Posted by Sylvia Else on July 17, 2009, 2:15 pm
Lu R wrote:
>> Lu R wrote:
>>>> 1. Toyota Prius
>>>> Click to enlarge picture
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Toyota Prius is still the reigning mileage champ in the U.S.,
>>>> earning an EPA rating of 45 mpg highway, 48 mpg city for 2009.
>>>>
>> Well, that it has good fuel consumption was not in dispute. The issue is
>> whether that good performance comes at too high a price.
>
> Price compared to what? A skateboard or push bike? You cannot just break a
> car down into a spreadsheet, you accountant..lol. It is the sum of its parts
> and more.
Price compare with something that does the same job just as well.
A rational fully informed consumer would decide what they want from a
car, and then choose the model that provides that for the lowest total
cost over the time they'll own the car, including allowing for its
resale price.
The Prius's only possible special claim is that because its fuel
consumption is lower, it has a lower carbon footprint, but that's
doubtful because of the energy required to make the batteries.
The net result is that the rational fully informed consumer would not by
a Prius.
Sylvia.
Posted by News on July 17, 2009, 2:22 pm
Sylvia Else wrote:
> Lu R wrote:
>>> Lu R wrote:
>>>>> 1. Toyota Prius
>>>>> Click to enlarge picture
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The Toyota Prius is still the reigning mileage champ in the U.S.,
>>>>> earning an EPA rating of 45 mpg highway, 48 mpg city for 2009.
>>>>>
>>> Well, that it has good fuel consumption was not in dispute. The issue
>>> is whether that good performance comes at too high a price.
>>
>> Price compared to what? A skateboard or push bike? You cannot just
>> break a car down into a spreadsheet, you accountant..lol. It is the
>> sum of its parts and more.
>
> Price compare with something that does the same job just as well.
>
> A rational fully informed consumer would decide what they want from a
> car, and then choose the model that provides that for the lowest total
> cost over the time they'll own the car, including allowing for its
> resale price.
>
> The Prius's only possible special claim is that because its fuel
> consumption is lower, it has a lower carbon footprint, but that's
> doubtful because of the energy required to make the batteries.
>
> The net result is that the rational fully informed consumer would not by
> a Prius.
Although, if it handled like the Sprite...
Posted by Lu R on July 17, 2009, 4:09 pm
> Lu R wrote:
>>> Lu R wrote:
>>>>> 1. Toyota Prius
>>>>> Click to enlarge picture
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The Toyota Prius is still the reigning mileage champ in the U.S.,
>>>>> earning an EPA rating of 45 mpg highway, 48 mpg city for 2009.
>>>>>
>>> Well, that it has good fuel consumption was not in dispute. The issue is
>>> whether that good performance comes at too high a price.
>>
>> Price compared to what? A skateboard or push bike? You cannot just break
>> a car down into a spreadsheet, you accountant..lol. It is the sum of its
>> parts and more.
> Price compare with something that does the same job just as well.
> A rational fully informed consumer would decide what they want from a car,
> and then choose the model that provides that for the lowest total cost
> over the time they'll own the car, including allowing for its resale
> price.
> The Prius's only possible special claim is that because its fuel
> consumption is lower, it has a lower carbon footprint, but that's doubtful
> because of the energy required to make the batteries.
> The net result is that the rational fully informed consumer would not by a
> Prius.
> Sylvia.
Let the hybrids march on in. People buy cars they decide they want. You may
want to lay on the road in protest... lol
Posted by Michelle Steiner on July 17, 2009, 5:04 pm
> The Prius's only possible special claim is that because its fuel
> consumption is lower, it has a lower carbon footprint, but that's
> doubtful because of the energy required to make the batteries.
got any citations to back that up?
> The net result is that the rational fully informed consumer would not
> by a Prius.
How can someone irrational as you know what a rational person would do?
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Posted by Noddy on July 18, 2009, 12:01 am
> How can someone irrational as you know what a rational person would do?
Oh my God....
If icebergs were made of irony, you'd provide enough to sink 100 Titanics :)
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>>>> 1. Toyota Prius
>>>> Click to enlarge picture
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Toyota Prius is still the reigning mileage champ in the U.S.,
>>>> earning an EPA rating of 45 mpg highway, 48 mpg city for 2009.
>>>>
>> Well, that it has good fuel consumption was not in dispute. The issue is
>> whether that good performance comes at too high a price.
>
> Price compared to what? A skateboard or push bike? You cannot just break a
> car down into a spreadsheet, you accountant..lol. It is the sum of its parts
> and more.