Fuel Saving?

[mr_rye89]

That's a bit of a bummer. "the roads are in such poor condition and they have to collect more road-use and fuel taxes" sounds like a bad excuse for poor management at the state and local levels. My big heavy pig of a truck costs less to renew, but I don't DD it for obvious reasons.

Maybe trade it for a 392 Challenger, because Smiles Per Gallon > Miles Per Gallon.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by mr_rye89

That's a bit of a bummer. "the roads are in such poor condition and they have to collect more road-use and fuel taxes" sounds like a bad excuse for poor management at the state and local levels. My big heavy pig of a truck costs less to renew, but I don't DD it for obvious reasons.

Maybe trade it for a 392 Challenger, because Smiles Per Gallon > Miles Per Gallon.

I always said, "If I could own only one car, it would a Dodge Challenger with the smaller Hemi V-8." I can't see a sporty car with four doors. It has to be a Coupe! They're calling a four door car a "Charger".
I seriously thinking of selling the Prius, before paying the renewal!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by mr_rye89

That's a bit of a bummer. "the roads are in such poor condition and they have to collect more road-use and fuel taxes" sounds like a bad excuse for poor management at the state and local levels. My big heavy pig of a truck costs less to renew, but I don't DD it for obvious reasons.

Maybe trade it for a 392 Challenger, because Smiles Per Gallon > Miles Per Gallon.

The Prius is history!
I'm not going to give the state the satisfaction of getting $75.00 more out of
me. It has too many miles and it's starting to cost me money for repairs.

[MadMan]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

The Prius is history!
I'm not going to give the state the satisfaction of getting $75.00 more out of
me. It has too many miles and it's starting to cost me money for repairs.

Good. They are expensive things to repair. Hybrids are basically just normal cars with a bunch of extra parts to break. Reliability is a function of the number of parts, and the failure chance of each part. I know some people think that's it only has a motor-generator and a battery extra. lolno.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by MadMan

Good. They are expensive things to repair. Hybrids are basically just normal cars with a bunch of extra parts to break. Reliability is a function of the number of parts, and the failure chance of each part. I know some people think that's it only has a motor-generator and a battery extra. lolno.

Actually, the car was pretty reliable! Right now, it has 160K miles.
I know about the theory of operation, the AC motor drive and what powers the air conditioner, power steering ETC.
BTW, it's my second used Prius. It was an auction car from IL.

[MadMan]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Actually, the car was pretty reliable! Right now, it has 160K miles.
I know about the theory of operation, the AC motor drive and what powers the air conditioner, power steering ETC.
BTW, it's my second used Prius. It was an auction car from IL.

Nice. Admittedly, they do seem pretty reliable in practice. Still, though.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by MadMan

Nice. Admittedly, they do seem pretty reliable in practice. Still, though.

I'm rather principled, when I'm getting penalized for being conservative, I won't reward them for shoving it up my backside!
I misread where I thought, the increase would only apply to a new purchase. Fools and their money soon part.