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Originally Posted by gresch
Interesting discussion here because I have to replace my DD/Station "car" Trailblazer early in 08.
I've gone through the back and forth and logic of all of the options and I'm unable to come to a conclusion. I'm waffling back and forth between the Tahoe on regular gas (regular gas/space/4x4/reliability/cost) vs. others like an X3 (premium gas/better MPG/higher cost/less space) etc etc etc. And yes, Hybrids with 4x4 and space are very costly which negates the gas savings unless you're planning on keeping it for 10 years, and there is still the question of what the creation and disposal of the LiOn battery packs cost and harm to the environment...
Luckily I have a few months to figure this out... I think I'm going to need it.
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I'm in a similar situation although I have about a year to decide. My E90 lease is up in June of '09 and I was thinking ahead. The gas prices has complicated matters. Like you, I'm trying to plan ahead. I'm also not hot on hybrids due to the higher initial cost and the time it would take to break even on it and the battery will go dead and that will be a pricey fix, not to mention the environmental issue.