# ?Am I crazy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Buying/Selling\ **Tags:** hyundai, elantra\ **Created:** [July 20, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364 "2022-07-20T13:02:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/21 "2022-07-21T06:18:19Z")
With the Tacoma considered as reliable, I would keep it and drive the hybrid daily. Ten years from now you will be well ahead. > [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > Hybrids are not really meant as highway vehicles . Hybrid powertrains exceed gasoline powertrains in fuel economy by a great margin in both city and highway driving. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/1/d199352a670e10cf64f1256802dc328db70ea6a0.png) No gasoline only engine has a fuel economy rating of 56 mpg. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/22 "2022-07-21T13:59:15Z")
My Prius hybrid got 50mpg at 55mph. It got 35mpg at 70mph 30mpg at 80mph. In Wyoming. Truckers even dislike slow right lane drivers. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/23 "2022-07-21T14:01:06Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > But a web search for Hypermiling will show many . Some are useful and some are just plain stupid . Hypermilling will get you run off the road in MA or NH. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/24 "2022-07-21T14:17:55Z")
> [@Beancounter](#): > > the Tacoma will have 200,000 miles and a zero resale value. I disagree with that… Highway miles are easy. A well maintained Texas Taco may go 300K and more. A 200K mile 2012 Tacoma us still worth $6000 trade in, $8000 private sale. ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/25 "2022-07-21T14:52:21Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > No gasoline only engine has a fuel economy rating of 56 mpg. People are reporting around 45 MPG, typically with E10 fuel. [2022 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Blue MPG - Actual MPG from 10 2022 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Blue owners](https://www.fuelly.com/car/hyundai/elantra/2022?engineconfig_id=&bodytype_id=&submodel_id=76794) How fast you drive on the highway makes a big difference with these efficient cars. The majority of the lost energy is due to wind resistance, and energy lost to air resistance is the square of your speed! ---
**Author:** ![sheridanpaul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@sheridanpaul](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sheridanpaul)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/26 "2022-07-26T01:04:25Z")
Actually, electrics are the future, esp. for commuting and around town… ---
**Author:** ![sheridanpaul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@sheridanpaul](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sheridanpaul)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/27 "2022-07-26T01:06:05Z")
Sweet spot" for MPG on my Prius is 57 mph…and I would get run off the road in Maine, anything below 70! ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/28 "2022-07-27T00:32:10Z")
Unless you are looking for a reason to buy a new car, best bet imo is to keep your Tacoma. Gasoline prices appear to be on the way down. ---
**Author:** ![woodyandsue\_176929](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ac91a4/32.png) [@woodyandsue\_176929](https://community.cartalk.com/u/woodyandsue_176929)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/29 "2022-07-28T19:44:09Z")
“I Need a Truck”-Warren Zevon ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/30 "2022-07-28T20:51:15Z")
You just have to do the math but I have been through enough of these to not follow the crowd. Back in 81 I was getting.killed on fuel costs but needed a car anyway. I bought a diesel that gave me 27 mpg but with a big car that I needed. Interest rates were 18% but I needed a car. Trying to get my money back, I put 480,000 miles on it. Later on my wife needed a fuel efficient commuter car to commute for her graduate degree. Small cars were way high so we ended up with an $800 Lincoln. Paying three times the cost for a small car would have been stupid. I don’t follow the trends. Often you should do the opposite of what all the chicken littles are doing. So if a second car makes sense, fine, but don’t allow current narrative to decide for you. My neighbor decided to get a room and come home on weekends. I decided to buy a car and suck it up. ---
**Author:** ![Beancounter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@Beancounter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beancounter)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364/31 "2022-07-28T21:21:15Z")
“I don’t follow the trends. Often you should do the opposite of what all the chicken littles are doing” Wise advice because the Market is often like a herd of cattle. Lightning strikes to the left, stampedes off to the right even if there’s a cliff ahead. On the other hand being retired I’ve always wanted a V8 and especially a V12 so if you want me to take it off your hands 🙂 . [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-crazy/185364.md?page=1)