On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:34:37 -0500, Stuart Wheaton
wrote:


Ed Huntress

Despite all the noise -very- few people actually buy the high-mpg
vehicles that have been offered.
http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/198...ivic-t208.html

I never saw a Civic FE outside the showroom.


So, I'm guessing you live in Montana or some other red-meat and
republicans only enclave.

In mid-west Cincinnati, the mall and supermarket lots have a very
reasonable percentage of Prius and Civics, I see many Toyota
Matrix/Vibe, and other well made vehicles with excellent mileage Almost
all are American made, Japanese designed cars. A few months ago, I
looked at a PT cruiser, almost the same interior size as a Matrix, but
about 10 MPG less. What is Detroit's trouble? That is Detroits trouble.

And I find the arguments that the cost of a hybrid means they are
un-viable is spurious at best. I never saw a reasonability test of
buying an Escalade instead of a Malibu.

Stuart


Son...in urban ********s, you are unlikly to get those high mileage
numbers because you never drive very far.



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