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mike --- Brad Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Karl Groves > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] OT: hybrids > > > > Firstly, anyone who buys a brand new car off the > lot is throwing away > > thousands of dollars right off the bat. That is > money that you'll never > get > > back. And hybrids are typically much more > expensive than > > regular cars of the same size. > > I will know if this is true pretty soon. My parents > just had an accident in > their Prius over the weekend and I bet it will be > totaled out. When they > get their settlement, we will know how much value > they really lose. When > they bought, used Prius' were going for very close > to the price of new ones > because demand was high. > > MSRP is around $21-22K, and used prices are around > $20-$21K. If they got to > drive for a year and only lost a thousand bucks, I > think that is a great > deal as far as any car is concerned. > > They got T-boned by a lady in a late '90s Jimmy. > She drove away with bumper > and minor front end damage. Both doors and the > center support pillar were > damaged, and the side air-bags went off. Neither of > my parents were injured > other than sore muscles. I'm sure the air bag saved > my mom from major > injury, as the door hit her in the hip, but the > airbags kept her head and > shoulders from hitting the side of the car and/or > window. Their car would > not work, because the designers must have set > something up to keep it from > turning on after an accident. Sort of like the fuel > shut off switches on > cars with electric fuel pumps, this is the same > thing, but for the electric > drive. > > Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > '66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes > | 245/45/16 BFG R1 > '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes > | 275/40/17 Kumho MX > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
