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Molaholic 8179 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-13-12, 01:38 AM (EST) "Tossing a question to the group" Anyone know anything or have experience with hybrid cars? I have driven (as a rental) the Prius, and had some issues (rather tight for my particular physiology).   Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: Tossing a question to the group kidflash212 12-13-12 1  RE: Tossing a question to the group agman 12-13-12 2    RE: Tossing a question to the group cahaya 12-13-12 3        RE: Tossing a question to the group foonermints 12-14-12 4            RE: Tossing a question to the group cahaya 12-14-12 5                RE: Tossing a question to the group agman 12-14-12 8  RE: Tossing a question to the group weltek 12-14-12 6  RE: Tossing a question to the group KeithFan 12-14-12 7  RE: Tossing a question to the group kingfish 12-14-12 9    RE: Tossing a question to the group Gothmog 12-14-12 12        RE: Tossing a question to the group kingfish 12-15-12 13            At Our Library foonermints 12-15-12 14                RE: At Our Library kingfish 12-15-12 15  RE: Tossing a question to the group rasslinmomma 12-14-12 10  RE: Tossing a question to the group Gothmog 12-14-12 11  Update Molaholic 12-15-12 16    RE: Update kingfish 12-15-12 17    RE: Update rasslinmomma 12-16-12 18        RE: Update PepeLePew13 12-17-12 20    RE: Update agman 12-17-12 19  RE: Tossing a question to the group HobbsofMI 12-17-12 21  RE: Tossing a question to the group WyoGuy44 12-17-12 22

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kidflash212 3466 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity" 12-13-12, 09:10 AM (EST) 1. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" Sorry, since I ride the subway mostly, I am of little help.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

agman 10882 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-13-12, 06:28 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" Does making out in the back of one count? It was a bit cramped though   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

cahaya 18065 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-13-12, 08:47 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" I think he was referring to hybrid power, not hybrid genes.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

foonermints 11588 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-14-12, 01:57 AM (EST) 4. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" Sometimes a battery is just.. a battery. /Freudmints   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

cahaya 18065 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-14-12, 02:57 AM (EST) 5. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" Yes, true. There's the positive side to it and the negative side to it. Just don't connect the two!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

agman 10882 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-14-12, 02:26 PM (EST) 8. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" My battery sure got charged! spelled out by Tribe   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

weltek 16928 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-14-12, 11:15 AM (EST) 6. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" Nope-the price tag has always scared us away, as well as the battery replacement costs. Our work fleet has a few Prius models, so like you, I've driven them for a few days. Reasonable amount of power and great efficiency. If my paycheck was a little bigger, we'd consider it. We just purchased a new Jetta TDI this year. Great value retention and fuel mileage (43-44 mpg is our averge per tank with a half highway, half city commute). Diesel is more expensive than regular fuel right now, but we've done the math and are still ahead of our last car that got 29 mpg average. Plus it's nice not to put in fuel as much during the cold Wisconsin winters. -Handcrafted by RollDdice   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

KeithFan 7389 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-14-12, 01:38 PM (EST) 7. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" Nope. Someone showed me the math one time a few years ago and he (a car salesman) showed me that based on driving out here in the vast plains and very short in town commutes that gas needs to be about $5/gallon for one of these to save money.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

kingfish 14813 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-14-12, 02:33 PM (EST) 9. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" You know, a car like that (a hybrid) could be a good deal for you. Putting aside questions involving price, size, comfort, maintenance expense (batteries) and aesthetics which you would have to judge for yourself, it could be a decent option for an everyday drive to work car. Depending on how much local and long distance driving you do, I can see it saving you upwards of 80% of your transportation related gasoline costs. If you recharge at home some of that savings will be spent on the home electric bill, but you could bring a cord to work and can plug into a company outlet. Or, if you can park in the open, take a solar charger with you to work (is such a thing available?). You would need to invest in a heavy duty alloy steel lock and chain. It would have to be a hybrid, I think, to allow for cloudy days. But hey, you live in LA, right?   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Gothmog 2883 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Howard Stern Show Guest" 12-14-12, 10:25 PM (EST) 12. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" Just to clarify: hybrids (like most Prii) aren't plugged in--unless it's one of the designated electric-only hybrids. For the regular Prius as well as the Prius V and Prius C models, braking regenerates the battery by capturing the energy from the momentum. There's no need (and no way) to plug the car in.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

kingfish 14813 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-15-12, 00:34 AM (EST) 13. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" Thanks Goth. I was aware of the brake/electric connection, but I thought you could also plug hybrids in for a charge that way. And that does change the equation. Wait till they sell plugin-able gas/electric hybrids. And the poetry of being able to use use a solar panel to charge your car would be hard to resist. Haven't done the power calcs, but if they add up, that would be a step in the right direction. Free power.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

