JulesMaximus is hybrid car enabled! Updated with some better pics.

[OILFIELDTRASH]

The gas mileage does sound awesome. I feel good when I hit 17. 🙂
Car does look great.

 

[kitatech]

Great car....says this 05 Camry owner...if only it had a

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'm glad I could be of service. 🙂

I'm sure you'll return the favor when it comes my time for a new vehicle purchase.

I'm here for you bro! 😎

 

[AMCRambler]

Okay, I filled up my tank this afternoon despite having over 1/2 a tank remaining just to see what my fuel economy is so far. I put 7.913 gallons of gas in the tank and had driven 329 miles which equates to 41.577 miles per gallon.

I couldn't possibly be more pleased. 😀

+1 for happy wallet

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

+1 for happy wallet

lol. Looks like a nice car. A good financial move it was not. He might break even with the "savings" at the half a million mile mark.

 

[AMCRambler]

lol. Looks like a nice car. A good financial move it was not. He might break even with the "savings" at the half a million mile mark.

Price difference between a hybrid Camry and a normal gas Camry is about $4,500.

If he's driving 329 miles/week it's costing him about $2,700 a year in gas for the Maxima vs $1,700 a year for the new Camry. Break even is about 5 years from now.

With his current track record he'll be keeping the car for 12 years. By my math he's going to do alright.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Price difference between a hybrid Camry and a normal gas Camry is about $4,500.

If he's driving 329 miles/week it's costing him about $2,700 a year in gas for the Maxima vs $1,700 a year for the new Camry. Break even is about 5 years from now.

With his current track record he'll be keeping the car for 12 years. By my math he's going to do alright.

What's the price difference including interest vs his paid off car he gave away?
How many miles does he have to drive according to your math?

 

[JulesMaximus]

What's the price difference including interest vs his paid off car he gave away?
How many miles does he have to drive according to your math?

It was time to replace the Maxima. I've had that car for 10 years, which is longer than I've owned any vehicle in my entire life by far. It was just getting into the area where it was going to need some pretty major repairs so I either keep it and keep throwing money at it or replace it with something new, with a warranty.

I drive 340 miles a week just in commuting. I figure I put close to 20,000 miles a year on a car.

Interest rate is 2.25%

By the way, the Camry came with 2 years of free maintenance too.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

It was time to replace the Maxima. I've had that car for 10 years, which is longer than I've owned any vehicle in my entire life by far. It was just getting into the area where it was going to need some pretty major repairs so I either keep it and keep throwing money at it or replace it with something new, with a warranty.

I drive 340 miles a week just in commuting. I figure I put close to 20,000 miles a year on a car.

Interest rate is 2.25%

By the way, the Camry came with 2 years of free maintenance too.

Your money. Enjoy. I want off the slavery/debt treadmill. The new shiny don't mean squat to me.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Your money. Enjoy. I want off the slavery/debt treadmill. The new shiny don't mean squat to me.

Meh, I was looking at what the Maxima would have cost me in needed repairs and the money saved in gas and the Camry actually ends up costing me less per month over the next 6 months than keeping the Maxima. That was just for known issues.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Meh, I was looking at what the Maxima would have cost me in needed repairs and the money saved in gas and the Camry actually ends up costing me less per month over the next 6 months than keeping the Maxima. That was just for known issues.

You probably paid more in ttl on the new Camry than you would have spent getting the Nissan repaired.

As far as interest goes it's already built into the price as everyone expects 0% financing now. If they got 2.2% out of you then that's just icing on the cake. They are smart hence why they are the rich guys. They got you.

 

[iamwiz82]

You probably paid more in ttl on the new Camry than you would have spent getting the Nissan repaired.

As far as interest goes it's already built into the price as everyone expects 0% financing now. If they got 2.2% out of you then that's just icing on the cake. They are smart hence why they are the rich guys. They got you.

I think everyone understands that you believe in junkers, clearly this thread wasn't for you in that case. Why not drop it?

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I think everyone understands that you believe in junkers, clearly this thread wasn't for you in that case. Why not drop it?

I thought a forum was for discussion? Just as long as it fits ones opinions I guess..

Either way my junker gets me point a to point b and is surprisingly comfortable and luxurious. I also threw an aftermarket deck with Bluetooth capabilities, some new 6 1/2's, and a 10" sub for under $300 total. It sounds better than any stock stereo I've ever heard by a huge margin.. Again junker not found.

 

[A5]

You probably paid more in ttl on the new Camry than you would have spent getting the Nissan repaired.

