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Replying to: pat85 (Apr 28, 2008 9:37 am) This is the thing, a new Yukon is about $30k... Most people can afford that. The hybrid is $50k. Thats a pretty big jump from being on the affordable level and being way out of budget for alot of people. Its the principal cost of the car. So, can you spend $50k now... or have to deal with the price of fuel because $20k more financing is ridiculous to you. From my standpoint in the industry I am in, most people are just buying cars right now and saving money on the purchase price... Not to try and save the environment, not to save money in the future. The economy is hurting right now, and they need to save money right now even if that means buy a car thats less efficient for the future.
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Get ready for another economic shock of major proportions — a virtual doubling of prices at the gas pump to as much as $10 a gallon. That's the message from a couple of analytical energy industry trackers, both of whom, based on the surging oil prices, see considerably more pain at the pump than most drivers realize. Gasoline nationally is in an accelerated upswing, having jumped to $3.58 a gallon from $3.50 in just the past week. In some parts of the country, including New York City and the West Coast, gas is already sporting a price tag above $4 a gallon. There was a pray-in at a Chevron station in San Francisco on Friday led by a minister asking God for cheaper gas, and an Arco gas station in San Mateo, Calif., has already raised its price to a sky-high $4.62. His latest prediction of $200 oil is open to question, since it would undoubtedly create considerable global economic distress. Further, just about every energy expert I talk to cautions me to expect a sizable pullback in oil prices, maybe to between $50 and $70 a barrel, especially if there's a global economic slowdown. http://www2.nysun.com/article/75363 How much can someone making shoes for 50 cents an hour afford to pay for gas? We are already seeing our system crumbling under the weight of high priced oil. The thing to remember "what goes up, must come down". |
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Replying to: lmpracetech (Apr 28, 2008 10:44 am) Producing retrofit kits would not be too difficult. This would create jobs, revitalize our economy and make a now derelict and undervalued part of our nation, due to outsourcing, a once again thriving community with a sense of pride.
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 28, 2008 11:14 am) Not if a bunch of suckers prove that they'll sell their children in order to pay the bill as it stands. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 28, 2008 11:14 am)
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Replying to: lmpracetech (Apr 28, 2008 10:44 am) If you need the towing capacity, fine, but how about a Highlander/Edge type vehicle for $30k? Gets the mileage of the Yukon hybrid...
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Replying to: euphonium (Apr 28, 2008 11:19 am) Whats funny is that we turned a VW rabbit into an electric vehicle when I was in HS. And also built an EV, that lasted about an hour going avg. 35mph... This was in 2000. (No ones making retrofit kits that I know of) I dont think the oil company's or the car makers give a crap about the people... I did this 8 years ago as a HS student and they, or anyone for that matter cant figure out what to do to make things better, give me a break... All they care about is $$$.
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 28, 2008 11:14 am)
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Replying to: lmpracetech (Apr 28, 2008 12:11 pm) Here you go: Electric Vehicle Conversions Let us know how it turns out!
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Replying to: lemmer (Apr 28, 2008 11:26 am) Of course, this recent trip to Spring Carlisle demonstrated a few things. People were driving a lot slower on the PA Turnpike, and this was before the rain. There were fewer folks attending the show than in years past. The diner we ate at later was quite empty. Heck, by the time I got home to Philly, I felt like a fool for going, but I did have a good time. I could've instead stayed home and went to work and made some money.
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