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Smith117 -> RE: Gas!! What will be your next Vehicle? (4/29/2008 2:50:17 PM)
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ORIGINAL: MistyMenthal
Yes gas is soaring!!!```
My friend is thinking of taking the bus to work for the summer.
My next car will be thew Toyota Prius.
I know it's Worse in Britain.
My potential future car list recently increased a bit. "Previously," I was planning to save up for a couple of years, driving the one I have, and then buy a brand new Mustang GT, adding a few 'special' customizations in the process.
Then, I figured that was a little pricey gas-wise to drive to work everyday so I thought I'd add the Honda DN-01 motorcycle for a 'daily driver,' thus saving the Mustang for "fun weekend driving."
However I recently stumbled upon the Chevy Volt. This is an interesting machine. It can go about 640 miles on one 12-gallon tank. Or, if you don't drive more than 40 miles in a stretch - no gas at all. It runs on an electric motor. The gas 'generator' is only there for charging the battery if it drops below 30%. So, if your commute is less than 40 miles round trip, you never actually use the gas. You just plug it in at night and you're good. I'm watching this one with great interest as it gets closer to it's 2010 (fall of '09) release date.
As for the comment on SUV's....I will NEVER own one of those. They are vastly un-neccessary and unsafe. The flipping aspect is just one problem. They are easy to roll to, depending on the model. And in today's suburban world, they are just not needed.
As far as safety goes, I had a lil Honda until last year when it was totalled in a wreck on the freeway. All I got was a scratch on my arm. Not only that, but the car actually went up in value. I had $17K left on it to pay....and the insurance company gave me just over $19. Talk about a good investment.
Personally, after a wreck, I'd rather the car be totalled, so long as it gives its 'life' to save mine. Cars just aren't the same after a wreck. For example: the car I got after my wreck was the same make, model and year as the one I'd previously had. But something felt "wrong." My service tech later confirmed the car had indeed been wrecked before. Of course I promptly made the dealer swap it out for a different car that had not been wrecked, since I explicitly asked them if that one had, and they lied to my face.
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