Congrats! Very exciting. The corolla is a great car. Scott Stewart wrote: > Carpooling and public transportation are not viable options, because 1) no > one I work with lives close to me and 2) public transportation in DC is more > expensive than driving. > > I wound up buying a 2006 Corolla S over the weekend. Bought it new for 15 > and change. 40 MPG on the highway and only $20 more than what I was paying > on the jeep > > Thanks > > Scott > > Scott A. Stewart > Webmaster/ Developer > GlobalNet Services, Inc > > http://www.gnsi.com > 11820 Parklawn Dr > Rockville, MD 20852 > Voice: (301) 770-9610 x 335 > Fax: (301) 770-9611 > > The information contained in this message may be privileged, confidential, > and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the > intended recipient, or any employee or agent responsible for delivering this > message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your > computer. > -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 9:09 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Hybrid drivers: > > scott, I'm not sure what the battery life is, however - the net cost > of driving a hybrid is probably going to be higher than your jeep > simply because of the additional cost of the hybrid car itself. > > if you are strictly looking to save money, carpooling or takeing > public transportation is still going to beat the parnts off hybrids. > > they are great for warm fuzzies, but warm fuzzies don't pay the bills. > > On 4/28/06, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> What's the average lifespan of a hybrid car? When the batteries fail, > what's >> the replacement cost. >> >> >> >> I'm seeing the end of my days as a jeep driver, with a 29 mile one way >> commute and 16-19MPG. The $200 a month I'm spending on gas is killing me >> >> I'm looking at used hybrids, but anything in my price range has high miles >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> Scott >> >> >> >> Scott A. Stewart >> >> Webmaster/ Developer >> >> GlobalNet Services, Inc >> >> >> >> <http://www.gnsi.com> http://www.gnsi.com >> >> 11820 Parklawn Dr >> >> Rockville, MD 20852 >> >> Voice: (301) 770-9610 x 335 >> >> Fax: (301) 770-9611 >> >> >> >> The information contained in this message may be privileged, confidential, >> and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the >> intended recipient, or any employee or agent responsible for delivering > this >> message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any >> dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly >> prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > notify >> us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your >> computer. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
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