"Chuck Gould" wrote
You will be able to buy a half ton pickup from GM, rated for 6000 lb
towing capacity, in the 2008 model year.

Whoah. I'm getting a huge raise? Or hitting the lottery?

On Oct 22, 11:31?am, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote

You will be able to buy a half ton pickup from GM, rated for 6000 lb
towing capacity, in the 2008 model year.

Whoah. I'm getting a huge raise? Or hitting the lottery?

You as in the group sense, not the specific. Prices reputedly "start"
at under $40,000, and if I'm not mistaken that's not an exceptionally
high price for a new full size truck.

"Chuck Gould" wrote
You as in the group sense, not the specific. Prices reputedly "start"
at under $40,000, and if I'm not mistaken that's not an exceptionally
high price for a new full size truck.

Looks like around 2023 I'm in...

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Oct 22, 11:31?am, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote

You will be able to buy a half ton pickup from GM, rated for 6000 lb
towing capacity, in the 2008 model year.
Whoah. I'm getting a huge raise? Or hitting the lottery?

You as in the group sense, not the specific. Prices reputedly "start"
at under $40,000, and if I'm not mistaken that's not an exceptionally
high price for a new full size truck.


Chuck do the math. Compare the cost of a hybrid vs. a non-hybrid over
150,000 miles. Oh, and don't forget about replacing the batteries at
100,000 miles.

"BAR" wrote in message
...


Chuck do the math. Compare the cost of a hybrid vs. a non-hybrid over
150,000 miles. Oh, and don't forget about replacing the batteries at
100,000 miles.



Good grief.....

It's not about cost.

It's about being green.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
...

Chuck do the math. Compare the cost of a hybrid vs. a non-hybrid over
150,000 miles. Oh, and don't forget about replacing the batteries at
100,000 miles.



Good grief.....

It's not about cost.

It's about being green.

When I die they can plant my body in the ground and fertilize the
closest tree. That's when this world will recoup my carbon footprint.

As long as I am living I will be keeping the green in my pockets.

On Oct 22, 4:49?pm, BAR wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On Oct 22, 11:31?am, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote

You will be able to buy a half ton pickup from GM, rated for 6000 lb
towing capacity, in the 2008 model year.
Whoah. I'm getting a huge raise? Or hitting the lottery?

You as in the group sense, not the specific. Prices reputedly "start"
at under $40,000, and if I'm not mistaken that's not an exceptionally
high price for a new full size truck.

Chuck do the math. Compare the cost of a hybrid vs. a non-hybrid over
150,000 miles. Oh, and don't forget about replacing the batteries at
100,000 miles.


Anybody not driving the most basic Japanese car available for 15-20
years has failed to "do the math". For most of us, the cars we drive
are chosen as much because we like them as they are because they were
the cheapest transportation we could find.

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:35:45 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

Anybody not driving the most basic Japanese car available for 15-20
years has failed to "do the math".

I'm not sure I agree with that. We are now on a 20+ year string of
owning Japanese cars. We usually buy top of the line, fully loaded
models that offer just about everything you could want in comfort,
style, features, etc. The big pay off is not fuel efficiency, but
durability and reliability. These cars just keep running, do not
nickel and dime you to death with petty maintenance issues, and do not
leave you stranded in the middle of a road trip just because they have
over 80K miles on them.

That's worth a lot to me.

On Oct 22, 6:08?pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:35:45 -0700, Chuck Gould

wrote:
Anybody not driving the most basic Japanese car available for 15-20
years has failed to "do the math".

I'm not sure I agree with that. We are now on a 20+ year string of
owning Japanese cars. We usually buy top of the line, fully loaded
models that offer just about everything you could want in comfort,
style, features, etc. The big pay off is not fuel efficiency, but
durability and reliability. These cars just keep running, do not
nickel and dime you to death with petty maintenance issues, and do not
leave you stranded in the middle of a road trip just because they have
over 80K miles on them.

That's worth a lot to me.

If it were just about "math", you'd buy the cheapest version of the
same Japanese makes you like and enjoy about the same length of
service with fewer "gizmos" crapping out during the life of the
car......that was my point.

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:40:24 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

If it were just about "math", you'd buy the cheapest version of the
same Japanese makes you like and enjoy about the same length of
service with fewer "gizmos" crapping out during the life of the
car......that was my point.

Yes, if it was just about transportation, you are right. One of the
interesting things we've found is that the gizmos are more reliable
than Detroit's also.