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Hybrid car owners more loyal to same makes and models when it's time to buy again, study shows

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by cwerdna, Aug 12, 2008.

  1. cwerdna

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    Only 25% of Prius owners replace it with another Prius? What are the other 75% unhappy about? I can't imagine buying anything that did not have the same set of design features.
     
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    I don't intend to ever buy another car that get's less gas mileage than I currently do with the Prius. I can't imagine going back to spending the money and consuming the fuel I used to. So I guess I'll be driving Prius for a long time. Since no one else is even close.

    The car is simply amazing, and as more time passes I tend to perceive the Prius more as an electric car augmented with a gas engine, vs. the other way around. The amount of travel time I can spend without the gas engine running is amazing.
    The more folks that finally realize what the Prius is capable of, with just a little understanding and slight change in habits, the better.
     
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    It's probably how they are working the numbers. My guess is 75% of Prius owners like their car and haven't traded it in. And won't until some ahole totals it, at which time they'll get another Prius.
     
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    I'll be replacing mine with another Prius.
     
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    Be careful interpreting these "results". Keep in mind there are a lot fewer hybrids available than "normal" cars (gas guzzlers ;) ). So you would expect fewer changes when replacing.

    Always keep in mind the simple saying, figures lie, and lairs figure.
     
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    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    The other 75% may not be necessarily unhappy. Maybe they have no need to replace / buy another Prius yet. Most of the Prius owners are Gen II and this gen hasn't end yet.

    I think those 25% are due to accidents or the two Prius families.
     
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    maybe we can find out what those 75% are unhappy about by replacing the "YES" sticker with a series of stickers to go on the rear window, for the various reasons why not so we can read them and tally up the results