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It will save about $1200 per year in fuel cost at $4.00 per gallon as opposed to a Civic. (5 tanks per month usage was the number I was playing with) It cost about $10,000 more than a Civic so in about 8 years you will be even except for the $5,000 you spend on batteries and capacitor replacement once its off warranty.

Buy a small car that is good on gas. Its green, meaning you keep more green in your pocket.



I agree with Satxron competely. I crunched the number and did the research a few year ago. My calculations were similar and it would take over 100,000 miles before you break even. At the time the dealer could not give me a dollar figure on how much the cost was to replace the batteries. I have a 01 Civic with 220,000 miles and still get 35 to 40 mpg depending on how I drive. If you keep your oil changed and do the timing belt at 100,000 miles the Civic will be a worry free car. I am on my 3rd Civic and trying to decide should I get another one in a year when I get close to 300,000 miles.

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