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Old 11-29-2012, 06:48 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CAPTAIN CHAOS View Post
Also, 400k+ on one vehicle (even a suburban) is still better environmental-wise than buying a new hybrid or eco-minded car every 3-5years. It takes a LOT of resources to build a car.
Better yet ... put those same years and miles on a more energy efficient car and get the best of both.

For example , I read about a guy driving a Gen1 Honda Insight for over 500,000 Miles... and mine is still going strong 12 years later, even if I don't have those kind of miles on it.
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