[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:22:41 AM  #1  Subject: Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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I'm considering getting a new car in the next 6 months or so.........

and i've been contemplating getting a Hybrid of some sort as my commute is absolutely horrible. I spend nearly 80-90 dollars a week in gas. My Accord probably gets anywhere from 17-19 mpg. I'd essentially be saving 40 dollars a week in gas, but then again, my cars been paid off for awhile and not having a car note is nice The Accord is wicked beat up and has like 131k miles on it. I probably wouldn't get more than 3k for the POS.

Which hybrid is the best bang for the buck? prius, civic, lexus ls400h

Also, would you consider me less of a man for driving a Prius or baby blue Civic?(these are the only ones I see, are there any other colors??)

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[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:28:15 AM  #2  Subject: Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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civic. prius gets less mileage in on the highway which IMO is ghey. that's coming from an ex toyota tech.

THAT SAID! It is not worth the extra cost of the car for the amount of gas that you will save. You're better off getting a cheap civic that sips gas.
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[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:29:07 AM  #3  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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prius gets the best mileage, but you'll spend over 30k even for a used one. hybrid civic i think is around 25k but gets less mileage then the prius

i say get the lexus 400h. you can afford it with all the money you'll be saving in gas
[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:32:17 AM  #4  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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PaikyPoo wrote:prius gets the best mileage, but you'll spend over 30k even for a used one. hybrid civic i think is around 25k but gets less mileage then the prius

i say get the lexus 400h. you can afford it with all the money you'll be saving in gas

I like how you think.

Maybe I should just drive this accord till it croaks and get myself a brand new corvette. I've always wanted a vette. With the license plate "Smoke U"

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[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:32:51 AM  #5  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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Get a Toyota Land Cruiser! It only costs me $160 in gas a week.
[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:34:29 AM  #6  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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Reverend Rice wrote:Get a Toyota Land Cruiser! It only costs me $160 in gas a week.



I fucking love the new Land Cruiser. I'd get one if I could afford one.
[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:35:29 AM  #7  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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I *heart* my Civic. Can't go wrong especially with the hybrid.
[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:38:53 AM  #8  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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Oh, and they do make other colors besides blue. I wanted a black 5-speed, but it seems there was a run on black. All they had was gray (though, it actually looks more tan-ish in certain light).

I was told by the sales manager that gray is their "most pop-oo-lar cooolour" <---spoken with a Romanian accent

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[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:40:37 AM  #9  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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Don't get a Civic SI to save gas. This fucker takes premium and I drive it like a hooligan, so I am not conserving at all
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[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:41:43 AM  #10  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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cailin wrote:Oh, and they do make other colors besides blue. I wanted a black 5-speed, but it seems there was a run on black. All they had was gray (though, it actually looks more tan-ish in certain light).

I was told by the sales manager that gray is their "most pop-oo-lar cooolour" <---spoken with a Romanian accent

Nice, maybe i'll get black.

How'd you know it was Romanian? Most of my buddys are Romanian, so I can tell the accent difference.
[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:47:38 AM  #11  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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I bought a 1996 Hyundai Accent. It gets between 37 to 41 mpg. I paid $800 for it My old neon got 20 mpg. By the end of the summer it will pay itself off with the fuel savings. Next year I would love to get a truck that gets 28-32 mpg. I drive 70 miles a day going to and from work.
[Post New] 05/22/2008 11:55:06 AM  #12  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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He told me he was from Romania.

If you're interested, I got it at Carr's Honda on Western. The salesperson, Erik Capion, was super-cool and not pushy at all. I liked dealing with him. The Romanian manager guy was a little more car-salesman-ish, but whatever. Nothing out of the ordinary.
[Post New] 05/22/2008 12:38:48 PM  #13  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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cailin wrote:He told me he was from Romania.

If you're interested, I got it at Carr's Honda on Western. The salesperson, Erik Capion, was super-cool and not pushy at all. I liked dealing with him. The Romanian manager guy was a little more car-salesman-ish, but whatever. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Sweet, I'll look into it. Thanks for the 411
[Post New] 05/22/2008 01:04:53 PM  #14  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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flounder wrote:
cailin wrote:He told me he was from Romania.

If you're interested, I got it at Carr's Honda on Western. The salesperson, Erik Capion, was super-cool and not pushy at all. I liked dealing with him. The Romanian manager guy was a little more car-salesman-ish, but whatever. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Sweet, I'll look into it. Thanks for the 411

My friend Sam Wang (your fellow chinamen) works in service. You go talk to him for cheap oil changes!
[Post New] 05/22/2008 01:11:45 PM  #15  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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Reverend Rice wrote:
flounder wrote:
cailin wrote:He told me he was from Romania.

If you're interested, I got it at Carr's Honda on Western. The salesperson, Erik Capion, was super-cool and not pushy at all. I liked dealing with him. The Romanian manager guy was a little more car-salesman-ish, but whatever. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Sweet, I'll look into it. Thanks for the 411
My friend Sam Wang (your fellow chinamen) works in service. You go talk to him for cheap oil changes!

Is this dude really fat? like 300 lbs fat? I went to high school with, I think a Sam Wang (not sure on the last name, i think it was wang). We played football one time and this dude tackles the shit outta me. The flab from his right arm smacks me in the nose and I had on and off bloody noses for the next month.
[Post New] 05/22/2008 01:13:58 PM  #16  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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flounder wrote:
Reverend Rice wrote:
flounder wrote:
cailin wrote:He told me he was from Romania.

If you're interested, I got it at Carr's Honda on Western. The salesperson, Erik Capion, was super-cool and not pushy at all. I liked dealing with him. The Romanian manager guy was a little more car-salesman-ish, but whatever. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Sweet, I'll look into it. Thanks for the 411
My friend Sam Wang (your fellow chinamen) works in service. You go talk to him for cheap oil changes!
Is this dude really fat? like 300 lbs fat? I went to high school with, I think a Sam Wang (not sure on the last name, i think it was wang). We played football one time and this dude tackles the shit outta me. The flab from his right arm smacks me in the nose and I had on and off bloody noses for the next month.

no bro. he's about 5'7 and 100lbs wet and he's my age.
[Post New] 05/22/2008 01:14:56 PM  #17  Subject: Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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hahahahahahha!!!! WANG!
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[Post New] 05/22/2008 01:18:10 PM  #18  Subject: Re:Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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Sam was the dj at continental
[Post New] 05/22/2008 01:19:06 PM  #19  Subject: Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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Wang Chung!!!! bbaaaaahhhahahahahahahahaha
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[Post New] 05/22/2008 01:20:09 PM  #20  Subject: Hybrid Vehicles [Up]
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Suh-C wrote:Wang Chung!!!! bbaaaaahhhahahahahahahahaha

Chung is the ugliest Korean in the Chicagoland area. Possibly in the state.
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