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sinaasappelsap		#21	[-]
Egg Posts: 1 (05/06/08 7:48 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I think it was around $3.94 when I filled up in Santa Cruz yesterday. Thank god I have a Geo Metro...three cylinders, close to 50mpg. When I bought the car less than six months ago, it was only $17 or $18 to fill it up. Now it's around $24. I'm not complaining because that's way less than everyone else is paying, but that is a pretty big difference...
Mystic Bovine		#22	[-]
Posts: 2631 (05/07/08 4:13 AM) Footloose and Feather-Free Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	yeah we looked at a Yaris and it was a teeny bit too small for all of us and a load of stuff. I wish the Matrix came in a hybrid. We drive one now and we do get really good mileage and I'm very happy, but long term, I think we need something that burns even less fuel. I wish this city was laid out better.
i am beachcomber		#23	[-]
Wild 'n' freerange chicken Posts: 954 (05/07/08 6:08 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Toyota's coming out with a bunch of model options on the Prius in the next 2 years, Including a Prius wagon slated for entry to the N. American markets in 2010/11. The big feature is more cargo room. Oh yeah! The 'next gen' Prius is hitting the market in 2009 and features a newer, better hybrid with a more efficient gas engine and better/bigger electric engine. I'm stoked. How can one not speak about war, poverty, and inequality when people who suffer from these afflictions don't have a voice to speak? ~ Isabelle Allende
Mystic Bovine		#24	[-]
Posts: 2633 (05/07/08 8:33 AM) Footloose and Feather-Free Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Yay! The price tag on the Prius is a bit high but maybe by 2010 I can afford one of the newer models.
radfem		#25	[-]
Big clucker Posts: 1056 (05/07/08 9:20 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Gas is expected to increase up to $0.30 here just in the next few weeks. ********************** "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win" --Mahatma Gandhi Police Culture 101
Q Grrl		#26	[-]
Big clucker Posts: 797 (05/07/08 10:26 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	We have a Yaris and love it! We also have a Tundra ('03) which I'm relegated to driving only on the weekend when I take the dogs out to the woods. Sigh.
Sycamore72		#27	[-]
Posts: 2140 (05/07/08 10:38 AM) Selfish Hedonist Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I just paid $3.72. I have a 24 gallon tank, so it's big fillup. I like the Altima, which comes in a hybrid, but isn't available in PA. If I went to NJ to buy one, the mileage is only 2 mpg better than the gas engine for highway miles. So, I'm not sure I would consider buying a much more expensive car for not much better mileage.
i am beachcomber		#28	[-]
Wild 'n' freerange chicken Posts: 963 (05/07/08 6:41 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	That's our plan, MB. We're gonna suck it up for another 2 years, pay off the rest of the loan on our Echo and then buy a Prius wagon. It'll be a bit tough to keep cramming all of us into the Echo, but it's worth the wait. The other thing, too, is that the sticker prices on cars in Canada have come down a bit thanks to the strong dollar. Woot. How can one not speak about war, poverty, and inequality when people who suffer from these afflictions don't have a voice to speak? ~ Isabelle Allende
radicalbean		#29	[-]
Wild 'n' freerange chicken Posts: 935 (05/07/08 10:11 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Man, I'm so jealous of you people. Do you know what I would do to be able to have a car that was less than 10 years old?!?! (Hell, less than 15 would be nice, too.) The thought of a prius or even a yaris is so far beyond anything I can even wish for. I can barely afford to continue getting my car fixed, but I can't afford to not do so (a car is a requirement for my job). (Don't mind me -- just had to spend another $400 on getting my car fixed, which just ate up that much more of my savings, that I don't really have to begin with, so the hope of ever getting a newer car is just that much further away. The thought of being able to be picky about the type of car I own just fills me with envy) A group of fat chicks with pom pons are an unstoppable force -- Marilyn Wann F.A.T.A.S.S.
bomboniera		#30	[-]
Feathery chick Posts: 291 (05/08/08 7:23 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	It was $3.85 at the gas station in my neighborhood this morning. If I was in the market, I'd definitely be looking at hybrids. I'm also a fan of these little Scion xA - I sometimes drive one through ZipCar. I've also started seeing more and more SmartCars around the city, but unfortunately, no backseat = no car seat = no SmartCar for me.
