What was that figure on the Federal tax credit? On 8/9/05, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LT Don wrote: > > > > I tried to talk him into the hybraid, but engineer that he is he > > pulled out his slide rule, bounced cost against fuel prices (then), > > and said that it was almost a wash. > > It's only a wash if you get your batteries for free. $4k for a battery > pack in 5 years or so really skews the calculation. Make mine a CRX HF > please, 65mpg and only one $30 battery. > > I saw a 2000 Insight advertised nearby for $6k last week. "high miles", > the ad said. How much you wanna bet the owner noticed that the battery > charge falls off much faster than it used to, checked with the dealer > on replacement, and then decided to sell? > > Remember the GM electric, I believe it was called Impact? If you went > to that extreme to optimize a gas engined car of equal performance and > range, your fuel economy would be triple digit, maybe even 200mpg, and > the cost of the tiny gas engine would be a fraction of the electric stuff. > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
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