Why did you choose a hybrid?

I have a hybrid?

*Checks*

Well, what do you know. That dealer scammed me! He told me it was a magic SUV!



I needed a new vehicle, as my '95 Explorer was going kaput on me, I'm Ford A plan, and had some money ready to be used for a new vehicle, and did the research online, both with Ford and at places like here. I test drove, and made the purchase. I tend to drive a lot of miles in a year, and with gas prices on the rise, I figure I'm going to come out way ahead in a decade. I love tech stuff, the environmental stuff is a bonus, and I get to save and make a statement at the same time. No, it's not an environmental statement, it's one to all the people who complain about SUVs. Yeah, it's pretty much a screw you. I love it (And it has happened to me) when someone complained about my "gas guzzler". I asked them how many MPGs they were getting, to which they proudly proclaimed 18. I told them I was getting 33, (My last fill up at the times average) and called them the gas guzzler. They saw the hybrid markings, actually apologized, and shut up.

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THAT is a funny story!

What were they driving that they were proud to get 18?

I originally did a spread sheet for the next 5 years and found that I'd need to see $5.80 for gas or start a job 60 miles away to break even. The price for the hybrid I wanted was $40K. Tricked out Ford Escape. Anyways, I had no intention of buying one but wanted to test drive it.

About 3 minutes into the drive I concluded it had guts but the price was still steep. Money was the driving factor and not spotted owls. So, I am waiting at a light and get *** ended by some lady. No injuries but a nice ding on the rear bumper.

About 3 days later the dealership calls me and said they couldn't sell it as new, nobody wanted it as it was in an accident. But since I knew what happened I might consider buying it if they took it down to $500 over invoice. That was an $8,000 savings.

I took it and the bumper was fixed by the lady's insurance.

Care to top that?

I got mine because having been spoiled by geo metros for 10 years of driving I wanted a car that I only had to put about 10 gallons in every two weeks. Basicly because I"m lazy. Of course now I'm filling up ever 3 weeks so I'm pretty much ahead of the game in my mind.

My hydroponics experiment

You ever notice how hard it is to lip read cartoon characters?
"Crazy is what the sane call Delta Flyer"

I bought a hybrid to pick up chicks.

Green ones.

Opps! - did not realize it you could click all the choices. #3 was my choice. Saving money is my secondary motivation.

61.5mpg lifetime - 82mpg in recent months

Best Run >
www.cleanmpg.com

"fanatic" is what the lazy call the dedicated

LOL, I heard that hybrid cars get green chicks to put out. So far, that seems to be false.

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Well, we spend no time getting to the bottom line do we?

It has been said:
Hybrid drivers come in 3 flavors, greenie, techie and cheapie. Pick any 2.
2005 Prius, Melinium Silver over gray, package 5 (AI)