Re: WSJ: Dear Valued Hybrid Customer
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Originally Posted by blueskies
It always makes me laugh when people compare fully loaded hybrids to bare bones entry level vehicles.
Like my friend at work sending me an article which compared the bare-bones entry level Corolla (not even power windows) to the Civic Hybrid.....
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The other thing is that you can bet your bottom dollar that the WSJ writer wouldn't consider his BMW a "waste of money" even though it costs $40,000 more than a Toyota Echo, and $30,000 more than an Accord.
Personally, I'd rather spend $21k for a car with a Star Trek propulsion system than $21k for some "upscale" sedan that boasts leather seats and turbo read-window defoggers (big whup!). But to each his own.
The WSJ writer just doesn't get that people spend money on things they want. Period. If people didn't want hybrids, you can bet Toyota, Ford, and Honda would stop making them.
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