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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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Come around? To what, the dealership for repairs? Or the gas station for another 12 mpg forcing fillup?
Every time I see a Hellcat I think 'there goes a guy driving a car that cost more than his house'. Not a compliment.
Where is that true? A new Hellcat can be bought for the $60-80k range, while homes are 10 times that much. Despite the gas guzzler tax and 700+ horsepower, the Hellcat actually gets 13/22 mpg, which is not that bad, and much better than the classic muscle cars with only 300-400 hp.
The one that someone buys and sticks in the Garage and drives 3,000 miles a year might be worth something.
Most of them probably won't even get driven that much.
My weekend / show car gets driven about 1K miles a year and just about every weekend from May thru October I'm going somewhere.
There are multiple Hellcats at any decent size show or cruise-in.
Where is that true? A new Hellcat can be bought for the $60-80k range, while homes are 10 times that much. Despite the gas guzzler tax and 700+ horsepower, the Hellcat actually gets 13/22 mpg, which is not that bad, and much better than the classic muscle cars with only 300-400 hp.
You can find houses in Michigan for under 80K. In Detroit I have seen some for $14K. That is almost 6 houses for a Hellcat. Of course the Hellcat is much faster than any of the six houses.
They've become more atrocious looking every year. Don't tell me those hideous tail lights have anything to do with aerodynamics. Prius owners are geeks. It doesn't matter how it looks as long as they can flick that little joystick that passes as "gear shift."
I think the Prius is a pretty car and fairly standard looking. I have a Honda Fit Sport, which is not a hybrid. It's aerodynamic in style. That helps w/the gas mileage.
Prius owners are usually people who put a lot of miles of their car. Traveling salesmen, regional sales reps, people who commute long distances, people who go traveling for pleasure. I've looked for used Priuses a time or two and didn't see one without a LOT of mileage. Which makes sense. So it's not geeks who are primary Prius owners....not that there's anything wrong with working in the technical or science fields.
The article goes on to state that there are others.
Consumer Reports stated that it hooked up a 2002 Prius with 208,000 miles on it and found very little difference between it and a 2001 Prius it had tested 10 years before, both in acceleration and fuel economy. CR also noted that it drove like the new one they had tested 10 years ago. The engine, transmission, and even shocks were all original.
So the Prius is a quality car that is also a good long-term value. All vehicles have issues, but portraying Prius as a non-quality vehicle is simply false.
He used to get GM discounts due to family.....so Saabs were exotic GM cars for him! Escalade was the first year with the 420 HP motor, it was a screamer!
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