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1054 messages, Last post on Nov 01, 2009 at 2:52 PM
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If the economy stays in the tank and the Fusion Hybrid follows the Escape Hybrid it will be a big premium. My brother in law just purchased a 2008 Escape AWD Limited in November. They wanted the Escape Hybrid. The only Escape hybrids available were 2009 models. They paid right at $22k for the loaded V6 Limited and Drew Ford would not go below $32k for the AWD Hybrid Limited. I doubt the hybrid will perform as well as the V6 and mileage is only marginally better. They are getting about 21 MPG with the car and love it. They take about 3 trips per year to Washington where their son lives. They did not figure the 3 MPG highway gain with the hybrid was worth $10 grand.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 08, 2009 7:16 am) So he is polluting more and paying more for fuel, but has a lower monthly payment. He could have gotten about 38% better mileage with the Hybrid. Tell him he screwed up. LOL !!! 
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 08, 2009 6:56 am) What "areas on the other coast" are you talking about? Mountain ranges? Why would a fusion, which is far less aerodynamic than a Prius, do better in high winds?
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 08, 2009 7:38 am)
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Replying to: gregg_vw (Jan 08, 2009 8:56 am) Have anyone of you EVER been forced off the road because of crosswinds???? Ever? In any vehicle? |
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 08, 2009 9:10 am) Doing a lot of wheel corrections v. doing fewer (or even no more at all) is what we are talking about here.
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Replying to: gregg_vw (Jan 08, 2009 9:35 am)
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 08, 2009 7:36 am) You are a funny guy. Even using your 29 MPG for the hybrid and saving 38% it would take nearly 200,000 miles and over 12 years to make up that difference. That is with gas selling for $4 per gallon. At today's gas prices it would take 400,000 miles and 25 years to recoup that $10k. The real point is he just retired and will probably put less than 10k miles per year on the vehicle. There is not a chance he screwed up. The only reason I think he screwed up is it is too small. I was crowded in the back seat when he picked us up at the airport. He traded in his 2006 Explorer which turned out to be a much bigger gas hog than the 1996 Explorer he had before. Like me and my Suburban he was sad he ever traded the 1996 Explorer for a new one. Vehicles are just not as good as they were in the 1990s. At least the ones I have owned.
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 08, 2009 9:40 am) That is a harsh thing to say for a desert rat like yourself. I would not want to leave the city limits of Phoenix in a Prius. AZ where the wind blows most of the time. |
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 08, 2009 7:38 am) I assume you are joking again. I have never read a review of the Prius that did not complain about the nasty way it handles in a crosswind. I have watched one slow down to under 40 miles per hour in a 70 MPH zone on Interstate 8 because the wind was whipping him around like a leaf. Being aerodynamic does not mean it is stable. Remember airplanes are that way to get lift. That is what happens with the Prius it gets light in the front end when it gets in a crosswind. Where is Nader when you need him. He needs to do an update to Unsafe at any speed. 
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