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Old 05-29-2009, 08:12 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by theunchosen View Post
With a little technique virtually any hybrid could be converted into a more FE friendly gasser.
True! A torqueless FE friendly gasser that would take 20 seconds to hit highway speeds! Which almost nobody would want to drive!

Sort of like my Firefly!

I don't have a problem with hybrids (think the Prius is one of the coolest cars I've ever driven, and I'd likely be modding one if I had money to burn). The hybrid magic is they give you a midsize car & power with the efficiency of a small car. (Or small car size & power with the insane efficiency potential of a tiny car - e.g. Insight 1).

I just wish we could still buy the small car with the excellent small car efficiency.

/end of threadjack. Sorry Rick! That's all I'm saying on this subject.
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