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Originally posted by Russell-3L:
my dad can beat up your dad!
That's it...
IT'S A WALKOFF!!
Diesel owns you
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Hey auiotour, I beleive I was giving opinions on the Accord.
I don't know what point 3733 was trying to make about the worth of my vehicles. Sorry I tried to blow him off with some humor. 
Now, earlier I thought I would try explain my opinions on the car. My situation shapes those opinions. Yours shapes yours.
You have a PM.
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02 Ford Explorer
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Originally posted by DrGonzo:
Hey auiotour, I beleive I was giving opinions on the Accord.
I don't know what point 3733 was trying to make about the worth of my vehicles. Sorry I tried to blow him off with some humor.
Now, earlier I thought I would try explain my opinions on the car. My situation shapes those opinions. Yours shapes yours.
You have a PM.
got pm, explains. lol
95 SES Sold
99 SE Sport Sold
99 SVT T-Red Tan Interior. K&N, Magnecors, 19' Theorys, And some audio stuff.
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Originally posted by SAV:
You didn't read the rest of the paragraph in my link that says the batteries are designed to last even longer under normal driving conditions.
Sometimes I wonder if any of you read before posting with the old "My opinion is 100% right." attitude. 
-SAV
I did read the rest of the paragraph, and most things sre designed to last longer than they are warrantied. However, it IS likely that a buyer will have to pay for a battery change if owned for a long time.
I am not bashing hybrids. I am merely stating what multiple financial analyses have said: buying a Hybrid will not save you money. It does not mean that there aren't other reasons to buy or that hybrids are bad cars.
Brad "Diva": 2004 Mazda 6s 5-door, Volcanic Red
Rex: 1988 Mazda RX-7 Vert, Harbor Blue.
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I feel Guilty, Oh so guilty
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The numbers look impressive, but the technology is still too early in its infancy for me to spend any where near that amount of money. I'll take a diesel, please.
"If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit"
-Mitch Hedberg
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I'm not convinced the hybrid is any cleaner. What of the toxic waste that the battery becomes when it needs replacement.
For me, if I'm looking to reduce motoring costs, I look at the biggest cost first, the vehicle, and not at a much small cost, such as the fuel.
Since a 30MPG vehicle at $2/gallon makes the cost for fuel to operate the vehicle about $0.067/mile and a $20k vehicle costs $0.20/mile if it has a 100K lifespan just to buy the vehicle, reducing the cost to acquire the vehicle is the probably the most effective way to reduce driving costs.
FWIW,
TB
"Seems like our society is more interested in turning each successive generation into cookie-cutter wankers than anything else." -- Jato 8/24/2004
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Originally posted by DrGonzo:
but if you break down in TwoDot, Montana, can you get it worked on? Or are you just screwed?
Screwed.
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