foonermints 11588 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-15-12, 01:04 AM (EST) 14. "At Our Library" They still have a free "ReCharging Station" for electric cars. I thought the hybrids could plug in, too. Ah well. Even more sadly, unlike the old 36hp Volkswagen, I bet nobody can make an airplane out of one except for Tesla. forbibden frozen fudgikle   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

kingfish 14813 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-15-12, 04:05 PM (EST) 15. "RE: At Our Library" LAST EDITED ON 12-15-12 AT 04:06 PM (EST) Something is odd about this. I'm gonna ask some EE buddies of mine about the complications involved with finding the right transformer/rectifier for charging electric car batteries.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

rasslinmomma 938 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent" 12-14-12, 06:28 PM (EST) 10. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" Oooh oooh I know this one! I've been the owner of a Toyota Prius since 2009. I bought a used 2007 model with 45k miles on it, and now I'm up to 121k. I absolutely love it. Fuel economy: I do 90% of my driving in-city and average about 45-50 miles to the gallon, with the average fill-up costing $32 and running me just under 500 miles. Winter driving: It's not fantastic in the snow..I tend to drift a bit more than I did with the Corolla I had before this, but it's not bad enough to keep me from working when it snows, and I travel house to house all day. Battery: The Prius uses two...the hybrid battery and a traditional car battery. I had to replace the traditional battery last year, but the Prius battery still looks strong. Roominess: Darn sight better than the Corolla. My teenage boys don't complain about sitting in the back. Maintenance: Same as a fuel only vehicle, no additional expenses. And best of all, my company reimburses me for mileage. That check covers all of the gas and the payment each month, with a little left over for me. Every time the odometer clicks, I hear money. Courtesy of the very talented ARnutz   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Gothmog 2883 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Howard Stern Show Guest" 12-14-12, 10:12 PM (EST) 11. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" We just bought a Prius V Two--they're roomier than the regular Prius, with more trunk space. Try that one on for size. (Pun intended.) I get about 450 miles per 10 gallon tank. Mileage is better in city than on the highway, but not as good all around as regular Prius. Doesn't have the split back window of the regular prius--that (the window) bothered me when I test-drove the reg. prius. MSRP of the Two model is $26,650--I spent a day dickering with 15 dealers within 200 miles and got a great deal without leaving my house. Love it--handles well, no pick-up problems, nice features. I've heard some folks are worried about battery replacement, but I know Prius owners who have a 1st generation Prius (current model is 3rd gen) who haven't had that problem. Great car. Still not used to just keeping the keys in my pocket when I drive.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Molaholic 8179 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-15-12, 08:43 PM (EST) 16. "Update" Just back home with the new baby: 2013 Ford C-Max hybrid. Just a thought on the Prius V Two -- The "V" is pronounced "vee", not a Roman Numeral 5 -- so we've got a car with the same name as a WWII weapon of mass destruction. Gotta wonder if the folks over at Toyota did their homework. Thanks for the help!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

kingfish 14813 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-15-12, 09:28 PM (EST) 17. "RE: Update" Congratulations. Looks like a good choice.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

rasslinmomma 938 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent" 12-16-12, 12:24 PM (EST) 18. "RE: Update" Nice! I keep parking next to one of these at one of the Assisted Living Facilities I visit. It's more stylish than my Prius, so we're a little jealous of the C-Max. What color did you opt for, and do you name your vehicles? Slice & Dice Chop Shop 2004   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

PepeLePew13 24097 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-17-12, 01:31 PM (EST) 20. "RE: Update" I'd say that it looks like it'd be named ... Max. Yeah. Good name.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

agman 10882 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-17-12, 11:56 AM (EST) 19. "RE: Update" Looks good Mollie! Super siggie by Tribe   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

HobbsofMI 15849 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 12-17-12, 02:35 PM (EST) 21. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" I own two: 2007 Mercury Mariner and an 2011 Ford Fusion. Both have paid for the hybrid price difference in 2.5 year and I've only had one issue with the Mariner but after a two month fight with Ford I got the repair 1/2 paid for. sig Syren, bouncy by IceCat, bobble head by Tribephyl, and snoglobe by agman   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

WyoGuy44 35 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge" 12-17-12, 07:36 PM (EST) 22. "RE: Tossing a question to the group" I've never driven or owned a hybrid. The first time i saw one drive by i was like that car is rolling forward by pedal power. I like to hear an engine running.V8's rule. But suck at mileage! handcrafted by agman   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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