Anyone else tired of this Earth Day Green crap?

[68Charger]

I'd drive a Prius to save money though.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...DGI7Q63U01.DTL

there's "controversy" over this article... and it's been debated- but they make good points...

I commute on a motorcycle (I used to have a Harley, now I have 4 kids and a Honda with 46,000 miles on it), and on bad weather days- a $500 Dodge Neon that gets 36-38mpg, and has 176,000 miles on it now..

from an economic standpoint, I'm WAAAAAAAAY ahead of even a used Prius... after spending $9,000 on a used Prius, and only getting 50mpg (they originally advertised 61 mpg, but later were found to cheat on the EPA test by draining the batteries during the test- which could not be sustained in the real world)

even after spending more on maintenance (because it's a high mileage vehicle.. let's say $2500 total- I can rebuild the engine for less than that- parts are cheap for this car... so I'm now $6,500 ahead of the Prius owner, which would buy 3250 gallons of fuel at $2/gal, enough to go 117,000 miles at 36mpg...

this is over-simplified, but you get the idea... and the Prius is going to need a battery pack & engine when they wear out, at a MUCH higher cost than my lowly little Neon...

I won't get cheers when I arrive at the Academy awards without a Prius, but I don't really care what those people think, anyway..


I've yet to see any hybrid that really saves money in the final analysis... so drive one for a political statement, but you won't save money over a used car...

a pure electric car (for a commuter) is another matter.... but they're not mass produced for use off a golf course... any the range is too short to deliver pizzas for an entire shift...