If you're buying a new hybrid, should you consider purchasing an extended service agreement (usually marketed as an "extended warranty") as well? More than anything, the answer to that question depends upon your personal beliefs and level of comfort with risk.
To help ensure that you are choosing a service shop that knows their way around a hybrid, HybridCars.com teamed up with Craig Van Batenburg, who established a hybrid technician qualification process through the Automotive Career Development Center. Craig conducts hybrid technical training workshops around the country. Our growing list of preferred shops is made up of technicians who have been through Craig's workshops. Other shops are welcome to contact Craig, so he can verify that they've got the right stuff.
If you have AAA roadside service for your hybrid, then you are taking two steps forward and one step backward. That’s because AAA is backwards on environmental issues. Hybrid drivers around the country are dropping AAA, and seeking greener alternatives.
