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Old 12-04-2017, 09:45 AM   #101
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+1 or a Mazda

I would avoid Fiat 500 ......research owner satisfaction./.....always at the bottom

I had a Mazda GLC when young.... loved the car even though very underpowered... it was a good car (mostly)....

I might have bought another until Ford got their hands on Mazda.... I hate Ford.. all but one was a piece of junk....

SOOO, Mazda is now associated with Ford in my mind and always will be...
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Old 12-04-2017, 10:03 AM   #102
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Whoa...check out the Bentley & Maserati sales! They will never keep the doors open

My Volvo 26th place of 36

I have had enough of cheap cars and expensive repairs. Now I just go right to the expensive repairs
We have had our Ghibli for a year now and I can honestly say I am head over heals for a vehicle. The 400hp engine gets me off the Houston on ramps onto the highway lickety split. Pricey but worth every penny.
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Old 12-04-2017, 01:21 PM   #103
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Are there downsides to owning a hybrid? Thinking my next car will be a hybrid as I do a lot of in-town driving with longer road trips for fun. Not thinking Prius specifically, but with so many models now available as hybrids, there has been plenty of experience to discover the downsides.

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DW and I rented a Hybrid Full Sized Sedan Hyundai Sonata when in Napa this summer. Ride was nice, but no room in trunk for 4 suitcases. Forced to put two in back seat because the batteries are under trunk.
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DW and I rented a Hybrid Full Sized Sedan Hyundai Sonata when in Napa this summer. Ride was nice, but no room in trunk for 4 suitcases. Forced to put two in back seat because the batteries are under trunk.
That's the nice thing about the Prius -- in addition to the stingy fuel economy, the hatchback and fold-down rear seats make it surprisingly versatile for hauling this and that.
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Old 12-04-2017, 09:18 PM   #105
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I had a Mazda GLC when young.... loved the car even though very underpowered... it was a good car (mostly)....

I might have bought another until Ford got their hands on Mazda.... I hate Ford.. all but one was a piece of junk....

SOOO, Mazda is now associated with Ford in my mind and always will be...
We had a 1995 Mazda Millenia (Japanese spelling, I guess) that we enjoyed thoroughly. It was Mazda's attempt to break into the Lexus/Acura market, and was easily the plushest car we have ever owned -- including several Mercedes and BMWs. The aluminum suspension minimized unsprung weight. Its one flaw was its clunky Jatco 4-speed transmission, which was disinclined to let the 2.5L V6 wind up into its torque band. Rust got the best of the car around 225K miles, and we donated it to a charity.
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That's what my new Q50 has. Uses lot of gas too. Buying oil stocks.
I had to look it up. 2018 Q50 3.0t AWD? It is rated 19/26 City/Highway MPG. Not bad. Better than my 17 yr old Jimmy. Of course, I'm only driving about 3k miles per year. Gas cost in the Jimmy is the least of my worries.
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Every time I drive the car, it feels like a retirement, even though I had the car before retirement.
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Are there downsides to owning a hybrid? Thinking my next car will be a hybrid as I do a lot of in-town driving with longer road trips for fun. Not thinking Prius specifically, but with so many models now available as hybrids, there has been plenty of experience to discover the downsides.
Rita: I have a year old Camry Hybrid, and it gets 48.5 mpg @ 75 mph and about 52 mpg in city driving. With 34K miles, it's never seen the shop. And it's actually quicker accelerating than the gas only version. What I like is the quietness of the car, and it's just so smooth. Mine has a lithium battery under that back seat so I'm not giving up any trunk room.

Toyota said last month they're not going all electric. They can make 1,500,000 hybrid cars with the same batteries it takes to make 350,000 all electric cars.

If Prius Hybrids hold up in New York City cabs, they'll do anyone a good job.
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Rita: I have a year old Camry Hybrid, and it gets 48.5 mpg @ 75 mph and about 52 mpg in city driving.
so zero to 60 in about what, 10 seconds?

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so zero to 60 in about what, 10 seconds?

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Like its predecessor, the 2018 Camry SE also is available with a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain or a 3.5-liter V-6. The former option produces a combined 208 horsepower and managed to scoot from zero to 60 mph in 7.9 seconds and from 50 to 70 mph in 5.1 seconds.
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so the "performance" model does 0 to 60 in 8 seconds?

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so the "performance" model does 0 to 60 in 8 seconds?

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Rita: I have a year old Camry Hybrid, and it gets 48.5 mpg @ 75 mph and about 52 mpg in city driving. With 34K miles, it's never seen the shop. And it's actually quicker accelerating than the gas only version. What I like is the quietness of the car, and it's just so smooth. Mine has a lithium battery under that back seat so I'm not giving up any trunk room.



Toyota said last month they're not going all electric. They can make 1,500,000 hybrid cars with the same batteries it takes to make 350,000 all electric cars.



If Prius Hybrids hold up in New York City cabs, they'll do anyone a good job.


I have an older hybrid Camry whose mileage is not as good as the new ones, but it still averages 38mpg. My neighbor’s little Fiat 500 gets about 32 and is a lot smaller and more cramped.

600+ miles on a tank of gas at highway speeds.
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The real test for high performance cars, from mmemory in the late seventies waiting in a traffic jam on the LA freeways was, how doeas it idle in August for a half an hour without overheating?
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Rita: I have a year old Camry Hybrid, and it gets 48.5 mpg @ 75 mph and about 52 mpg in city driving. With 34K miles, it's never seen the shop. And it's actually quicker accelerating than the gas only version. What I like is the quietness of the car, and it's just so smooth. Mine has a lithium battery under that back seat so I'm not giving up any trunk room.

Toyota said last month they're not going all electric. They can make 1,500,000 hybrid cars with the same batteries it takes to make 350,000 all electric cars.

If Prius Hybrids hold up in New York City cabs, they'll do anyone a good job.
Unfortunately this car has the same problem I have in a lot of cars. The center console does not give enough room for my right leg. I am 6'6" with legs longer than average for that height. Some cars I can't even get my right leg past the steering wheel. I wish they would move the console over a few inches even if they have to curve ita little to face the driver. I'm going to try the new Rav4 Hybrid and the Prius AWD since I live in Wisconsin.
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The real test for high performance cars, from mmemory in the late seventies waiting in a traffic jam on the LA freeways was, how doeas it idle in August for a half an hour without overheating?
And in order to keep the engine coolant temperature rise from blowing head gaskets, you had to run the heater full blast and keep the A/C compressor off.
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