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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 11, 2008 7:14 pm) She can and I won't. LOL!! |
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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 11, 2008 7:19 pm) Big oil in the USA is prepared with every excuse in the book to make sure we continue to use what they want us to use. Can help pass the time when sitting in the car patiently waiting for the wife to max out the credit card. I have developed a talent in parking lots for reading with the left eye only. The right eye is always peripherally focused on "dinger alert." You guessed it: I always park with the driver's side next to an island.
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Replying to: hpowders (Apr 11, 2008 7:26 pm) I was actually more surprised by how poor the fuel economy was overall in their comparison test of cheap hatches in the may issue. The best in test Corolla only managed 28mpg, the rest were in the low to mid 20s. Not good.
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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 11, 2008 7:19 pm) Well, something's got to give-I don't see any ceiling on the price of gasoline, now with the summer driving season almost upon us, who knows how high it can go? I haven't heard anything significant from the 3 candidates about how to address this crucial issue. |
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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 11, 2008 7:39 pm) Instead of going smaller, manufacturers for some insane reason continue to build bigger-the new, huge Accord EX V6 sedan can only achieve 21 mpg combined; this with "variable cylinder management" to maximize mileage.  |
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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 11, 2008 1:03 pm) The only thing wrong with the RL is that it is priced about 10 grand too much. If it had an msrp starting in the low 40's they would sell 3 times as many. Now they have to heavily discount them anyway and that gives them a bad image.
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Replying to: anthonyp (Apr 11, 2008 1:21 pm) You are one of the lucky people on this forum that has a home in Florida to escape winter weather. I probably need to consult you when I need more info on the Miami area. I have visited Miami/Ft Lauderdale about three years ago and I liked it a lot. My client was in Weston ( about 20 min east of Ft Lauderdale), where so many beautiful properties existed, the only thing is that it is a bit too close to the Everglade swamp where those big reptiles with big teeth actually hang out at the sides of the roads on a sunny day I have also been to Tampa/Clear Water area where the area seems less diversified than Miami. My goal is to get a place within an hour drive of a major airport, on/near water front and major centers. I need to figure out what Floridian do to offset risks of Hurricane damages at reasonable costs (does location matter?). I've seen ads for brand new properties in the Ft Myers area for only around 200k which would be good for a cash purchase to avoid hassling with mortgage companies. Also, best of all, with a valid US address, I can buy high end cars at much more reasonable prices than what we Canadian currently have to put up with (go to the Import cars from the US thread to see what I mean). |
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Replying to: houdini1 (Apr 12, 2008 8:22 am) I have to tell you I'm looking at the new A4 and a 15 year old Taurus, and I'm really not seeing it. Could you point out how they are similar?   The question is, how do you get the RL to be 10 grand cheaper? Do you take away the AWD system? Do you take out the NAV and all the electronics? Cloth seats? How does that equal 1500 sales a month?
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Replying to: 2001gs430 (Apr 12, 2008 8:35 am)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Apr 11, 2008 7:11 pm) One thing that is not going to change for me is paying with a hundred dollar bill and getting a couple of twenties back--and feeling I was treated right-- No question I am not a person who plans the use of the car very efficiently, but I do walk alot either in Miami or Charleston...I think most people are using their cars for important things--like work---child raising--so these big purchases of fuel add up....I don`t have a clue to what is going to happen to change this situation we are in, but something will...Tony |
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