fuel prices and hybrid sales

The largest selling hybrid is the Prius which is in a major refresh cycle that stretched the time before the new version would be available. Likewise the Volt is in a refresh gap. So a gap in availability, people waiting for the next version. The Leaf is long of tooth. The Teslas expensive.

Not that gas prices haven't relaxed some people's attention to the many costs of high gas usage.

End of month, end of quarter, end of year, quotas/bonuses being calculated. I've bought this time of year late at night on a cold rainy day when the sales management knew they didn't have another chance for a sale. Sometimes dealer bonuses can work to your advantage.

 

yes, this is a great time to buy. you should be able to get 3-5,000 off.

 

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Yes probably a good time to buy ...
hmm reminds me I was thinking of visiting a showroom today just to see if they'd throw a used PiP at me for free, year end quotas and all.

 

Tesla is the only one NOT having a problem selling cars. If you expect oil & gas to remain at this level then hold off because inventory will continue to increase (before production is cut) and eventually there will be a new model. If you believe oil & gas is going to firm up sooner rather than later then now is the time.

 

...well I let my fingers so the walking on Edmunds...I found a bunch of used PiPs at one VA dealer and they were very expensive. Maybe I need to go deeper into MD off the Beltway to get a good used deal.

 

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Truecar shows a handful in MD & VA. The cheapest is a 2012 in Lexington Park, MD for ~$20000. They also seem to congregate in Baltimore, Owens Mill, Marlow Heights & Waldorf.

 

$3-5,000 off MSRP

 

i think you'd get more on the hybrid, but it also depends on the package level of each. the higher the package, the more the discount.

 

I do not know, but the CAMRY hybrid is highly rated by Consumer Reports for example in most recent CR issue. Hybrid makes the CAMRY a better car, it has more power and more fuel savings. Increasingly I think hybrid/EV may be considered a step up higher cost package for those willing to pay more for a car.

 

the hycam is a better car imo. we find it quieter, smoother, quicker and more comfortable. the do a lot of little things that the regular camry doesn't get, like a sound reducing windshield. but even when gas was high 3 dollars, we got a 34k hycam for 30k in june of 2013.

 

anything is possible, only one way to find out... cali is an anachronism though, why not call dianne at carson toyota?

 

well, you've gone with the least discountable vehicle of all the ones you mentioned. and i suppose cali still carries some hybrid demand.