Car anxiety

[Spider-Dan]

I have an '09 Camry Hybrid

Point well taken.  I leave it to the reader to judge which option you actually believe saves money.

To get back to the original topic, in the position D4L describes, the best value is likely to keep and maintain the same car, but if you decide to replace it, a used hybrid is the best value by far.

[pondwater]

I think y'all would argue which of these is correct:  A half dozen of one or six of another.

Nothing to argue about, math is math. I provided him with several articles that all point to the same thing. Anyhow, he should feel good. I let him win, now he can go argue with Motortrend, LMFAO....

[pondwater]

Point well taken.  I leave it to the reader to judge which option you actually believe saves money.

To get back to the original topic, in the position D4L describes, the best value is likely to keep and maintain the same car, but if you decide to replace it, a used hybrid is the best value by far.

I didn't buy it, it was a hand me down from my parents when they bought a new car in 2016. Who wouldn't take a free car?

I do believe they save money? Of course, they do get better gas mileage. But the mileage savings isn't worth paying a premium of thousands of dollars up front hoping I recoup it 5-12 years down the road. Now that I have experience with a hybrid I can 100% say that I wouldn't pay extra for one unless I recouped my money in the first year. The thousands of dollars in extra cost for a hybrid isn't justified. If you like hybrids for some kind of environmental reason, be a man and just say so. But they DO NOT save any money unless you drive a shit ton of miles and/or keep it forever. Math is math.

[dolphins4life]

The light came on for good.

I will bring it in ASAP. 

I really hope I don't need another one.  I had $9000 saved towards a new one.  However, I put $5000 in a two year CD, in the hope that this car will last me another two years.

[pondwater]

The light came on for good.

I will bring it in ASAP. 

I really hope I don't need another one.  I had $9000 saved towards a new one.  However, I put $5000 in a two year CD, in the hope that this car will last me another two years.

What light? Your car probably has a dozen warning lights. Some matter, some not so much.

[MaineDolFan]

Congratulations on Tough Mudder.

And relax about your car.