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Author: Oropan |
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Date Posted: 07:40:37 11/07/07 Wed In reply to: billvon 's message, "Re: What happened??" on 10:02:12 11/06/07 Tue Here is why what you suggest will not happen: Highlander hybrid...cost:$33,700 plus taxes and whatever. Prius..............cost:$21,000 plus taxes and whatever Highlander hybrid is NOT 4wd, it can not be towed behind my MH and neither can the Prius. Fuel mileage on the Highlander is 27/32...about the same as my current small SUV that I love. And I don't waht to own and license and insure two daily vehicles. Also, there is no truck that can tow my MH around. I can't believe you posted that. When and if I need to buy a new daily vehicle, I would definity consider a hybrid but it has to be a 4wd for the things I do. I've said it before here and I'll say it again....It's not the type of vehicle you drive but how much you drive it. My MH make one big trip per year to and from point A to point B and back. My small 33mpg SUV maybe gets run once per week. Most people can greatly cut back on their driving. Sure, they can run out and buy an expensive hybrid and keep on wasteful needless driving and save fuel. BTW, around here I have never seen a hybid or for that matter a Prius....it would probably get stuck in the snow from the looks of it. The highlander would work good here but the hybid is not 4wd which will keep people here from buying it. >>I prefer banning drivethroughs as opposed to banning >>large powerful vehicles. > >Don't ban either one! You can turn a large powerful >vehicle into a hybrid as well - and then it uses >exactly the same amount of fuel a Prius does while >waiting in line (zero.) > >>And if you think that is some >>kind of heavy handed government, in Madison, Wi they >>passed a law banning people from going out and >>starting their cars and letting them warm up in a cold >>winter morning. > >That's also heavy handed. > >Right answer from the consumer perspective - get a >PHEV hybrid, plug it in at night, and use the waste >heat to keep the car warm so it's all warm when you >get in. > >>Hybreds are nice, but they are very expensive and I >>wonder if there is one that will tow anything . . . . > >Yes. The Hybrid Highlander will tow a 3500 lb trailer. > >>and if >>there is, would it then get any good mileage. > >Yes. It gets around 30mpg combined. > >> I see no >>point in a family buying some small car that they >>can't fit into and then have to go out and buy a >>second vehicle. > >Well a) towing hybrids are available and b) almost >every family in the US has at least two vehicles. Get >one super economy hybrid (a Prius or whatever) and one >tow vehicle (a Highlander Hybrid or even a diesel >pickup.) Then drive the Prius most of the time and >use the pickup to tow your 60 foot long RV the few >times a year you need it. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Re: What happened?? | billvon | 09:11:34 11/08/07 Thu |
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