As far as interest goes it's already built into the price as everyone expects 0% financing now. If they got 2.2% out of you then that's just icing on the cake. They are smart hence why they are the rich guys. They got you.

You're the guy that took a $5K bath on a $32K truck not even 2 months ago. I think we can safely ignore your advice.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

You're the guy that took a $5K bath on a $32K truck not even 2 months ago. I think we can safely ignore your advice.

Yes I took a 5k bath for almost 2 years of driving a fully loaded f150 lariat with every option Ford offers except navigation. That's $263 a month for a vehicle that stickered at over 40k. So if that's a bath please sign me up again

 

[JulesMaximus]

You probably paid more in ttl on the new Camry than you would have spent getting the Nissan repaired.

As far as interest goes it's already built into the price as everyone expects 0% financing now. If they got 2.2% out of you then that's just icing on the cake. They are smart hence why they are the rich guys. They got you.

USAA got 2.25% out of me. I didn't finance it through the Toyota dealer because the best they could do on the Camry Hybrid was 3.25%. And I have excellent credit. My high credit score is 782, low was around 750.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Yes I took a 5k bath for almost 2 years of driving a fully loaded f150 lariat with every option Ford offers except navigation. That's $263 a month for a vehicle that stickered at over 40k. So if that's a bath please sign me up again

$263/month? What was your loan term? 10 years?

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

$263/month? What was your loan term? 10 years?

Paid 32k sold it for 27k after about 19 months of use. I figure cost was around 263 over those 19 months.

 

[nehalem256]

Paid 32k sold it for 27k after about 19 months of use. I figure cost was around 263 over those 19 months.

Plus you car payments for 19 month.

 

[AMCRambler]

What's the price difference including interest vs his paid off car he gave away?
How many miles does he have to drive according to your math?

Assuming he financed around 26k, he'll pay around $1,500 in interest at 2.25%. So add a year and a half for payback on the interest.

Factor in what he'd pay in repairs, inconvenience and time off from work getting the Maxima fixed, assuming a complete engine rebuild in another couple of years and throwing money into a car with 0 resale eventually, I think the new car still makes sense.

 

[BUTCH1]

Assuming he financed around 26k, he'll pay around $1,500 in interest at 2.25%. So add a year and a half for payback on the interest.

Factor in what he'd pay in repairs, inconvenience and time off from work getting the Maxima fixed, assuming a complete engine rebuild in another couple of years and throwing money into a car with 0 resale eventually, I think the new car still makes sense.

Yea, if your doing 320 miles/week that's a lot...

 

[Doppel]

lol. Looks like a nice car. A good financial move it was not. He might break even with the "savings" at the half a million mile mark.

2002 is calling and it wants its anti-hybrid arguments back.

Your money. Enjoy. I want off the slavery/debt treadmill. The new shiny don't mean squat to me.

It does to others. Go enjoy your old car that has no modern safety features and be happy with it.

 

[SearchMaster]

Assuming he financed around 26k, he'll pay around $1,500 in interest at 2.25%. So add a year and a half for payback on the interest.

Factor in what he'd pay in repairs, inconvenience and time off from work getting the Maxima fixed, assuming a complete engine rebuild in another couple of years and throwing money into a car with 0 resale eventually, I think the new car still makes sense.

Engine rebuild? Heh. As I recall he had 130K or less on the Maxima, the engine should be good for several years. My 00 Maxima went to 220K without any major repairs (O2 sensor was about the only "repair" it needed) before it was totalled.

It almost never makes financial sense to buy a brand new car and never makes sense to do so to replace a perfectly running car. However, he got a pretty damned practical car and has the money to do so, so what business is it to anyone else?

<-- getting the itch to replace my 250K mile perfectly running Accord

 

[lakedude]

I know, worst choice a car guy could make but I don't care...

That is not what you did at all. You made the best choice you could based on your own priorities and the information you had at the time.

The only reason to make a comment like that is in deference to gear-heads with less mature priorities or perhaps in deference to your own inner gear-head who might have had a bigger say in past decisions.

The Camry Hybrid is a great choice and you give up nothing. 200 HP is plenty of power, the mileage is great and Toyotas are known to be reliable. That car looks nice, has plenty of room for 4 or 5 and the thing rides decent as well. I'm not seeing much of a downside past the mushy steering...

This technology is mature and nothing to be afraid of. Hybrids have been available for well over a decade so the bugs have been worked out.

Still loving mine after 8 years and a bit over 80k on the odometer.

 

[Doppel]

I'm see some lease offers on this right now, a hair over $200/month with $0 down for a 3 year lease. If I were looking at a new car now it would be top of my list at this price, absolutely no doubt about it.