Watch This Before Buying a Hybrid Car

Watch This Before Buying a Hybrid Car, DIY and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. Hybrid car review. Worst hybrid car to buy. Buying a new Hybrid car. Buying a used Hybrid car. Should I buy a Hybrid car. Why Hybrid cars are hard to work on. Why not to buy a Hybrid car. The truth about owning a Hybrid car. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 51 years.

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[lucabrazi]

I have an 07 Camry Hybrid with 250k miles. With factory battery. The only thing I've done is rear brakes and oil changes. Most reliable car I've owned!!!

[dalegribble]

Rev up...I mean charge up your batteries!!!

[JMiranda]

I’m so glad Scotty does Sign Language in his videos to expand his audience. 👏

[Theringfilm]

I have a 2005 Prius with 162, 000 miles almost all original. One set of breaks and rear shocks. Still on the 14 year old battery! Serves me very well and still getting 50 MPG.

[scaldon]

Toyota makes the most reliable hybrid cars .

[Caldwell]

Love the way he conducts his orchestra

[rhot]

I drive a Toyota Prius because it has the features that I want: 55 mpg, 600+ miles per tank, climate control, keyless entry, collision safety package, cvt transmission, roomy rear seating, hatchback and fold down rear seats for cargo carrying, exceptional reliability, and less than $30k.

[thereseember]

Dear Scotty,

Because of your eminent stature and wisdom, your camera angle should be situated lower looking up at you, so that we can all appreciate looking up to you as our super hero!

[greatsuccess]

You know your are procrastinating when you are watching this video about buying a hybrid car when you don't even have a bicycle. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[ShohruhShamanov]

I've been driving 2018 Accord Hybrid since it came out, 51K miles so far, not a single issue(yet). Love the car! Very smooth, fast and good handling

[nikonmark]

Took your advice when I was looking for a hybrid and stayed away from used hybrids based on your advice and purchased a 2019 Honda Inspire EX and getting 50+ mpg in the city and on the highway is simply amazing. I also looked at the Toyota Prius but it was $2300.00 more than the Honda. I'm now looking for a used car for my son and I watch all your videos so I know what to look for.

[coffeeandsugar]

I bought a 2007 Escape hybrid for $1500. Changed the power steering computer, and it runs like a dream. NYC Taxis that are retired Escape hybrids clock over 500, 000 miles on them.

[inthewoods]

I have a 12 Toyota Prius plugin with 251, 000 miles and its been the best car I’ve ever owned .I’m still averaging over 60 miles a gallon

[voltvids]

Scotty I have 2 Hybrids. A 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid, now with 180, 000 miles on it, pretty much trouble free. The brakes lasted 95, 000 miles, and the half shafts needed replacing at 130, 000. The only part that has failed on the electronic side is the power steering module. My other car is even more complex, probably the most complex car ever built, a 2012 Chevy Volt. As it sits now, it has 145, 000 miles on it, and has not had a single mechanical or electrical fault. I recently had new tiers put on, and at the 120, 000 mile point there was still over 90% of the front and rear brake pads remaining. My volt also, after 8 years still gets exactly the same range on the battery before the engine starts. Yesterday I managed to get 38 miles freeway speed driving before the engine fired up. Yes, they will require a specialist to service the electrical parts, no question there, but the reliability has been so good that they have not required a trip to the dealer. The local mechanic was able to do the brakes and half shafts on the Escape Hybrid.
They are not as scary as you make them sound, and my volt has PAID FOR ITSELF in the 8 years I have been driving it. That's right, at the 7 year mark, I calculated that the full cost of the car has been recovered on fuel and maintenance savings that I was doing on my old gas guzzler.
Just my 2 cents, but from my own personal experience I will never own a gas or diesel powered car again. I am fully on board with the plug in hybrid design. It is the best of both worlds. Electric car when you want it, and gas car when you need it.

[forever]

We have two Toyota hybrids now, 2018 Camry, bought new, and I just bought a 2015 Lexus 200t CPO, three year bumper to bumper warranty. You cannot beat these cars.

[ORION]

I have a 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid, zero problems, saving at the pump big time.

[isaac]

Scotty this makes so much sense. I have a friend who used to own a Hybrid 2014 vehicle. Yesterday I saw him in a regular Camry and asked why. He said the AC went out on his hybrid and he was told it would cost $1, 200 to repair it so he just traded it in.
Yes he researched online and at around at many different dealerships/shops/online and it was ALL the same story because they told him what you’ve just said, that the hybrid Air Conditioning is much more complex than a regular car so it’s more expensive to repair. You’re 100% right sir and I’ve got a witness who agrees with this video from personal experience.

[bahhaziz]

Prius is a good hybrid car, even after the hybrid battery dies you still can drive it as a petrol car with good mpg

[TheSeanUhTron]

Hybrids are generally more reliable due to the fact that electric motors are incredibly simple, and that the gas engine doesn't have to directly drive the wheels.
Also, there are companies that are entirely dedicated to replacing hybrid batteries, and will do it for significantly cheaper than dealers. A dealer mechanic may quote $4, 000 for a Gen 2 Prius battery, but the dedicated companies will quote $800 installed. It's not even that difficult to replace,