Posted by Aaron on November 3, 2004, 9:54 am
I just got a new job in Irvine and have a girlfriend in Pasadena. I
moved to Anaheim so that I'm not too far from both.
Since I will be doing a lot of commuting I thought a hybrid would be a
good option. I checked both the insight and prius and the prius looks
like the best option, especially for traffic.
My question is, would it be worth getting a prius to save gas money??
It looks better than a insight since it doesn't run the gas engine all
the time. I just don't want to waste my money buying a hybrid when I
can just buy another car that burns less fuel (like a civic) for less
money.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Aaron
Posted by Michelle Steiner on November 4, 2004, 12:30 am
Chewy2426@aol.com (Aaron) wrote:
> My question is, would it be worth getting a prius to save gas money??
> It looks better than a insight since it doesn't run the gas engine
> all the time. I just don't want to waste my money buying a hybrid
> when I can just buy another car that burns less fuel (like a civic)
> for less money.
If you're going to buy a new car anyway, then it's worth buying. It
will cost you more than a conventional car, but you'll get a $000 tax
exemption (not a tax credit, so the tax break is $000 multiplied by
your tax bracket). Eventually, you will save in gas expenditures the
difference in prices--the better mileage the other car gets, the longer
it will take to make up the difference, though.
But the reason to get a Prius is not to save money; it is to cut down on
emissions and to enjoy the high-tech features. :)
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Posted by Mike Rosenberg on November 4, 2004, 12:53 am
> But the reason to get a Prius is not to save money; it is to cut down on
> emissions and to enjoy the high-tech features. :)
_AND_ to save money. :-)
> Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Vote for John Kerry
Um, I think it's time to change sigs. :-(
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Posted by Michelle Steiner on November 4, 2004, 5:21 am
mike@POSTTOGROUP.invalid (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:
> > Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Vote for John Kerry
>
> Um, I think it's time to change sigs. :-(
OK.
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Posted by BananaRepublican on February 27, 2005, 3:09 pm
> mike@POSTTOGROUP.invalid (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:
>
> > > Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Vote for John Kerry
> >
> > Um, I think it's time to change sigs. :-(
>
> OK.
And what a good influence you are.
and have you visited the NG alt.impeach.bush yet?
<g.
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> It looks better than a insight since it doesn't run the gas engine
> all the time. I just don't want to waste my money buying a hybrid
> when I can just buy another car that burns less fuel (like a civic)
> for less money.