09-09-2005, 12:36 PM
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Real Name: Larry S. Singleton
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Hybrids: 2007 TCH and Loving It !
Posts: 1,427
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Re: Psychiatric care
Speaking of old hags and Civic Hybrids: I saw a lady getting out of her car, a 2003 HCH, in the handicapped spot at Target last evening.
She had to be every bit of 80 years old, nicely dressed but severely aged and decrepit in body, and her car (hold on I have to stop to laugh again.....................OK) had about 4 or five dings in it, a huge paint scrape on the rear fender, and another hole in the back bumper. She is obviously past her best driving days, let's just say that. 
My first thought was "That sorry a$$ car salesman probably sold her a Hybrid without her even knowing a dang thing about them, except he knew he could get an extra $3000 over a standard Civic from her." 
Then I thought, "hey, as a Hybrid advocate, that's one more Hybrid on the road at least, right?" 
I was with my kids or I would have stopped and asked to see her two trip meters. You think the lifetime MPG was over 32 mpg? I'd bet not, but maybe if she "really drives like a Granny" she might have had it in the low 40's. I was dying to ask her to let me see, including the total miles - I bet they were under 20,000 !! 
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