Camry Hybrid

Thought I would post something Toyta related for a change.

Many of you may remember that I considered our 2001 Avalon a piece of junk.
Still do.

2 years ago we replaced our 2 cars with 2 Hondas including an Accord Hybrid.

The Accord Hybrid with its fast 6 cylinder engine got about 27 mpg overall.
Not bad but not great.

However my wife found certain things about the car irritating. She missed
the auto headlights, auto door locks and other auto features of her Chrysler
300M (still being driven and loved by her parents by the way). Also we are
getting a bit old for the Honda's hard leather seats and hard ride.

So she decided she wanted to buy a Camry Hybrid and took delivery about a
week ago.

So far I have to say that although ugly, the Camry seems like a fine car.
I can't imagine a Lexus being any quieter.

Meanwhile I may have a problem with the transmission in my 2006 Odyssey with
just 12k miles on it. After getting off the highway the other day it had a
weird siren like sound. When I checked the fluid, there were gray grindings
on the paper towel. Of course the Honda dealer could not duplicate the
sound today and they said the grindings residue are normal. I've been
checking AT fluid since a 1971 dart and never remember any residue on the
rag. Anyone agree that it would be normal?

On Dec 19, 10:45 pm, johngd...@m wrote:
>
> Regarding GM, I wouldn't drive past their lot a year ago, but now I'm
> really impressed with their turnaround to the point I'm willing to
> check out the new designs: Chevy Malibu, Caddy CTS, Chevy Acadia,
> etc.
>
And what? no praise for the 2 mode hybrid. I think you missed the part
where you will mention that the GM-BMW-Chrysler hybrid tech is already
used in Seattle's public buses =)

Ok, Ok. Come to think of it, I don't think I'll get a hybrid in the
next few years. At least not until the price comes down some more.
Even though the Global Hybrid Cooperation system is an excellent one,
used in Seattle public buses for years

I do believe most if not all cars in the near future will be some form
of hybrid now that new energy bill was passed in the US and EU is
setting strict CO2 limits. The Chevy Volt, for example, runs on
battery only and has a small engine that functions only as a
generator! The 2007 BMW Hydrogen-7 runs on, well, hydrogen or gas.
It's just a view of things to come.

On Dec 19, 8:02 pm, EdV <systme...@m> wrote:
> And what? no praise for the 2 mode hybrid. I think you missed the part
> where you will mention that the GM-BMW-Chrysler hybrid tech is already
> used in Seattle's public buses =)

On Dec 20, 12:03 am, johngd...@m wrote:
> Ok, Ok. Come to think of it, I don't think I'll get a hybrid in the
> next few years. At least not until the price comes down some more.
> Even though the Global Hybrid Cooperation system is an excellent one,
> used in Seattle public buses for years
>
> I do believe most if not all cars in the near future will be some form
> of hybrid now that new energy bill was passed in the US and EU is
> setting strict CO2 limits. The Chevy Volt, for example, runs on
> battery only and has a small engine that functions only as a
> generator! The 2007 BMW Hydrogen-7 runs on, well, hydrogen or gas.
> It's just a view of things to come.
>
The volt is also a plugin car, based on some videos I have seen. I
just dont know if the volt is considered a hybrid or an electric car,
since all the power is from the batteries and motor, and as you said
the engine is just to charge the batteries.

I guess it depends on the definition while it evolves. See below:

ABC News
By DEAN REYNOLDS
Jan. 9, 2007

Chevrolet's new hybrid car, called the Volt, has generated a lot of
buzz this week at the North American International Auto Show in
Detroit.

On Dec 20, 6:40 am, EdV <systme...@m> wrote:
>
> The volt is also a plugin car, based on some videos I have seen. I
> just dont know if the volt is considered a hybrid or an electric car,
> since all the power is from the batteries and motor, and as you said
> the engine is just to charge the batteries.

On Dec 20, 9:13 pm, johngd...@m wrote:
> I guess it depends on the definition while it evolves. See below:
>
> ABC News
> By DEAN REYNOLDS
> Jan. 9, 2007
>
> Chevrolet's new hybrid car, called the Volt, has generated a lot of
> buzz this week at the North American International Auto Show in
> Detroit.
>
>

I see. Technically a hybrid is a cross breed or off spring between two
distinct species. So its safe to call the pontiac vibe- toyota matrix
as a hybrid. =)