If the subject ever comes up, the hybrids are dying at around 100K miles and cannot be fixed for less than they’re worth at that point. VERY bad used cars.
Volvo has one closing in on 3,000,000 miles!
Do you have any details on that...or a source? That’s good info to have in one’s quiver.
True. The one person I know of with a Prius gloated over the high mileage, then had to cough up $1500 to replace the batteries shortly after warranty expired. That killed any savings for gas, needless to say.
Not so sure about that. My Camry Hybrid is the best, most reliable car I’ve ever owned. All the Logan Airport Taxis run these cars. Unfortunately the GM BAS systems weren’t so hot, but those were half-baked hybrids anyway, the Volt should fare better; at least from a technical standpoint. The parallel systems favored by Ford and Toyota are totally different. They are also far simpler in design with regard to parts that break. For example, my Camry doesn’t have or need an alternator, starter, or transmission. The ‘PSD’ which takes the place of the transmission is the size of a small pumpkin and holds only a few moving parts.
At 60,000 miles, I’m looking at struts and a set of front hubs soon. That’s it, no other operational problems in nearly 4 years.