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Old 07-02-2004, 07:44 AM
kabel kabel is offline
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-Jason
1. 49.9 is not the same as 50.1 when it comes to mpg
2. you lean foward going up hills instead of hitting the gas.
3. you're not out of gas until the low fuel light has been on for about 80 miles
4. you memorize topographical maps of your daily drive
5. you won't run errands unless they are over 50 miles away so you don't hurt your average.
6. while you don't mind showing friends your hybrid, you'd rather not drive them around because the extra weight might lower your gas mileage.
7. you have a perfectly good air conditioner but refuse to use it unless your going downhill.
8. you gleefully by the cheap gas.
9. while driving, you smirk at people as they pass you cause you get better gas mileage.
10. you think cvt is the biggest thing since the wheel was invented
11. you get in a car with an automatic transamission and you feel like its archaic
12. when you see another hybrid on the highway and he/she's doing 75-80 you shake your head in disbelief and wonder why they just didn't buy a regular car.
13. you post your gas mileage online.
14. one of your best friends drives a huge SUV that gets 13mpg and you remind them constantly
15. you don't think you're better then everyone else....you actually are.
16. you actually enjoy driving 40 on the highway sometimes.

I know some of them are lame, but hey...i had to give it a try

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My Hybrid

2004 Civic w/ CVT
Magnesium Metallic
my commute 53 miles each way

Last edited by Jason : 09-25-2005 at 11:25 AM.
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