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1054 messages, Last post on Nov 01, 2009 at 2:52 PM
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jan 25, 2009 4:13 pm) However in wintertime the ICE in the hybrid has to run more frequently for the reasons I noted above. There is nothing surprising about this if you've ever owned one as many here have. But to make statements such as yours above indicates that you've never put much - if any - time behind the wheel of a hybrid. Thus your assumptions are at best guesses - and they're wrong. There are 10 yrs of driving experiences all over the internet. You need to leave the 20th Century and bring yourself up-to-date. C'mon ol' timer. This is a new era, it's not that scary.
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Jan 25, 2009 9:46 pm) Most people don't want to hear all the arguments for the details about the tech but simply want to know does it work and will I be able to make it work like it's supposed it. |
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Found this article. Interesting that the gas engine always starts in a Hybrid just for a second or two to perform a series of computer checks. I am getting close but it is tough when I look at all of the goodies coming out in the 2010 MKZ. However there is a great Hybrid appeal when you look at all of the trips down the block, across the street, and the DC stop and go. Getting close to the pre-order! http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ford-escape.htm
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Jan 25, 2009 9:46 pm) I have nothing against car salesman like kdhspyder in general, its just that you can't argue on the facts with many of them, as I've seen over the years, and they aren't automotive engineers. No surprise kdhspyder doesn't read or comprehend my posts here.
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| I bet it does not have these. Read that Mecury is expecting the HB Milan to be 6% of Milan sales. I wonder if I really want to give up all the MKZ luxury items... | |
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Replying to: bigt (Jan 26, 2009 8:09 am) I hope you do order one, because you sound like you don't mind paying the extra cash for the hybrid's electric motors and batteries, and I'll bet you wouldn't mind reducing the foreign oil dependency in North America. All great reasons to buy a hybrid if you've got the bucks. |
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jan 26, 2009 10:00 am) Yes they will all work to improve efficencies and fuel economy. But on top of all these improvements if you add an efficient hybrid system it's like multiplying the results by a coefficient of 1.3 to 1.4. The new FFH and the new G3 Prius and the Lexus 250h are all examples of this. The ICE improvements, tranny efficiencies and new designs are then improved by 30-40% by the addition of the respective hybrid systems. This is your blind spot that you continue to ignore.
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Jan 26, 2009 10:37 am)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jan 26, 2009 10:48 am) Take it elsewhere.... like, to another site. No one here wants to watch you trade barbs. We're interested in the 2010 hybrid Fusion/Milan.
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Jan 26, 2009 11:01 am)
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