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Old 06-23-2008, 07:39 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ebacherville View Post
...people will pay extra for that even though it wont pay its self back in any way in the lifespan for the car...
And why should it? That's the old false comparison trick: make the hybrid look bad by comparing it against the cheapest car you can find. So when you shell out $80K or so for a new 911 Porsche, how long is the payback period? If people are willing to pay extra for whatever the Porsche offers, why shouldn't they likewise be willing to pay more, with no expectation of payback, for a car that uses little fuel?
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