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How can I calculate if a Hybrid Car is worth buying?

I've seen plenty of calculators that only calculate the cost of gas savings for Hybrid Cars vs. both other hybrids and non-hybrids. But are there any calculators for figuring in initial purchase price, expected maintenance, and environmental factors? Even better, any that show a graph showing the "break even" point for that combined cost (e.g. the additional initial cost for a hybrid will even out in x years and y months due to gas and other savings)?

Edmunds.com has a "True Cost of Ownership" calculator.

http://www.edmunds.com/apps/cto/intro.do

But like any other calculator, they can only estimate. Real world figures will vary.

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