a big con trick!
  MPs should know better - some hopes - they love a Jag or two!
  RoyS 0% 0 Votes
• Hi Laurie,
  
  I%26#039;m going to guess that you want a real answer to this post, and this isn%26#039;t a rant. If you want a full, solid answer, please read further. I will give several points of information and you can look up my previous posts for more detailed specifics.
  
  This will require a bit of info, and it is a lot to read for a full answer. So get something caffeinated and get comfy...
  
  First off, we%26#039;ll use the Prius for example, because the Prius is the best selling hybrid in the world. The Prius is a full hybrid, meaning that it actually has less moving parts than a standard internal combustion engine (ICE). The Prius uses multiple electric motors which have one moving part and electric motors do not wear out like ICE%26#039;s.
  
  The Prius has no starter, no alternator, led lights for the taillights, no gas cable linkage, no distributor, no carborator, no power steering pump and no power steering belts. Because the Prius uses a generator to do the vast majority of the braking, you should never need new brake pads, they%26#039;re rarely used. You can find on the internet pictures from an engineer who photographed his brake pads at about 7,000 miles and again at 105,000 miles and there was no apppreciable brake pad wear over 98,000 miles.
  
  So less, moving parts mean less less to repair and maintain.
  
  Also, Consumer Reports named the Prius the most likely vehicle to be bought again by 94% of the respondents for the last four years in a row. That measurement includes not only the initial impressions of the vehicle, but also how the vehicle performs over time and how the vehicle holds up under wear and tear. No other vehicle even comes close.