Re: Might be trading in my Eclipse on the Cash for Clunkers program
 

I'm not gonna lie, this shit makes me sick. What the hell is the point of seizing the engines?

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This is crazy. To me it's another attempt for the government to control what we do and what we drive.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqfuZ7hiap0

Skip to about the 1 minute mark.

Re: Might be trading in my Eclipse on the Cash for Clunkers program
 

double u tee eff!?

Re: Might be trading in my Eclipse on the Cash for Clunkers program
 

Fail chick is fail "Here you are, trying to be a good citizen, making a charitable contribution..." What? She has no fucking idea what this program even is...

Regardless, that's insane. Note to self, stay off that site.

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I am surprised to see such a small amount of reaction towards this.

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Maybe she's talking about being eco-friendly?riiiggghhht.......

"MMMMHMMM MMMMMMMM, what's your hybrid sound like?"


we probably aren't really worried about it because it really doesn't pertain to us since we didn't cash in our "clunkers". i dunno though, i think it's pretty messed up.

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wow, one step closer to socialism...

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Did you hear that???

One more time now...

slam.
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slam.


That was the sound of me getting in my hybrid and driving around town. Bastard doesn't make any noise, hell doesn't even start by cranking :) The electric motor must turn the gas motor over or something as you turn the key and the engine becomes on.

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Re: Might be trading in my Eclipse on the Cash for Clunkers program
 

mmm tasty batteries made at a facility that is devoid of any living thing for miles around it, yum yum

Re: Might be trading in my Eclipse on the Cash for Clunkers program
 

meh i think h2o cars are cooler.....


no pun intended :p

Re: Might be trading in my Eclipse on the Cash for Clunkers program
 

I am sure many of the people who bought the hybrids bought them to save their own money at the pump instead of helping out the environment.

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Those people must not own calculators.

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LOL true.

Re: Might be trading in my Eclipse on the Cash for Clunkers program
 

my friend bought a prius, and we calculated it out, and we figured out he needed to drive the car at LEAST 10 years to make up for the extra cost of buying a hybrid. That was last summer, so probably using higher than necessary gas prices though.

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Most of the time I will agree with you but if you but not in my case.

Then I bought mine, I was driving a 2G GST. I ran the numbers and with gas at $2.25, I would save over $3500 per year in fuel savings alone. I bought the car used for $8700 (great deal at the time) and have now owned it for 3.5 years. The highe gas prices went the more I saved.

I also received a check for $3000 for the hail damage caused in a storm last year. I definitly wasn't going to get it fixed.

That car is the best purchase I have ever made, 90k miles later not one issue. If you know what you are doing they can be a great purchase.

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Either A: He doesn't drive much, or B: He bought new which it is hard to compare a hybrid prius to a prius which isn't a hybrid as they don't make any.

How much did he buy it for and what was he trying to compare the price to?

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I don't see the real value in buying a new hybrid (especially the ones like the prius getting 40 mpg or so), but buying one used like my brother did (70mpg) when he drives a lot has paid for the car the past few years.

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Used Geo Metro > Hybrid

If you want to save gas nothing beats that 1.0L :lol: