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Hybrid car

Giggly

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Should I get one?

Does anyone here have one?


What do you think of them?
 

ygolo

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I don't know if you should get one or not. It depends on what you are looking for.

My dad has a Toyota Prius.

It gets 50+ miles per gallon. It drives really well. I like it.
 

vince

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There's only one thing bad about hybrid cars and it's the price tag unfortunately.
 

ajblaise

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I think a 2009 Prius is only like $21,000. That's not bad. It's a few thousand more than a Corolla, but you'll be saving on gas money.
 

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I wonder if used Priuses are hitting the market yet.. how much are they going for if so? I'm thinking about getting one for my next car, but I try to avoid buying new just because they have a tendency to cost so much, plus it's bad for the environment :)
 

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There is a car survey, which was developed from the vision of a single engineer, over the course of his entire life:

Its no hybrid car, but its constructed to balance out and maximize topspeed, acceleration and mileage.

Its called Loremo and I like the GT version:

Details:

Loremo GT:
3-Cylinder-Turbo-Diesel
36 kW / 50 HP
200 km/h (125 mph)
0 to 63 mph < 10 s

Mileage: > 80 mpg
Range: 440 m

price: below 20,000 Euro (26 500 U.S. dollars)

Loremo Homepage
 

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Interesting. o_O I've never heard of it.

50 hp is less than my old VW Beetle (110 hp, stock motor). How will you not get run over?
 

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Its got a turbocharger, so its acceleration from 0 - 60 mph is nearly the same as with a 100 HP gasoline engine + its constructed for optimum performance. It has got a cw-value (drag coefficient), which is around 0,2, so its build after formula 1 models.

I have the same attitude though, a turbocharger doesnt make up for displacement in the end :D
 

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Men. You're all about piston land size. ;)
 

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Hybrid cars.... nah.

I think we need speeders to get around (like the one Luke used on Tattooine).
That would be cool.
 

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I'd get a hybrid car only if it turned into a boat or a plane. Otherwise, it's not a hybrid to me.
 

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Finding the "sweet spot" with a hybrid is a bit more difficult than most people think. You have to be in a situation that will pay off/validate the car's cost in X amount of time, usually five years. I do highly recommend to anyone looking to buy a hybrid to go to Consumer Reports and pay the small fee to search their extensive log of hybrids (along with other non-hybrid models) to see which will be the best fit.

Good on you for looking to go green, Miss Hmm. :)
 
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The VW Golf diesel got 55mpg back in 1985. There wasn't any acceleration to speak of, but it got you there, and it was a simple, cheap car.

I don't see why we have to add so much weight and complexity with expensive batteries and additional electronics. Small diesels show a great deal of promise.
 
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