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Originally Posted by 320touring
Have a look at the Efficient Dynamics bmw's available in Europe.. some are getting north of 60mpg (imp)...
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Seeing how diesel costs 20% more than gasoline around here, thats pretty irrelevant in the US market. I'm a few months away from getting a 2004+ prius, preferably one with a dead battery pack (if I can find one) to rebuild with A123 cells and my own battery controller. I'm looking for about 5 mile plug in range. That should cover the majority of low speed driving (getting to the freeway and back). I've seen them around $7000, battery condition unknown. I bet could knock it down to $5000 with a known bad battery. Maybe if there's another unintended acceleration scare or other mass hysteria stupidism, it'll work in my favor. When it comes to used cars, its always a buyers market.