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| it290 - Jul 13, 2004 |
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it290 | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| www.fuh2.com... | |||
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Dud | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| I don't have a car at the moment, but I'd never put more than $2 worth of gas in at a time. | |||
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racketboy | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| what's stupid is that there are a number of these monsters here in the Bay Area, but I have a hard enough time finding a decent-sized parking space for my Corolla that won't get my door banged in more than they already are. | |||
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ExCyber | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| I don't have a problem with the H2 being publically available, or even with people choosing to buy and operate them in a sport/utility capacity. However, I can't help but think that you really have be extremely dense and/or full of yourself to use something like that as a general-purpose vehicle. It's like using an 8-way Opteron system with 36GB of RAM to surf the web and check your email. It's one thing to tool around town in a Wrangler or CJ-7, but the H2 is like a monument to excess. | |||
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Cloud121 | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| Here's a little idea. Instead of buying one, and driving around in it, just wear a shirt saying in big bold letters. "I NEED ATTENTION!" That should do it! :thumbs-up: | |||
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lordofduct | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| not over the size thing maybe... but to let people know about that tax break... i didnt know that, i bet alot of people didnt either, that is SO wrong in so many ways. Come on at least be modest about being capitalistic pig whore beurocrats America (gov't.) thats why i say Socialism all the way. | |||
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Alexvrb | Jul 13, 2004 | ||
It's much worse than that. At least the 8-way opteron won't piss people off in a parking lot. | ||||
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mtxblau | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| There's a lot of cars that actually fall under the tax bracket refund. Most of them are SUVs - several that come to mind are: Toyota Landcruiser Mercedes ML 320 or 430 Lexus LX 470 I think there's a weight criteria. That doesn't explain why the G class (gellandenwagen (sp)) isn't on that list. | |||
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Mask of Destiny | Jul 14, 2004 | ||
Those hybrid cars don't get anywhere near as much mileage in real life as the EPA mileage ratings would suggest. http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63413,00... Hybrid cars are inherently more expensive than a normal car, don't expect the prices to come down any time soon. | ||||
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Quadriflax | Jul 14, 2004 | ||
I don't think anybody does. But I'm thinking that people who actually need a large, beefed up SUV/truck to haul stuff and/or move around rough terrain, aren't going to think luxury first. Making the H2 pretty much just another rich man's toy. | ||||
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schi0249 | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| Hybrids still get good mileage. My uncle drives one. When driving around Madison he gets around 40-45 mpg. Withextended trips on the interstate he gets between 50-55 mpg. As for mainstream, the Honda Civic hybrid is as mainstream as it comes. It looks just look a normal gas powered Honda Civic. The Insite and Prius both are funky looking though. mountaindud.. $2 of gas will get you around 20-40 miles depending on the price in your city. For me, thats not even a round trip to work. | |||
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mal | Jul 14, 2004 | ||
Or crush people to death if it crashes. | ||||
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Alexvrb | Jul 14, 2004 | ||
Well, I'm more worried about even larger vehicles on the road when it comes to the "crushed to death" part. Sometimes on the highway I swear there are more trucks (big ones, hauling goods) than cars. They need to use trains again, damnit. Besides, it's not like I'm driving a Civic, so it wouldn't necessarily pancake me. Plus, if the Opteron was being used to host a game, it COULD result in player characters being crushed by ogres. But we were counting on it being a web surfing, email fetching monster. Plus it's got more cupholders and lighters than you would ever need. | ||||
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Curtis | Jul 14, 2004 | ||
It doesn't have to. The raised bumper makes these kind of vehicles much more dangerous since the they're much closed to your head than a normal car. If you are T-Boned by something this size, on the drivers side (or passenger side), you (or your passenger) are much more likely to die. | ||||
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racketboy | Jul 14, 2004 | ||
yeah one reason people get these big SUVs is too feel safe. Guess they don't give a crap about the person on the other end. | ||||
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Cloud121 | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| Yeah I know... People are stupid nowadays.. | |||
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Alexvrb | Jul 15, 2004 | ||
I'll take "more likely" over "poor bastard didn't stand a chance" any day.  | ||||
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