Best vehicle to use for visits????

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Hi!! As I posted earlier, I was debating on staying put in the hospital or returning to home health care which I enjoyed more but the company took advantage of me and I ended up quitting due to burn-out which then in turn led me back to the hospital. I am currently back in critical care working midnight 12s. My mom shocked me and told me to prepare for her to move about 3 hrs away as she is retiring early and will be moving in about 6 months. She drives my children to school as there are NO busses!!! So.....I guess my decision is going to have to be home health for flexibility:) My question is this.....I have a newer suv with 4 years left on it to pay....I'm thinking about buying an older cheaper car with better gas mileage to ensure my truck engine isnt blown before I am even done making payments....Would you advise this or do you like the dependability of a newer car?? Thanks in advance for any input:yeah:

I bought a hybrid when they first came out, just for my home health work. Little did I know that the hybrid I bought did not get "hybrid" mileage. The salesman failed to inform me of that little tidbit of info. Boy, was I in for a rude awakening!

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I bought a hybrid when they first came out, just for my home health work. Little did I know that the hybrid I bought did not get "hybrid" mileage. The salesman failed to inform me of that little tidbit of info. Boy, was I in for a rude awakening!

Really! How bad was the mileage? I don't drive a hybrid now, I drive a Chrysler PT Cruiser.

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I bought one of the Honda Accord Hybrids that got regular Accord mileage, but I paid almost twice the price of a regular Accord. Really, the salesman said nothing and I had no idea at the time that a hybrid would not get the good mileage. When I figured everything out, I did not want to go through the trouble of rectifying the situation. When I have told people about this, they have told me it could have happened to anyone. Who would think that a hybrid would not get good gas mileage?

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My understanding about why the Honda hybrids don't perform as well as the Prius has to do with the way the gas engine gets engaged by the different cars. The Prius is designed to engage the battery power more often and under more conditions than the Hondas. Per Edmunds car reviews it is possible to get enhanced mileage from the Honda models but they have to be driven in a specific fashion. I know this is a very simplistic, non motorhead description but I think most folks can get the gist of what I am relating.

This is not to know Hondas in any way. As a rule my experience has been they are great cars, well engineered and have a well deserved reputation for long life and economical service.

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....not to knock Hondas. Sigh....fumble fingers in the early AM strick again!

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I have a Prius that has been getting around 45miles per gallon. I get .45cents a mile. I have had it since 2005 years before I became a nurse. It has 99500 miles on it. Now I want a new one with all the fancy bells and whistles.

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Recently bought a 2001 Toyota Avalon that is used for making visits. The car is very roomy and the trunk is large.

The vehicle had (1) previous owner, runs great and had 8200 miles when it was purchased.

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I have a toyota camry hybrid and a vw jetta wagon diesel. The diesel gets far better mileage on average. You really have to be in heavy stop-go traffic to get the value out of a hybrid over its gasoline equivalent--and the resale value (maybe not Prius but camry certainly) STINKS! Ours is a year old and it's dropped 50% of its value.

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