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Subject: [Leica] OT: Which car to buy...
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:59:57 -0700
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On Sep 20, 2011, at 3:51 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101107051755AAyen1E

thanks Sonny....


Steve



> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Of course the Prius is the standard issue car in the Silicon Valley and
>> especially in Palo Alto :-)
>> 
>> The big problem is that the battery is rated for 7 years only and a
>> replacement would be around $5000-$6000? The battery may and probably will
>> last longer than 7 years, but that's an additional cost.
>> 
>> Otherwise, I'd jump on it too.
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm surprised that no one mentioned the Prius. I think an older Prius
>> might
>>> fall into the desired price range, though I haven't checked.
>>> 
>>> In the past, I've had quite a number of sporty cars, starting with a
>>> Porsche 365 (or is it 356) rag top, then a Fiat Spider (Spyder?), a
>>> Volkswagen Cabriolet, and a Volkswagen Cabrio.
>>> 
>>> When it was time to retire the Cabrio, I was torn between things like a
>>> Miata or a Mini Cooper, and at the other extreme, a Prius. What finally
>>> decided me was a trial run in a friend's Prius. There is a particular
>> exit
>>> ramp on a freeway that is marked 25mph which I regularly took comfortably
>> at
>>> about 38mph. I once tried it in my wife's Camry, and it was damn
>>> uncomfortable. A friend let me drive his Prius on the same exit ramp at
>> the
>>> same speed, and it was quite happy. That decided me; I liked the idea of
>> 40+
>>> miles per gallon.
>>> 
>>> Having had the Prius now for two years, I find it one of the most
>> driveable
>>> cars I've ever owned. It is also the first car of mine without a stick
>>> shift. I've never liked automatic transmissions; didn't want an automaton
>>> deciding what gear to put me in. But the Prius, which they (incorrectly)
>>> claim has a constantly variable transmission, gives such a smooth
>>> acceleration that it is an absolute pleasure to drive. To explain: it
>>> behaves like a constantly variable transmission. The engine runs at the
>>> optimum rpm for the amount of power requested. That latter is a direct
>>> function of the position of the accelerator pedal.
>>> 
>>> Herb
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> So imagine you have a budget of $12K-$17K for a used car, probably
>> around
>>>> 2004-2007 vintage.
>>>> 
>>>> Imagine a quick, responsive, air in your hair driving experience of a
>>>> Mazda
>>>> Miata, taking confident turns on the Route One highway along the coast.
>>>> Your
>>>> trust Leica and XPan in the truck with a carbon fiber tripod.
>>>> 
>>>> It may not do so well in Death Valley? Or may be the dusty desert of the
>>>> Southwest?
>>>> 
>>>> Then imagine a reliable, carry everything and anything Toyota Rav4.
>> Small
>>>> for a SUV and drive like a car, and it's a Toyota, it will last another
>> 10
>>>> years, easily.
>>>> 
>>>> What would you choose?
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/>
>>>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/>
>>>> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com>
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>>> 
>>> --
>>> Herbert Kanner
>>> kanner at acm.org
>>> 650-326-8204
>>> 
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>>> for they are subtle and will pee
>>> on your computer!
>>> 
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>> 
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>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/>
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
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> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 
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