This is the right advice.
This is the right advice. Owning old hybrid is really a crap shoot. Expensive inverter or generator can go out, in which case, you are looking at serveral thousand dollar repair bill, way more than value of the car. If you are DIYer and want low cost maintence old car, you can't beat old corolla, civic or even some other off brand japanese cars which has widely available cheap parts. With older Japanese cars with proven reliable engine and transmission, virtually everything can be repaired by DIYer for pretty low cost. This is not the case with old hybrids. Old conventional cars win hands down over old hybrid for low cost repair and maintenance.