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09-02-2012, 11:22 PM | #1 | |
Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009
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09-05-2012, 03:16 PM | #2 | |
Drives: 08 2Dr LB Base, Silver Join Date: Jan 2011
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I don't think most people blindly buy the "Eco-friendly" bit. I think most people just like to get new cars. I know every time a friend or family member gets a new car, I get all antsy and start looking at new cars. Most of the time, I beat back those urges because of the simple fact that what I have is good enough. I think the Eco-friendly / high MPG boast of the newest hybrids give people that final push to convince themselves that they NEED a new car, just like higher HP or AWD for others. Sure, one can sit down and do very simple calculations to show that spending tens of thousands of dollars for a $10-30 savings per fill up can net a break even point of about a decade or more, but that's not what its all about. I'm talking from experience here, because that's what happened to me. The wife got a new car and I ended up buying one too because of new-car-itis. As for the $10k 40mpg+ econo-box... Nissan has a $10k Versa Sedan that's about $11k-$12k. I believe there is a Kia that is around the same price range, so they are out there. |
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09-02-2012, 03:36 AM | #3 |
Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009
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I paid $3.46 on 8-30 . Down in Alvin (opposite side of our metro) it is $3.39 at Buc-ee's (a Texas convenience store and travel center chain). I find the traffic to be much worse in your general area than where Bronsin is (in addition to the gas price difference), so I can see the real world numbers for you (at least for a C) being closer together than they would be for Bronsin....I can see why the C might be an attractive choice in your location. The standard Prius?.....the numbers would be further apart, IMO, even with the supposed slightly better City MPG. I agree with you re paying for the car -- I don't finance cars either.
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09-03-2012, 12:27 AM | #4 |
@ OP good post. I enjoyed the read.
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09-03-2012, 11:35 AM | #5 |
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No need for a "C" as of yet . Thanks to this .
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