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Old 10-02-2011, 05:08 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
Beautiful Citroen, steel, heavy. Mother Jones hybrid, small, low-power. Work?
Maybe, maybe not.

As passenger car operators, we tend to associate the word hybrid with lightness.
But there are hybrid vehicles where lightness does not appear to be a major design
consideration:





That said, I think the Citron DS series meets the OP's stated basic parameters:

Quote:
1. Has to be cool.

2. Must be big enough to go across country comfortably with a family of 4.

3. Has to be inexpensive to purchase.

So far, the VW Bus or a Geo Metro is tops, but the VW Buses are too, well,
ordinary ( been done enough ) and the Metro is too small.

I am looking for different, yet something that would generate positive
attention as it went down the road.
However, there are considerations that might rule the DS out, such as
battery location.
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