been offered a 2006 silverado hybrid 'cheap' - can i get rid of the hybrid stuff? (2023 Update)

There was a study I saw recently that showed based on a cost of $4.00/gallon of gas and depending upon the vehicle it take 7 to 18 years of ownership to offset the extra cost of the vehicle.

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thats not hard to believe...

did that analysis calculate the cost to replace the batteries when they die just after the warranty gives out?

The friggin things only get about 2mpg better in the city anyway... and the same highway mileage

i wouldn't touch a hybrid chev truck... they are just about as useless as the OP's sons toyota... (maybe not as reliable, but about as useless ;))

anything to back up the useless or reliable statements?

It only gets a little better because its a mild hybrid. GM sells a lot of vehicles so their idea is by making a small improvement to a lot of vehicles gives the same benefit as making a larger improvement to a small number of vehicles. GM has not abandoned the hybrid truck, its still available and the technology is going into the suv's in the next model year. To remove it you would need to replace the starter/generator with a traditional starter and replace or reprogram the engine controller to not shut off the truck and remove the batteries and extra electronics. Then replace the electric engine accessories like power steering pump with traditional belt driven ones, Since its a 'mild' hybrid there isn't that much difference. I'd swap you parts with those from my 04 if your near Ohio. Since its just a 'mild' hybrid there are not nearly as many batteries so replacement won't be very expensive. IIRC its only like 4 higher end car batteries.

not abandonned yet by GM - but the dealer staff are already committed to a new, smaller than current diesel and will not promote the hybrids

this is exactly what happened to the olds diesels that came through the dealers doors here - dealer staff sold customers 'away' from the cars - and discounted the early turn-ins so that they all were devalued - just like this 06 hybrid they are showing to me this time around.

(I bought a diesel cutlass brougham for well under half the price that it had come off the showroom floor for only 10 months previously,drove it for 200k and sold it running fine. I kept a spare engine on a stand - just-in-case, but never needed it)

re parts swap - a real nice offer - - I live in the maritimes == it would be a a tough few days to changeout all of this stuff.

I probably won't be buying a new truck, hybrid or not, as gas prices are so high. Maybe I'll rebuild the 01 and get a car for most of my light transportation needs. I used to do this 'til the insurance companys here started to really whack us for each vehicle in the driveway as if we can drive all of them at once - (not much competition in the insurance industry in these parts). The price of gas may put that option back on the table - even at high premium rates for the vehicle that sits at home.

So I have a 2005 Chevy Silverado Hybrid and the hybrid batteries are no longer available. My truck only has 136,000 miles and is in excellent shape. Any suggestions or do I have to part out my truck?