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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An article said it takes years to make up the money from gas savings that it cost you in a premium to buy the car because it's more expensive than other cars in its class.

Also, when I see someone driving one, I assume they are a left wing loon.  Usually they are.  But if you are crazy far left, then it's befitting.[/quote]

We paid $25K for our 2009 Prius.  A comparable non-hybrid car with similar features (we had almost all of the options possible), would have cost us about $22K.  We save $800-900 per year in gas savings, so on gas alone, we broke even in about 3.5 years.  However, in addition we save on time because we go to the gas station about 1/2 as often and don't have to sit and wait in line, plus we get much better storage/hauling that we had in our old compact car (I'm the one that used to have the Nissan Sentra).

As for politics, I'm a Reagan Republican, which means that I'm now left of center.  Traditionally, I've always been just right of center.  And my wife would just left of center, but essentially, we're both moderates.[/quote]

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