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piddyprints

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15. I have a Toyota Sienna AWD Hybrid and love it.
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 06:53 PM
Oct 2024

No, I LOVE IT! I don't drive every day and usually just around town. It's the most comfortable car we have and the one we take to Asheville for day trips about once a month. Well, that won't be happening for a while now. I'll just be going to my doc appointments and grocery store. I get over 37mpg, which is insane for such a roomy (big?) car.

One of the options on the instrument panel is that you can see where the power is going (front/back wheels), and if it's on battery or gas or charging. Even though it's my car, my husband kept changing it to that display, so I left it there. I'm guessing the Corolla has the same thing.

Have I mentioned that I LOVE this car? We had a 2005 Sienna until earlier this year. That was my all time favorite car and I sold it to a good friend who absolutely loves it. Don't tell it that I love the new Sienna more.


I briefly had a Honda Accord Hybrid. It was ok, but I didn't love it. That did get stranded in my garage when the starter battery died. The starter battery is not the same as the hybrid battery, so it's something you can buy anywhere. Still, it was sort of disappointing, especially since the emergency key didn't work and we had to call AAA to unlock it for us.

Can't wait to see pics of your new Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid!

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Question about a hybrid car [View all] iemanja Oct 2024 OP
I have a Lexus hybrid. I've had it about 2.5 years and I barely drive 2000 miles a year. MLAA Oct 2024 #1
Good to know! iemanja Oct 2024 #2
My wife drives a hybrid and is very happy with it DFW Oct 2024 #3
Sounds like she puts in significant mileage then. iemanja Oct 2024 #7
She has no choice. DFW Oct 2024 #11
I have a Prius Prime and am a low mileage driver CanonRay Oct 2024 #4
EV is a great solution for low mileage drivers? MNWild Oct 2024 #5
AWD Evs are out of my price range iemanja Oct 2024 #8
I could do my spiel Lulu KC Oct 2024 #17
Not a car enthusiast but I have wanted a hybrid for awhile now and what I heard Tadpole Raisin Oct 2024 #6
Yes, it has to do with the battery charging iemanja Oct 2024 #10
Yah I'd want a Toyota! I love them.... I believe the cars have the hybrid battery AND a regular battery. Tadpole Raisin Oct 2024 #13
That sounds like the 12 volt battery Old Crank Dec 2024 #37
I have a Prius with 160,000 miles on it, it's 19 years old. Here's what I've learned. mahina Nov 2024 #28
Hello again Lulu KC Oct 2024 #9
Hey, that's cool iemanja Oct 2024 #12
Hybrids get better mileage in town than in the city. You probably already know that. captain queeg Oct 2024 #14
I have a Toyota Sienna AWD Hybrid and love it. piddyprints Oct 2024 #15
Can you see the level of battery charge on the instrument panel? iemanja Oct 2024 #16
Yes. piddyprints Oct 2024 #18
Great! Thank you! nt iemanja Oct 2024 #19
Well, I decided against the hybrid iemanja Oct 2024 #20
What kind of mileage you get with your Mazda cx-30 ? Emile Oct 2024 #21
30 combined. iemanja Oct 2024 #22
That's pretty good 👍. Emile Oct 2024 #23
Your insurance will cost a lot less, too. Exp Nov 2024 #24
Mine's about $15 moth less than the hybrid would have been. nt iemanja Nov 2024 #25
I pay about $2,300 a year Polybius Dec 2024 #36
I might have bought the CX-30, but wanted more cargo space Martin Eden Dec 2024 #35
We have a hybrid truck--Maverick. pandr32 Nov 2024 #26
2 hybrids. 12 y/o Prius and 16 y/o Camry. Would I do it again knowing how few miles Wonder Why Nov 2024 #27
2015 Lexus hybrid. Haven't hit 50k miles yet. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #29
My Lexus Hybrid was purchased new February 2020. It now has 4,120 miles on the odometer. louslobbs Nov 2024 #30
Go for a Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) hot2na Nov 2024 #31
PHEV Homoudont Nov 2024 #33
Chevy Bolt VW ID.4 Homoudont Nov 2024 #32
I've only driven hybrids for 10 years, kozar Nov 2024 #34
Get a plug-in hybrid. Du916 Feb 2025 #38
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