Hybrids are the best solution for most people. Toyota has always been on the right path, regardless of what the EV fan base thinks.

I still have a 2010 1.33lt Made in France. It has been excellent until about 120k kilometers, when it started to noticeably burn oil. At 142k it reached a point of burning a litre every 1000 kms and really struggling travelling upslope above 80km/h. Had to eventually swap the engine with a similar used unit and in the last 4 months and about 1000km it doesn’t miss a drop of oil.

Zero rust anywhere, interior is still excellent without any noises. Overall pretty happy with it, now it’s our errand car after I got a 2023 C-HR.

If there is any truth to what a service director told me once, dealerships make peanuts on car sales and bloatware (accessories, insurance etc ) and overcharge the time needed for car service because it’s what actually pays the bills and makes the profits. Que the $80/hour cost when a public hospital ER doctor gets $15-20.

Happy owner of a new C-HR, yesterday completed 1000km. Very happy with the purchase, it’s comfortable, quieter than my 10 year old Yaris and very frugal in fuel consumption. 5 lt/ 100 km average, with a 50/50 mix of city/highway driving.