radicalbean		#31	[-]
Wild 'n' freerange chicken Posts: 936 (05/08/08 8:44 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	There are Smart Cars with back seats: A group of fat chicks with pom pons are an unstoppable force -- Marilyn Wann F.A.T.A.S.S.
bomboniera		#32	[-]
Feathery chick Posts: 292 (05/08/08 10:12 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	:O Where do you see that? I was looking around the SmartCar website and didn't see that...
radicalbean		#33	[-]
Wild 'n' freerange chicken Posts: 940 (05/08/08 10:24 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	oops, sorry -- apparently they stopped making them due to not enough sales. A group of fat chicks with pom pons are an unstoppable force -- Marilyn Wann F.A.T.A.S.S.
Q Grrl		#34	[-]
Big clucker Posts: 801 (05/08/08 11:06 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Patience Bean, patience. I didn't buy my first car until last October. I was 40 at the time. And the only reason we did was because the transmission on our 12 y.o. Taurus completely quit. We were getting ready for a long road trip and had saved up over a $1000 for anticipated repairs. The Taurus had the good grace to die two days before we were going to spend that $1000 on everything but the transmission. So, dead car, small pocket change, etc. and we found ourselves with not just one new car, but two. Of course, we spent 10 hours at the dealers! But all in all, we spent about S31,000 for two cars. The Yaris we drove off the showroom floor, but the Tundra is used. It's a tight squeeze financially, but it was much easier to buy two at once than to try to finance another car in three years when we would already have a large loan against our credit.
mamakate		#35	[-]
Tell Tishie your custom level! Posts: 1739 (05/08/08 11:49 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	i am beachcomber wrote: ...Including a Prius wagon slated for entry to the N. American markets in 2010/11.. Holy That is so exciting! I am totally geeking out over here! I thought I was the only person in North America longing for a hybrid station wagon. First I had a Saturn wagon and now I have a VW wagon. I loved the Saturn and even though my Passat is not as reliable as I'd like it to be, I still love, love, love it. (If Mr. MK could not do the repairs himself, I would definatley not love it, apparently '99 was a bad year.) Buck up, VW wagon, I need to get a few more years out of you!
i am beachcomber		#36	[-]
Wild 'n' freerange chicken Posts: 965 (05/08/08 6:04 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I am eagerly awaiting the Prius wagon model. I can't tell you how psyched up we are for this car. We already have it pretty good with our Echo in terms of mileage but to go from 50ish to 70ish mpg is making me drool. But then we commute 2 hours a day 3 days a week. I take the bus the other 2 and would like to pack that in because it adds an extra 1.25 hours to my commute. Feh. How can one not speak about war, poverty, and inequality when people who suffer from these afflictions don't have a voice to speak? ~ Isabelle Allende
mamakate		#37	[-]
Tell Tishie your custom level! Posts: 1749 (05/09/08 7:33 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	That is a hell of a commute. I'm very spoiled right now with my ten minute commute. I know it will not last forever. Which is why I am so exicited about this wagon! MR MK and Jr were both hoping I'd get something other than a wagon next time but I am a station wagon geek. I have no idea why, but they are just a good fit for me (& my dogs.) I had a chat with my VW last night and asked for three more years. In exchange I promised Mr MK would install a new timing belt and do a general tune up. I take the fact that the current mystery noise was less noticable today as a "yes."
Mystic Bovine		#38	[-]
Posts: 2640 (05/10/08 8:36 AM) Footloose and Feather-Free Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I wanted the smart forfour, but the never sold it in Canada. They sell the fourtwo here and it does quite well in the snow.
Ganymede is a history geek		#39	[-]
Big clucker Posts: 654 (05/10/08 11:32 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I've been buying gas a quarter tank at a time; it's $80 for me to fill my 13yo pickup. Jesus H., I could get a new mountain bike for honestly not that much more. It's what you do that makes your soul. --Barbara Kingsolver
siobhan41		#40	[-]
Downy chick Posts: 107 (05/11/08 2:36 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	$10.16/gallon here in Oslo now for unleaded. $10.88 for diesel. Ouch. The public transport company just brought 100 new buses online that run on biofuel.

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