quoted 12 lines I dunno, call me wacky, but if Hummer would give me enough
> > I dunno, call me wacky, but if Hummer would give me enough
> > money to buy a Prius (at the now insanely marked up prices),
> > I'd do it.
>
> not that I'm suggesting the hummer's mileage is remotely
> comparable to any hybrid's, but I thought this was interesting
> reading when I first saw it...
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63413,00.html
>
> I can't believe this hummer talk hasn't degenerated
> into 8th grade humor. amazing.
*sigh* That old gag.
Anybody heard of YMMV? Nobody gets EPA rated mileage on their car, and if they say they do, they're probably lying. Few people pay attention to mileage on their cars at all. The hybrids just make you do it. The catch is, if you drive like a leadfoot and ignore the fact that the numbers suck, the numbers will continue to suck.
That and the EPA testing is done under ideal weather, AC off, and does not reflect real driving conditions. Oh yeah, and then they get the mileage off the TAILPIPE EMISSIONS.
Can we please not go in for the whole "oh no, hybrid backlash" meme propagation?
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