[SteveR]

find out what type of hybrid it is and how technically the system works. I know with the electric motor hybrids with Ford, the motor only switches over under 25 mph, idling for more than 2 minutes, or with no load (trailer, uphill, A/C, etc.), so the only way it actually helps gas mileage is if you only drive it in a city. My brother has the hybrid Mercury Mariner and the hybrid option was 7k and he only gets around 26 mpg, and he drives it very gas friendly. We did the math and it would take at his current rate, 5 years in gas savings just to pay for the option. I'm not sure how the GM versions work so I can't comment on that, but before you buy something find out how it works and do the math to see how long it will take you to pay for the difference.