Comments on: 10,000 Toyota Camry Hybrids – ambitious or genius?

By: JabbaTheHutt

JabbaTheHutt — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:02:49 +0000

There’s one up here in Cairns. As predicted it is a taxi. They must get a serious concession to use these types of cars because they are actually expensive to buy. The several thousand dollar price difference buys a lot of fuel over the life of the car.

….and wouldn’t this vehicle be majorly expensive to repair after warranty expires?

By: martin copelin

martin copelin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:14:54 +0000

These people should ease up on attacking cars such as the Australian made Camry. Everytime somebody buys one in lieu of a foreign import they help employ Aussies both at Toyota and the parts companies. However the most important is the saving on money heading to overseas factories. Remember people take away our minerals exports and this country is living way beyond its earning capacity.

By: tekkyy

tekkyy — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:34:19 +0000

hybrids bring us a luxury level of refinement/NVH to affordable cars

hope they are working on hybrid Commodore and Falcon too

By: Joe0523

Joe0523 — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:32:49 +0000

What a load of BS!! Toyata do not set the “offical” fuel rate. It is done by a 3rd body. To say the aurion was set to 9.9 by toyata is wrong.

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:21:17 +0000

Yeah – I remember when the Toyota fans on here were criticising Holden for having Goose-neck Hinges as they intrude into the boot take up space and could damage some items etc.

Holden have since gone to Pneumatic struts; However; now that Toyota have Goose-neck Hinges I suppose they are acceptable again.

The other thing I notice is that due to the “Hybrid” set up.. It appears that [unlike other medium sized sedans] the Camry doesn’t have a ski port in the boot either

By: Will

Will — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:54:52 +0000

It’s called ‘protectionism’.

Rudd offers Toyota Oz a huge sum of our money to develop a machine that has already been developed. Brumby buys up on the results big time, calls his fleets ‘green fleets’, saves a few jobs and wins the election this coming October. Doesn’t take

Einstein to work that one out…

By: Shak

Shak — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:31:12 +0000

They will sell because they are Toyota Hybrids. remember what happened with the prius. The unsuspecting masses will see Toyota and think relieable and safe. They wont see the boredom and pure abyss that they are about to purchase. They will easily sell 8000, not that i want them to succeed, but they will. In the same way that Holdens are Australian and all that hoo haa, Toyotas have this reliable image.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:21:49 +0000

Sell 10,000 in 2010? We will see how the first 3 months going – hope they sell over 1,500 in 3 months… Good luck to Toyota Australia.

By: JooberGTI

JooberGTI — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:05:59 +0000

Exactly, For any enviro-damaging / profit raking company, this would be an excellent PR play, keep an eye out for the big banks over time who need to keep their profits down (possibly in the bean counters interest too), as well as big pollutants attempting to counter image with this car.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:17:01 +0000

the amount put in by the vic gov includes the cost amount for the govs 2000 of them.