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After 8+ Years of Driving a Hybrid Car, I Don’t Think It’s Worth It

Better fuel consumption, reduced impact to environment, these are some of the promises of driving a hybrid car. But after more than 8 years of driving Mazda 3 2.0L model, with 2 failed capacitors after a mileage of 60,000 km – and they are expensive to replace (S$2k or US$1.5k each) – I’d rather drive a regular car. Here is why.

Under the hood of my 8 years old hybrid Mazda car. The capacitor is located at the bottom of the bottom right compartment (hidden).