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Old 02-15-2008, 12:10 AM   #5 (permalink)
bennelson
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I would also say that hybrid cars don't make a lot of economic sense for the average person.

They are expensive! Most of them are new, hard to find a used one anywhere at a decent price.

My old car, which I paid $800 cash, got 47 miles per gallon. How many tanks of gas would I have to go through to pay for a new Prius???

A well maintained, economy car, bought used makes sense. Then ecomod the heck out of it!

Now, if you have the money, and would like to spend it on a Hybrid that's great. I am not anti-hybrid, but I think some people overrate them.

I have also heard that GM makes buckets of money with Hummers, and almost none on hybrids.
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