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Haven't We Been Through This Before?
July 26, 2009 | Permalink
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................ad.............reality
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Gasoline and....Drive in........collision brings
big battery.....circles longer..hot wire explosion
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Lager...........Stay drunk......kill more
Light...........longer..........brain cells
Posted by: Ἐγκώμιον Shill | Jul 26, 2009 7:06:06 PM
Mind if I reproduce that block on my blog? With attribution and a link, of course.
Posted by: The Reticulator | Jul 27, 2009 6:56:12 AM
I'd be honored, Reticulator!
Posted by: Tom McMahon | Jul 27, 2009 7:23:29 AM
BTW, the fun part is that you don't save *money* on a Prius (haven't done the calc for other hybrids).
Given the additional expense of a Prius (MSRP, not the *actual* price!) compared to the best-mileage Honda civic of about a year or two ago (they have now stopped making their highest-mileage standard designs as a result), the gas savings based on the national average 12k miles per year would take more than 5 years to pay off the additional expense of the car if the price of gas was more than $5/gallon for the entire time of ownership.
And this assumes that a 4yo hybrid gets just as good a mileage rate and costs exactly the same to maintain. Wanna bet on that?
That's not hard to calculate -- 12k miles per year (or whatever figure you want, but that's fairly standard for most people) divided by the EPA est. of the car gives you gallons per year. Now multiply that by $/gallon and you have the fuel expense per year. With gas in excess of $5 per gallon I believe that the savings takes like 7 years before it's paid for the increased auto expense (ca. $5k)
In terms of expenses only, a Prius is an abysmally stupid purchase.
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Posted by: O Bloody Hell | Jul 27, 2009 11:59:15 AM
OBH,
Fascinating. Would you be so kind as to share the math with us? I'd love to see how you reached our results, which sound highly plausible.
No sarcasm--just sincerity.
Posted by: Sparticus | Jul 28, 2009 10:22:15 PM
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osted by: The Reticulator | Jul 27, 2009 6:56:12 AM
I'd be honored, Reticulator!
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También Jo
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Posted by: Ἐγκώμιον Shill | Aug 3, 2009 4:23:19 PM
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osted by: The Reticulator | Jul 27, 2009 6:56:12 AM
I'd be honored, Reticulator!
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También Jo
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Posted by: Ἐγκώμιον Shill | Aug 3, 2009 4:23:19 PM
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