small cars are coffins with wheels-----#1 having a big truck is like paying
for life insurance[you have a far better chance in a big truck then a small
car] besides the auto makers are screwing everyone into thinking we need
small cars-----you don't think at this stage of the game tech. isn't there
for 40 mph trucks------------we have fuel injection aero dynamics cats. air
pumps etc. economy still bites bigger trucks are peace of mind.safety for
the family etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Groves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] OT: hybrids
IMO, it makes no financial sense to purchase a hybrid car at this time
unless a) you NEED a car or b) you can find one used.
Firstly, anyone who buys a brand new car off the lot is throwing away
thousands of dollars right off the bat. That is money that you'll never
get
back. And hybrids are typically much more expensive than regular cars of
the
same size.
Second, buying a car when you don't need one is a waste of money, too.
For example, my daily driver is a '92 Ford Bronco with 4x4 and 5.0 engine
in
it. The thing is an absolute pig and with a 30 gallon tank, it costs
almost
$70 to fill it up. Thankfully, I work from home. When gas prices went
through the roof this past summer, it took me more than $130 to fill it
up.
Even still, the fact of the matter is that I bought the truck used and
paid
cash for it. By doing so, I'm saving nearly $800 a MONTH over what I was
paying for the loan and insurance on the brand new Mustang GT that it
replaced.
When you buy a new car, you're paying a loan, higher insurance costs, and
absorbing very rapid depreciation.
Gas prices may very well spike back up to $3 a gallon this summer, and
I'll
still be ahead of the game driving my gas-guzzling V-8 SUV.
Karl Groves
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-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 7:59 AM
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] OT: hybrids
What scares me is the repair cost for that technology. You
might check out what the long term maintenance costs are
(rebuild, batteries, electric motor).
Larry
John Nasta wrote:
>Anybody driving a hybrid? Any thoughts on the best or worst ones? I
>hear the hybrid drive makes the most difference in local,
stop-and-go
>type driving, which is what I do a lot of.
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>What's up with that Ford Fusion? I heard that Ford had terrible
>problems with their new mid-engine GT and had to buy a whole
bunch of
>them back because they were so screwed up. Of course mentioning a
>Fusion and a GT as a segue is bizarre, but so be it. We try
not to use the F word around here.
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