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One and Done: Study says most hybrid drivers don't buy another

autobloggreen by Sebastian Blanco -- How much do hybrid drivers really, truly like their cars? According to R.L. Polk, not all that much – at least not in 2011.

Polk has released a new hybrid loyalty analysis that concludes that only 35 percent of people who bought a hybrid bought another one last year. The data comes from car purchases made in 2011, and Polk found that Toyota Prius drivers are the most loyal, both to the gas-electric technology and to Toyota itself. Sixty percent of Toyota hybrid owners bought another vehicle from the automaker, even if it wasn't a hybrid. A recent J.D. Power Customer Retention Study found that the average brand loyalty was 49 percent, but that doesn't take powertrains into account.

According to Polk, forty-one percent of Toyota hybrid drivers choose to buy another hybrid (from any bra

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Submitted Apr 10, 2012 By: granitestater

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ERO Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:21,609 Points:3,679,160 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:51:04 PM Ignore ERO Report Abuse OH NO
lightninjack Sophomore Author Ohio Posts:194 Points:15,695 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:50:03 PM Ignore lightninjack Report Abuse Wow there's that many gay people. Jeff Dunham was right...lol
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mgune9 All-Star Author Dallas Posts:914 Points:200,395 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:48:43 PM Ignore mgune9 Report Abuse they aren't priced for the general public - not cost effective for us
SavALot Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:8,464 Points:1,710,635 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:47:03 PM Ignore SavALot Report Abuse Stick-to-it-tiveness ? Maybe they just love the hybrid
J Eric Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:10,264 Points:2,069,980 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:44:26 PM Ignore J Eric Report Abuse Interesting! Brand loyalty, I knew about; hybrid loyalty is probably a new statistic, given the cars' recent introduction.
ED6 Champion Author Riverside Posts:9,479 Points:1,850,155 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:43:44 PM Ignore ED6 Report Abuse Save gas but with expensive payments.
knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,379 Points:696,025 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:43:38 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse Sticker Shock and nothing more. Nothing like wasting $10,000 extra on something that saves a 3 or 4 dollars a day. How many days is that folks? 8 perhaps 10 years worth of days is the correct answer.
OWENALOTT Champion Author Appleton Posts:2,182 Points:500,095 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:41:16 PM Ignore OWENALOTT Report Abuse NONE and DONE!
kgbellman Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:2,703 Points:729,890 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:40:26 PM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse I think I'll wait for now
adr47 Champion Author Saskatchewan Posts:5,667 Points:1,178,750 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:39:24 PM Ignore adr47 Report Abuse Interesting
Barfood Champion Author St. Louis Posts:3,296 Points:1,015,830 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:37:19 PM Ignore Barfood Report Abuse Really? I see Prius' everywhere.
CAD69 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:3,196 Points:844,290 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:36:35 PM Ignore CAD69 Report Abuse I would buy a Diesel car first!
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oolalaa Rookie Author San Jose Posts:6 Points:91,595 Joined:Jan 2002	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:29:36 PM Ignore oolalaa Report Abuse What's the big deal about hybrids? It's just a car that uses gas like all the others but it collects energy when you slow and puts it back into forward motion when you accelerate. Porsche is winning in GT3 on the racetrack with one because it skips a fuel pitstop. The only problem I see is that the fast and sexy ones haven't hit the lots yet. When the new Acura NSX comes out, I'm lining up right behind Leno for mine. New NSX Yeah, baby!
freerobert Champion Author California Posts:1,160 Points:1,240,135 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:26:41 PM Ignore freerobert Report Abuse I'll stick to my diesel. Hybrids still can't haul travel trailers.
crashintuc34 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,042 Points:809,940 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:25:30 PM Ignore crashintuc34 Report Abuse That's until Der Fuhrer forces us all to get one.
vrossi46 Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,667 Points:803,945 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:23:06 PM Ignore vrossi46 Report Abuse interesting
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:3,749 Points:2,464,705 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:23:01 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse Keep them!
TedNC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:990 Points:225,975 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:22:02 PM Ignore TedNC Report Abuse You pay a lot of extra money for a hybrid. Get no return on your investment. It runs like a sick dog. It has no acceleration. What did these people actually think? I want another useless car?
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hoffbeck20 Veteran Author Minnesota Posts:283 Points:63,095 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:18:07 PM Ignore hoffbeck20 Report Abuse Cause hybrids are dumb
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GLM4205 Champion Author Toledo Posts:4,052 Points:799,320 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:13:42 PM Ignore GLM4205 Report Abuse Been a loyal 'Toyota' and Honda owner since 1982 and am very pleased with the performance of both cars. No need to have a hybrid, keep the ones you have maintained properly and enjoy.
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pickledude72 Champion Author California Posts:1,120 Points:835,495 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:08:29 PM Ignore pickledude72 Report Abuse Well I could tell you that; Hey maybe they should put one of those defective "Orings" in the fuel line. That would solve the problem
DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,079 Points:1,390,785 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:07:25 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse Just like wind and solar power I don't think hybrids make much economic sense.
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:17,615 Points:3,493,730 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:06:49 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse New cars are too expensive. Also, since most of my miles are highway miles; hybrids wouldn't ever pay for themselves. I'd be much more interested in a highly efficient modern diesel powered car. But I probably won't be purchasing another vehicle for another 5 years. I try to get over 250K miles on my vehicles before replacing them.
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megadiesellv Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,474 Points:503,585 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:01:13 PM Ignore megadiesellv Report Abuse I like diesel cars better for the future then gas hybrid I think that a diesel hybrid will be much better, I red once that vw was supposed to offer diesel hybrid that gets almost 70 mpg on the hwy and of course looks a lot better then vw or honda hybrids.
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dpt Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,249 Points:2,202,015 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 9:48:04 PM Ignore dpt Report Abuse They left out how many hybrid drivers have replaced their vehicle yet. We have a numerator without a denominator, or something like that.
Digger52 Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,397 Points:846,985 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 9:45:31 PM Ignore Digger52 Report Abuse Interesting. . . .
SilentpartnerMN Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,621 Points:475,415 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 9:45:29 PM Ignore SilentpartnerMN Report Abuse Why would you buy a second unpractical car?
DTroytNC Veteran Author Charlotte Posts:366 Points:62,510 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 9:44:58 PM Ignore DTroytNC Report Abuse Toyota needs to take an exit poll and find out why customers are switching back to regular cars.
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spedygonzales All-Star Author Toronto Posts:923 Points:463,945 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 9:39:50 PM Ignore spedygonzales Report Abuse give me a break with hybrids
ftlbear Rookie Author Dallas Posts:54 Points:234,015 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 9:39:07 PM Ignore ftlbear Report Abuse Hybrids are a temporary solution, and the focus on alternate fuel sources, (mainly hydrogen fuel cells) and natural gas which is plentiful can power our cars, thus greatly reducing our dependency on foreign oil!
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dollarwatcher Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:7,935 Points:1,533,270 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 9:36:59 PM Ignore dollarwatcher Report Abuse I always wondered about that, now I know I won't buy one.
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gumbyrex Champion Author Fresno Posts:3,291 Points:757,340 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 9:34:09 PM Ignore gumbyrex Report Abuse I don't believe one and done is an accurate perception. Give it time, don't rush to judgement.