Honda Insight is a valid option for a first car. Honda does not have a Prius model, that exists only for Toyota. Honda has the Insight model, that closely resembles the Toyota Prius. Honda Insight is a hybrid vehicle, fuel efficient and very cheap.
There are a few places that sell Toyota Prius vehicles at cheap prices according to Green Car Reports. One of these is Car Hop, where you can buy any car for a cheap price.
Not really. If you buy a Prius it will take you more than 5years to START saving money. You'd be better off buying a cheap petrol or diesel car that does just as good or better MPG
A Toyota Prius offers some of the best mileage though the hybrids are expensive. A cheap gas alternative is the Chevrolet Cruze or Ford Fiesta or Ford Focus.
Looks like both Hertz and Avis have Camry's and Altima Hybrids in their fleet. Depends on your location whether they'll have one available, and they don't come cheap.
Depends on the damage if just needs new pads cheap like 180$ with labor at the shop, for something like worn out brakes that damaged your rotors and calipers can go up to 600$
You can buy a used, cheap Toyota Fortuner from any Toyota dealer or you can have a look at websites such as Autotrader, Loot or Gumtree. The internet also offers a wide range of used and cheap Toyota's.
Over the past 4 years, hybrid electric vehicle costs have come down. More of the increase in cost comes now from automated seats, leather and other sorts of ad ons. The Lincoln MKZ hybrid costs the same as the gas. Also go for used hybrids they are real cheap. Finally remember the life of a hybrid is well into 300,000 miles on the original version Prius. That is with no replacing the engine too. Less on brake pads and other costs too.
Not sure about OE replacements, however there are some excellent aftermarket choices available for both front and rear. See the Sources and Related Links area below.
They are fairly expensive compared to conventional cars.
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The best place to find a cheap car battery is at Battery Plus Battery store. They sell all forms of batteries for every electronic and there prices are fantastic! Something is always clearnece priced!