KW> My 2002 Camry's come up to 180K miles, and it's due for the timing   
   KW> belt/major service. I've got 20K miles left on the tires and need to   
   KW> replace one of the motor mounts. I figured it's going to be $2K or so.   
   KW>    
   KW> I drive 20K miles a year, and my Camry's mileage has been hovering around   
   KW> 21 mpg.   
   KW>    
   KW> California's running out of the hybrid/electric decals that let you drive   
   KW> in carpool lanes.   
   KW>    
   KW> I bit the bullet this weekend and bought a Camry plug-in hybrid. My   
   KW> company has a charging station so I can charge it when I get here. With a   
   KW> full charge and tank of regular gas, I got 62 MPG on the way to work.   
   KW>    
   KW> I put down a good down payment and got 0.0% APR on the remainder, I'll be   
   KW> able to subsidize a big chunk of the payment with gas savings.   
      
   I drive around the same mileage per year (20k), but spread it on several   
   vehicles.     
      
   My daughter has been driving my Monte Carlo until she purchases a car sometime   
   in the early summer.  I typically go back and forth between driving my 2012   
   Charger (22k on it now), my 2002 Monte Carlo (188k on it now), and my 2003   
   Harley Dyna Wide Glide (28k on it now).   
      
   There are a few people in my neighborhood with plug in hybrids.  I have often   
   wondered how much electric it pulls extra per month to the home bill.  If you   
   can get away with just charging at work, that would be cool!   
      
   Right now, I am working from home 4 of the 5 days per week.  Now that it is   
   starting to get nice, I will be riding my 50+mpg Harley to work.  Makes going   
   to work fun.   
      
   - Mark   
      
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