Advantages having a hybrid

Dear CHOCoM members

I've been driving my Camry hybrid for almost 4.5 years and fully satisfied with the car. There're of course some aspects of the car that I don't like such as the lack of good speakers, outdated head-unit and spongy brakes.

Nonetheless, the car has been performing really outstanding and its utterly reliable. I occasionally use the car to do some jack-rabbit stunts to show off the hybrid engine prowess.

In terms of engine maintenance, I don't see much difference in the cost of maintaining a hybrid and non-hybrid versions. I think the hybrid may be slightly cheaper because of the use of a hybrid oil that's considerably cheaper compared to the fully synthetic non-hybrid oil.

Fuel consumption is also the car's forte. I seldom spend more than RM 200 a month on petrol. This is the most economical car I've owned. Despite some fast riding and some bursting of speeds at the traffic lights, the car still manages to give good fuel economy almost like a VIVA. Long live Camry hybrid...

My mind, however, now is playing a dirty game of trying to hoodwink me into buying another car like upcoming Hyundai Kona. It tries to give me a lapse in mental judgment to justify my actions. But what is the resale value of the Camry hybrid? I did a bit of research and I found that the lowest price of Camry hybrid is around RM 95K at Carlist for a 2015 model and the highest is RM 104 at Mudah. For 2016 the lowest RM 100 K and the highest is 117K.

What this means is that the resale value of the Camry hybrid is still good. Despite having a hybrid battery and the fact that salesmen and dealers try to play us out by creating uncertainty of the cost of the hybrid battery to have the trade in value low so as get a fat profit margin, the resale value of the hybrid is still excellent. No matter how they try to play us out, a good product will still be a good product. And the Camry hybrid is a good product.

Happy motoring and enjoy owning the Camry hybrid

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