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Old 12-03-2008, 02:09 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Those reasons are all to do with either money, the coolness of efficiency or being a hippie. Well driving a hybrid won't save you money compared to driving a similar car with a cheaper drive train. I suppose hybrids are then for hippies OR geeks... I'm a geek, but i'm not making enough money to justify the added cost of a hybrid.

I'm not trying to offend anybody that thinks that hybrids are great, i'm just saying that they aren't outselling ICE cars for good reason... if they were "simply better" and not just for hippies and geeks, then they'd be ruling the auto market.
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