hybrid buyers wouldn't listen
10-07-2005, 03:48 PM
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hybrid buyers wouldn't listen http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosins...uto-341018.htm
no kidding your prius doesn't get 60 miles a gallon.....
the one girl in the article gets close to 40 now, because she coasts down hills....so what to do in iowa?
the other thing that is gonna be funny is when the warranties start to expire and they have to get repairs done out of their on pocket.....the bottoms of those cars look like computer motherboards.....
no kidding your prius doesn't get 60 miles a gallon.....
the one girl in the article gets close to 40 now, because she coasts down hills....so what to do in iowa?
the other thing that is gonna be funny is when the warranties start to expire and they have to get repairs done out of their on pocket.....the bottoms of those cars look like computer motherboards.....
10-08-2005, 08:57 AM
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You know, if the EPA changes how they calculate vehicle mileage, are the CAFE requirements going to be adjusted? This could make every GM truck a gas guzzler and add a price penalty.
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10-08-2005, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by White_Hawk
You know, if the EPA changes how they calculate vehicle mileage, are the CAFE requirements going to be adjusted? This could make every GM truck a gas guzzler and add a price penalty.
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Originally Posted by y2k_ta
There's a chart on future requirements in the November 2005 issue of Motor Trend. It's on page 19.
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10-09-2005, 12:13 PM
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More than 280 owners of hybrid-powered Escapes and their guests, who are traveling from 24 different states, will learn driving tips to improve fuel efficiency and get a chance to ask Ford engineers about hybrid technology. The attendees, who are paying their own travel expenses...
10-09-2005, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jdustu
the one girl in the article gets close to 40 now, because she coasts down hills....so what to do in iowa?
Uh....dude - Iowa has lots of hills....it just ain't flat.
10-09-2005, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 01ArcticSS
Uh....dude - Iowa has lots of hills....it just ain't flat.
maybe i was thinking of oklahoma? driving cross country every state starts to blur together
10-10-2005, 02:24 PM
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Hybrids are a band-aid. Trying to improve on gas mileage whilst using the same "non-renewable" fuel doesn't fix the problem. We will see a cleaner future when an economically viable alternative fuel made from a renewable resource is perfected. That is why I have such high hopes for ethanol or something like it.
10-10-2005, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by technical
Hybrids are a band-aid. Trying to improve on gas mileage whilst using the same "non-renewable" fuel doesn't fix the problem. We will see a cleaner future when an economically viable alternative fuel made from a renewable resource is perfected. That is why I have such high hopes for ethanol or something like it.
10-11-2005, 11:26 AM
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Those who buy these cars are not very intelligent enough to do a thorough research into the maintenance and overall longevity cost as did Edmunds reported.
Sad to see though.
Yet, our biggest laugh is when I posted the results of a 72-MPG Turbo Diesel MB S-Class four-door that is alot better in size, performance, and value over anything that Honda or Toyota can muster. Now, did anyone with those hybrids get it? More like
Sad to see though.
Yet, our biggest laugh is when I posted the results of a 72-MPG Turbo Diesel MB S-Class four-door that is alot better in size, performance, and value over anything that Honda or Toyota can muster. Now, did anyone with those hybrids get it? More like
10-12-2005, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by White_Hawk
You know, if the EPA changes how they calculate vehicle mileage, are the CAFE requirements going to be adjusted? This could make every GM truck a gas guzzler and add a price penalty.
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10-19-2005, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by smokinHawk
forget hybirds, yuck, turbo diesels are where its at.
or get a bike i get atleast 50mpg breaking hard and accelerating fast, very fast.
and can take it to the drag strip and pull off some 10 second passes.
or get a bike i get atleast 50mpg breaking hard and accelerating fast, very fast.
and can take it to the drag strip and pull off some 10 second passes.