OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
better than any jeep my ***. big deal bout 450 miles to the tank my
2002 cavalier did damn near that, til i traded it even up for 2000 tj
sport (that was of course when i finally had the operation to have my
head removed from ***)
2002 cavalier did damn near that, til i traded it even up for 2000 tj
sport (that was of course when i finally had the operation to have my
head removed from ***)
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
better than any jeep my ***. big deal bout 450 miles to the tank my
2002 cavalier did damn near that, til i traded it even up for 2000 tj
sport (that was of course when i finally had the operation to have my
head removed from ***)
2002 cavalier did damn near that, til i traded it even up for 2000 tj
sport (that was of course when i finally had the operation to have my
head removed from ***)
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
better than any jeep my ***. big deal bout 450 miles to the tank my
2002 cavalier did damn near that, til i traded it even up for 2000 tj
sport (that was of course when i finally had the operation to have my
head removed from ***)
2002 cavalier did damn near that, til i traded it even up for 2000 tj
sport (that was of course when i finally had the operation to have my
head removed from ***)
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
"John Davies" <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I tried to talk her out of it, but she is _rabidly_ anti gas-guzzler.
> She paid full MSRP plus $4000 additional dealer markup and got a
> crappy trade-in allowance for her Subie Legacy. She got 50 mpg on her
> road trip to visit me over the weekend. I figure she will have to
> drive that car 5 years at 15K miles per year to break even with the
> cost of additional gas for a 20 mpg real vehicle.
>
> It is a truly strange car to drive.
>
> Sorry for the OT post - I was just trying to figure this situation
> out.... not there yet.
Another soon to be disappointed consumer! Plus, just the kind of gullible
consumer the dealers love, willing to spend 4k more than the thjing is worth
in order to save money on fuel! If your calculations are true, she'll have
to replace the battery pack at some point around 8 years from now, that will
be another 3k. Some economy, huh?
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
"John Davies" <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:gi5eg012vqdui4epu1vpfjg2hb3sm23eq3@4ax.com...
> I tried to talk her out of it, but she is _rabidly_ anti gas-guzzler.
> She paid full MSRP plus $4000 additional dealer markup and got a
> crappy trade-in allowance for her Subie Legacy. She got 50 mpg on her
> road trip to visit me over the weekend. I figure she will have to
> drive that car 5 years at 15K miles per year to break even with the
> cost of additional gas for a 20 mpg real vehicle.
>
> It is a truly strange car to drive.
>
> Sorry for the OT post - I was just trying to figure this situation
> out.... not there yet.
Another soon to be disappointed consumer! Plus, just the kind of gullible
consumer the dealers love, willing to spend 4k more than the thjing is worth
in order to save money on fuel! If your calculations are true, she'll have
to replace the battery pack at some point around 8 years from now, that will
be another 3k. Some economy, huh?
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
"John Davies" <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:gi5eg012vqdui4epu1vpfjg2hb3sm23eq3@4ax.com...
> I tried to talk her out of it, but she is _rabidly_ anti gas-guzzler.
> She paid full MSRP plus $4000 additional dealer markup and got a
> crappy trade-in allowance for her Subie Legacy. She got 50 mpg on her
> road trip to visit me over the weekend. I figure she will have to
> drive that car 5 years at 15K miles per year to break even with the
> cost of additional gas for a 20 mpg real vehicle.
>
> It is a truly strange car to drive.
>
> Sorry for the OT post - I was just trying to figure this situation
> out.... not there yet.
Another soon to be disappointed consumer! Plus, just the kind of gullible
consumer the dealers love, willing to spend 4k more than the thjing is worth
in order to save money on fuel! If your calculations are true, she'll have
to replace the battery pack at some point around 8 years from now, that will
be another 3k. Some economy, huh?