Reasons not to buy Toyota Camry Hybrid

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Toyota Camry hybrid 2016

5 lame excuses not to get a Camry Hybrid

1. Battery wont last long

The traction battery in the Camry hybrid is assured by Toyota Malaysia to last at least 8 years. In some states in the US like California have legislated laws that ensure traction batteries would have to last at least 10 years. Canada too has a law demanding that the main battery would have to serve at least the same number of years. If that does not convince you this probably will.A great majority of hybrid owners around the world have used their cars for more than 10 years without buying new hybrid batteries and majority also have travelled more than 300 000 miles.

2. Hybrid engine is too new , complicated and risky. The Camry hybrid I have to admit is a very new vehicle and has a totally new engine in Malaysia and it was only introduced last year in 2015. But the hybrid car was first introduced more than 20 years ago in Japan and in the US.The hybrid technology is not new. And Toyota has sold over 9 000,000 vehicles . Yes 9 million hybrid cars and most of these vehicles are still on the road today. In short, the hybrid technology is not really new and has been used for so many years.The engine although quite sophisticated is very reliable.

3. Toyota Camry hybrid is expensive. Yes I have to admit that the Camry hybrid is not cheap. It's retailed at RM 170,000. That's a lot of dough to throw away but what you get is an executive car. The same amount of money would also get you a 2.4 L Honda Accord which is just a conventional car minus all the latest hybrid technology. So If you compare with the Accord you will see that it's a really good value and not very expensive.

4. The hybrid will not save you money. This is not true at all. Buying a hybrid wil indeed save you a lot of money on petrol. You will save a lot more if you use the car around town or if you do your driving mostly in urban areas. You petrol expenditure will be half the usual amount. You will get back your heavy initial investment after 7 years of ownership. If you drive more than 10 year you ROI will be greater.

5. The road tax is too much to pay because of the bigger capacity engine. Yes the Camry hybrid does come with a big 2.5 L engine. But the road tax that you have to pay is only around RM 800. The high amount of money spent on the road tax can be recouped if you use the car for at least for 7 years. In the long run, the money saved on petrol would payback

In short, these are just lame excuses that you create in order not not to get a Camry hybrid. In reality, the hybrid is really a good buy.