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Old 08-06-2018, 04:43 PM   #80 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by thingstodo View Post
It was a comment he made while we were discussing hybrids and electric vehicle options at lunch. The Mitsubishi Outlander fuel economy on gasoline is not that great. He asked why I would bother with all that when I could get a truck like his and do better ...
Well he is partially right in that respect, the little trucks haven't been that much better in economy than the full size. They often don't cost much less either. So you end up with a lot less passenger, payload, and towing ability for no good reason.
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