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Originally Posted by papapoi
i drive an 05 dodge neon and im getting 33 mpg. bike on the other hand im getting about 48 mpg. if i baby it i can get about 52 but wheres then fun in that.
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Originally Posted by vickibocc
Hybrids really are not that expensive. Yes, theya re more expensive than the regular model of the same car (Civic vs. Civic Hybrid, etc). The Prius is a bit weird looking, but it's built for effiency in the aerodynamics...which is why the new Honda Insight will have the same funny looking hatchback and short nose. But the civic looks exactly the same as the regular model. It starts at about 8k more than the regular model but it depends on what's more important to you.
For those of you that are more into horsepower and an impressive car than high gas mileage...if you knew you could get a significant amount more power out of a car that was 8k more (say its turbocharged or whatever)...I think you would pay it..because being able to go fast is important to you.
But if you're worried about gas mileage and the environment...than the 8k is worth paying to get 10 extra miles to the gallon.
If my Blazer got 31mpg vs. the 21mpg I get now...I'd be all over it. It's a significant difference.
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Exactly.
Not everyone chases the same performance metric.
For some it's HP, for others it's MPG.
Sure the hippies driving hybrids can get annoying, but so were the asshats driving Suburbans and tahoes just to cart around two kids back and forth to the mall.