Full-on hybrid vehicle or simply a low emissions vehicle?

[Niels Bohr 72]

What qualifies a car as low emissions? 30+, 40+mpg?

The mustang can get 30 if you drive 10 under the speed limit on the highway. In the city it gets 12mpg.

Cat you and I are actualy saving the world with our gas guzzlers

And paying for an Oil Exec's comfortable retirement with each fill.

If you get the Camaro, I'm coming over and we're going for a ride.

MUSTANG!?

Nah. The BMW Sinister 6. That is way cooler!

[MrsCat 6]

Nah. The BMW Sinister 6. That is way cooler!

I'm speechless.

[Marilyn. 340]

that looks like the bat-mobile

[Amby 490]

What qualifies a car as low emissions? 30+, 40+mpg?

The mustang can get 30 if you drive 10 under the speed limit on the highway. In the city it gets 12mpg.

Cat you and I are actualy saving the world with our gas guzzlers

And paying for an Oil Exec's comfortable retirement with each fill.

If you get the Camaro, I'm coming over and we're going for a ride.

Awesome! If you can drive a manual then I'll let you drive

Nah. The BMW Sinister 6. That is way cooler!

I'm speechless.

I am not Batman and so that car is not for me

[SpiritAlight 1]

A long time ago, I worked as the warranty manager for an exotic car dealership.

Yes, I said exotic...might go with this thread as the word ####### was thrown in somewhere.

I got to test drive and deliver vehicles:

Ferraris

Lamborghinis

Lotuses (Loti??, hahaha)

Alphas

and more...we had all kinds of vehicles dropped off for service.

Mmmmmm....oh it was niiiiiiiiiice.

I love and am a great driver...if I can just blurt out such statements to all of you have yet to meet me.

B)

And so, I am trying to say: I love cars.

However my love of the planet is greater, and so, my sweetie's GTO that is a blast to drive, is so impractical; and since he insists on not putting winter tires on it is rendered useless now that there is snow on the ground here in Chi-town. I used to drive my tiny MR2 all year-round when I lived in Montreal. With really good winter tires on, it gripped like crazy and talking corners sideways in a little car is so fun and totally do-able.

Changing tires (with rims) saves your Summer one and your mags too. Silly partner of mine...oh well.

And so, this is what has happened and I am looking into getting a very low emissions vehicle that is a hatchback type or something equally practical.

We looked at the Ford Edge and/or Mercury Mariner (it's the same exact vehicle), because he wanted a bigger vehicle. Both of these have hybrid models.

And I inspected the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic hybrid.

What I had not realized is that all hybrids are made automatic transmission.

Man, I love to drive stick!!!

We have made no decisions yet.

We need to flip a coin....

Anyone heard of "stimulus package" for new car buyers?

There's a rumour going around...

Edited January 19, 2009 by SpiritAlight