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Originally Posted by greenkz
i think alot of americans dont know what to buy and just go with the flow,media, hype etc... so to speak. there are better choices out there but they dont educate themselves. there are reliable cars out there, there are cars i rarely sell parts for. there are cars that get better than average mpg. i hear some people say they cant afford to get rid of their gas guzzler, but with the cost of constant repairs and the mileage they get out of it i cant see how they can afford to keep it.
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this characteristic behaivour is shared with the other cars markets. Here in Europe we have a few Toyota Prius cabs modded to plug-in and LPG (or GPL). The cars lasted more than 250.000 mi without any problem with 2.36 €/100 km running costs. But the whole majority ob taxi drivers , cab owners buys turbodiesel cabs with 9.88€/100 km costs. A Crow Victoria Cab in Spain will spend 35€/100km (around 23 $/62 mi in usa with usa prices, i will aprrciatte your own calculations for comparision).