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    Question on using FasTrak

    I bought one of the transponder packages at Costco, and then thought it would be nice to get a transponder for my wife's car. Well, I was able to...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Oct 7, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Driving an SUV is less expensive than driving a hybrid car

    Re: Seriously... I do not know. I'm no fan of responding to a troll with insults. I'm much more a fan of pulling apart their logic. Is that also...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Sep 18, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Driving an SUV is less expensive than driving a hybrid car

    Congrats. You just proved two things: A) buying a used car is cheaper than buying a new car and B) the annual cost of a new car, assuming it is...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Sep 18, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    New CR report: Buying new versus buying used

    In my area you probably do better buying new than used, at least when it comes to the Prius. I was wandering around my dealer's lot waiting for my...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Sep 12, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Can the MSRP be gouged?

    I see. So it's daycare + gas that does it, I suppose. That and your total housing payment being about 25% more than mine.
    Post by: zqfmbg, Jul 15, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Can the MSRP be gouged?

    Well, I'm clearly not going to get one of those anytime soon (GT-R or ZR-1, doesn't matter which), so I couldn't tell you. :) Also: I live in the...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Jul 15, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Jetta TDI vs. Prius, San Francisco on a tank?

    Surprised nobody else noticed this... Auburn, WA is 658 miles north of San Francisco *how*? As the crow flies? Gee, are we going off-roading? I...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Jul 14, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Can the MSRP be gouged?

    If you guys think this is bad, consider the example of the 2009 Nissan GT-R... base model starts just under $70k MSRP, but Edmunds says people are...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Jul 14, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Yahoo Green: Rethinking the cost of hybrid cars

    Lost the entire reply because of NoScript (what, I need to allow more sites than priuschat.com to post??), but the gist of it is: as a proud Prius...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Jun 1, 2008 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News
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    Slow Down!

    I seem to recall discussions by hobbit and other seriously tech-minded people about there being a little bit of a dead zone at 55mph. I guess I...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Feb 16, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy
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    Disappointed

    Longer trips is really the key here. The Prius takes a bigger MPG hit than most other cars I know of when it comes to engine warm-up because its...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Jan 21, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy
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    Heads Up for Canadians importing from US

    I've heard rumours that dealerships in the States are being told not to sell to Canadians. No substantiation, though. (My parents just bought a...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Jan 3, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius: Not For Road Trips?

    As happens often with opinions, I feel differently. I did a 4000 mile round trip in August with the longest leg at 908 miles (SLC to Calgary) and...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Dec 28, 2007 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News
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    Prius caught on fire!

    So we have cars spontaneously igniting due to unknown causes. Not just Priuses, but Jags, VWs, and probably everything under the sun. Moral of...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Nov 27, 2007 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Nitrogen Air Fills

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Nov 5 2007, 05:55 PM) 535201</div> Tongue-in-cheek-ness aside, the Hindenburg was filled with...
    Post by: zqfmbg, Nov 6, 2007 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum