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Old 09-11-2013, 03:39 PM   #73 (permalink)
minispeed
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minispeed-Insight - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 82.15 mpg (US)

MDX - '01 Acura MDX Touring
90 day: 22.29 mpg (US)

the wife's car - '13 Toyota Prius Plus
90 day: 45.99 mpg (US)

leaf-one - '15 Nissan Leaf SV
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
4. The car buying public EXCLUDES most people on this forum, because the only sale that counts is a NEW car sale. The people who buy new cars tend to not share the same ideals as folks who never buy new cars. This means a large interest is being ignored because of the price divide between folks who buy true used cars and those that only buy new. Those who buy used have had much of their "choice" removed by the car buying public.

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So you want someone to step up and sell new cars, with new car engineering costs, to your specification, to new car buyers who don't want that product and then they can drive it and depreciate the value to the point that you are willing to pay them less for what you want and they never wanted in the first place?

If you are identifying yourself as being excluded from the car buying public then don't complain that the car makers don't listen to what you want. You haven't had your "choice" removed because your "choice" has been to choose to take the left overs for cheap prices instead of being listened to.

And they have listend to us, go buy a leaf or a tesla. They are way more efficient than any gas burning car. If you still need gas you have the volt or ford energi. They provide the product we want that will blow any of our cars, my insight included, out of the water for efficency, you just have to be willing to pay the cost it took them to develp the car.
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