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Old 07-18-2005, 09:27 AM
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Default Re: New York Times Hybrid Article

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Originally Posted by RIHCH
....Could these be the same people that cry about paying $2-$3 a gallon for gas. I don't think Americans are ready to give up their Hummers and large SUVs yet. Its to much of a statis symbol. I've owned 4 cyl vehicles all my life and never had to worry about giving up performance, amenities, or space. I never needed a vehicle that needed it's own zip code.
I just get this impression that a lot of the people that drive them fancy it makes them look a little more like this. Yeah, "Don't mess with me!"....

Roads have gotten more crowded the last dozen years. It's gotten like Wal-Mart, where people are so obsessed with what they are doing they just run over people. My hutch is "it's OK to run over people on the highway if I'm bigger". Just a pet theory of mine....

About the anti-hybrid slant - seems odd.

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