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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 03:46 PM Original message |
Toyota Prius sales pass Ford Explorer |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Ford Freestyle cut into the Explorer's sales |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 01:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Those dont do bad at all, my Aunt has one. |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
57. I have a Pontiac Vibe, basically a toyota, and it just got 37 mpg |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 12:56 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Those are better, problem is... |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Too bad she'd love this. I just won't buy an American made |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 04:33 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Yeah, most of them suck. |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm not sure if there never was a market |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I think they are marginally more effective in the snow |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. same here |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. "Avoid trauma" |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I don't drive, and I love it. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. I've yet to drive my jeep to work on snow covered roads, my accord does a fine job. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. I have 2.5 dogs. ( the eldest is 15 yr old golden) |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I can believe that! |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I have seen them in the back |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 06:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Our aging golden found it easier to climb into a minivan than the Ford Explorer |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
36. They'll fit in a minivan too, and get better mileage than in an SUV. (NT) |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
47. Wait until you see the new Honda CRV Hybrid |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. THAT woud be utracool. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Yes, I'm looking forward to it |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 01:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
63. In the 1970s we had station wagons |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. I drive a sports car, dont like that? |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I could care less what you drive |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Not really necessary, your right. |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 02:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I'm not really a car guy (because I can't afford to be) |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 03:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. 2002 was the last year model for them. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. They are great |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. are diesels on an upswing? |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. 50 state diesels |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. I didn't realize that honda had a diesel - good to know, as that's probably more my price range. nt |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
58. Your Trans Am is ok, but I bet I could have beaten your socks |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 12:52 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Which Shelby? |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 01:11 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. No, a REAL shelby - 60's. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. There Was a Certain Other Element With SUVs |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 01:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Thorstein Veblen |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 05:20 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. thanks - I'm horrible with remembering names, places, dates, etc. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
54. That's very interesting |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. When I lived in Utah and Michigan and we REALLY got snow, most "4x4s" |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Is that an FJ cruiser or a Land Cruiser? |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. FJ40 |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
40. that's a real FJ.... |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 01:14 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. When I wen off-roading we found those thing to small. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. Back when we got ice storms around here... |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. As to the marketing aspect |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. BTW, $1500+ to replace battery pack. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 01:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Has anybody actually had to do that yet? |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Gas savings covers price difference after 45,000 miles . |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Like I said, some of them are ten years old, and none have worn out a battery pack. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. "they aren't that old" |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
45. First, I've read of Prius taxi cabs with 300,000+ miles on them |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think the Honda CRV leads in that small SUV market |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 05:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. I've got one of those here in the UK |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
29. There was a market for station wagons, however. |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
31. I wish I could Afford one |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #31 |
43. After tax breaks.. paid $20K for my Prius. nt |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. You Know This Sort of Information Pisses Off The Conservo-Meatheads |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
34. The new Explorer concept lacks a v8 |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
38. the exploder is very dated vehicle also. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-12-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
42. So the same suckers who were convinced they needed Explorers |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
44. Gee... another myth gets destroyed on a daily basis |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
49. I saw RFK,jr. on Chris Matthews show over a year ago, and he said |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
50. "Prius" - Isn't that one of those "erectile" disfunction problems? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. That's priapism. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
55. I really want a Prius. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
59. Even more interesting: |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-14-08 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
62. And a huge contributor to climate change |
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