Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 2:29 PM -0400 4/21/05, SonC@aol.com wrote:
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>In a message dated 4/21/2005 6:04:40 A.M. Dateline Standard Time,
>abridge@gmail.com writes:
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>On 4/21/05, Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:
>> In the US the Prius sort of makes sense, if you drive a _lot_.
>> Mainly, you get the benefit of driving a car which is somewhat more
>> socially responsible. In Europe, turbodiesels, which are a huge
>> portion of the market, make sense. The premium you pay for a diesel
>> car is less than the premium for a Prius, diesel fuel is cheaper than
>> gas and there is a huge choice of a lot of models from all
>> manufacturers. Some get substantially better mileage than the Prius
>> and many handle better or have other features.
>>
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>In Louisiana, currently the price of diesel is 10 cents higher than
>gasoline. We looked hard at the VW TDI, and I almost bought one,
>even though they
>were stingy with their markdowns. In the end, I got a comparably equipped
>Prius for less,; they get about the same mileage on the road, and
>of course the
>Prius beats it in town. But it finally all came down to one thing. Kathy
>loved the color on the Prius!
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>Regards, Sonny
Exactly! - See my other reply to Adam
In NA diesel doesn't make a whole lot of sense, particularly since we
can't get the good fuel, the low-sulfur diesel, at any price. In
Europe if you weigh the options, the Prius is the poorer choice. The
playing fields aren't level.
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