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To: Bridge Player who wrote (84559)	5/15/2007 7:49:31 PM
From: Tommy Moore	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206151

BP Re: Prius Made this comment a few mths back. Had the occasion to travel in a Prius taxi. Vehicle at the time had 200000+miles driver claimed it was the most trouble free vehicle he had ever owned He bought the Prius Zero down, the savings in fuel compared to his previous full size sedan made his payment every month. Where the use of extra base metals(Batteries) fits into the total environmental issue I have no idea. I personally drive a 250Dodge diesel bout 20MPG Wife drives a Volvo close to 30 country roads. The argument that small vehicles are less safe is muted I think for anyone who has ever driven in Europe. All the passenger cars are smallish, the trucks and buses are the same size as here. Incedently we drove a 5 passenger Reneult in Italy 52 mpg diesel, quiet, perky, those guys all drive like Andretti wantabees

To: Bridge Player who wrote (84559)	5/15/2007 8:35:23 PM
From: CommanderCricket	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206151

My two cents on vehicles... 2001 Lexus RX300 SUV 4X4 w/towing capacity of 3,500 lbs (same as a Toyota Highlander). Seats four very comfortably. Acceleration - fast and surrounded by two tons of metal/plastic/leather and air bags. 24 mpg highway, 20 mpg in town and 16 mpg pulling a 4,000 lb boat around the Tampa area. Mileage was 15% worse in Chicago when using a 10% ethanol blend. Why would you want to own a hybrid when for a few less mpg, you can drive a comfortable station wagon with towing capacity. Will never sell it and plan for it to live through peak oil ;)

To: Bridge Player who wrote (84559)	5/15/2007 9:58:10 PM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 206151

I was not, as you surely must realize, thinking of the Honda Accord, which is an excellent choice for a car. I seem to have made someone angry either here or on another thread by mentioning stretch Hummers. Anyone who wants a stretch Hummer is either a naive 12-year-old or simply insane. When gasoline hits $5.00 a gallon, which I expect to happen before very long, and which is less than the price in much of the world right now, the Prius will really come into its own. Even now, as gasoline crosses back above $3.00, the local classified ads no longer feature any used Prius listings, and the inventory at the local Toyota dealership is probably down from eight or ten to two or three new Priuses. The Prius is a much better vehicle in every respect than I ever imagined it could be. Engineers have crawled over every detail, anticipating preferences and advnantages. As a person who used to be proud of doing not only maintenance, but some moderately advanced mechanical repairs, I am a little frustrated at owning a black box that I have no power to fix myself. The black box, however, seems to function flawlessly.