Re: a dumb query? pls humor me
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On 02/28/07 20:24, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 07:16:52PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote:
[snip]
>>
> I know what you mean. I drive a '97 Mazda. I get 33-36 MPG in mixed
> city/highway (daily commute and such) and closer to 40 MPG on road
> trips where it's nearly all highway.
>
> I find it hilarious that some people I know have purchased hybrids at
> horribly inflated prices (oooh, but they got a tax break, so it's OK)
> based on the greatly overblown fuel economy numbers pushed by the
> manufacturers. When reality hit and they realized they were *lucky* if
> they got 45 MPG highway and even less in city driving, they were less
> than impressed.
Hybrids are not supposed to get great mileage on the highway. Their
forte is stop-and-go city/suburb driving.
The lack of transmission in hybrid vehicles has always troubled me.
> Besides, Al Gore has a good reason. He needs to arrive securely and on
> time and so can't be bothered to actually practice what he preaches.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Roberto
>
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