One of the things I considered before I bought my 2012 450H, was the better braking, more advanced stability system and the gas milage. Yes you pay more for a hybrid, but they sell for more down the road. Here in my city, I was able to order a premium 2 fully loaded 450H for less money than they were willing to sell me thier 2010 450H with same package and 2000KMs on it. Recently there was a 2011 with Touring Package and 16,000 KMs brought up from Texas that sold for 6K less than what I paid for new 2012 and two packages higher. It sold right away.
This is not because people are stupid, but for the fact that there are not any around. You can have new but like me you will have to wait for 3 months to get it so the used ones go extremely quickly. I have been watching the prices and the Hybrids do sell for more than the difference that they originally sold for. In the long run gas is not going to go down and if like me you do a lot of inner city driving that is when the Hybrid really sells itself.
Either you are going to keep it for a long period of time and your payoff is in gas, or you are going to sell it and the fact Hybrids bring in a premium resale. Either way you win but when all is said and done you dont buy a luxury car to save money. ;)
