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Originally Posted by Whiterook
b) People don't believe the mileage claims of hybrid owners. This makes them hostile to anyone who tries, in good faith, to explain hybrid technology. It is understandable that people don't understand the technology. There has been a lot of misinformation published about these cars. Many hybrid owners, in fact, don't understand the technology.
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This is my least favorite part of owning a hybrid. My friend has a Civic (not a hybrid) and always is like "OH MY GOD I GET 35 MPG!!!!" and I'm always like "Yeah, well. I'm getting 40-60 and my car is twice as big as yours" and he never believes me (and he's ridden in the car and seen the energy displays and whatnot).
I still get questions from people at work WHY I traded in an Envoy for a hybrid after only owning the Envoy for 6 months? Gee, I can't friggin imagine.
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Originally Posted by bwilson4web
I deal with engineers and turn my hand at it too. Yet I also remain curious about their resistance to change. So what I did was take them out to lunch and have them drive the car back. Since then, no comments or concerns at work. Of course my vanity plate, "C52MPG" might also have something to do with it along with the $3.09/gal gas.
Bob Wilson
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I was thinking of getting "40MPGWOW" haha