Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <EpidnSVM9bBb6arcRVn-hA@adelphia.com>,
> "nickd" <nickdepo@adelphia.net> wrote:
>>hi, i am currently looking for a new car.i know it will be a hybrid.
>
> Wait a minute: why will it be a hybrid?
>
> The *only* reason to buy a hybrid today is to make a statement about
> your politics. You do not save money--in fact, you spend much more just
> for the privilege of having a hybrid--and you save very little gas.
>
> So what are you trying to accomplish? Maybe there's a better way to get
> there.
>

Some people want to buy a SUV, some want to buy a hybrid. If that's what
they want, then good for them.

Hybrids get about 55 mpg. My regular civic gets 35 mpg. Assuming 12,000
miles driven annually, over 10 years, hybrids will consume 2,182
gallons. My civic will consume 3,429 gallons. That's a difference of
1,247 gallons. Multiply that by 20,000 people, for example, and that's a
lot of gas saved.

Why question people's buying decisions? What are you trying to
accomplish? Nick directed his question to hybrid owners asking for their
insight. Your post was not insightful.