<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3314" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } P { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Paid $25,000 for my Prius with a mid-level accessories package. Got a $3,000 rebate. So car cost me $22,000.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Part of my thinking is that I think it is simply a good thing to do.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: <A title=davidlovepianos@comcast.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 12:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: Gas I gasped!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> The hybrids are a nice idea but I’m not sure they will really save you money.  A Prius costs about $30,000.  A Subaru, for example, can be had for about $18,000.  You might get twice the mileage from the Prius but to earn back that $12000 (and if you finance the car even more in interest charges) in gas savings will take awhile.  Let’s say you save $100 a month in gas.  To earn back that $12,000 will take 1200 months or 10 years.  You are probably buying another car before then and your cumulative savings is out the window.       <DIV> David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com </DIV> -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dan Reed Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 7:13 AM To: Pianotech List; Cy Shuster Subject: Re: Gas I gasped!   Prius owners, I may have missed the discussion on the benefits, other than gas saving, of the Prius, for use as a piano service car. Did you compare the Prius to the Honda Civic Hybrid? I guess the back seat folds flat, for actions? How about general handling? I live in the Dallas Texas area, where big pick-up trucks-and SUV's are boss...so, how are the breaking characteristics? The tires look little on that puppy! Thanks in advance, Dan Reed On May 16, 2008, at 12:48 AM, Cy Shuster wrote: <?smaller>When I had on on order when they first came out, there was only 4" ground clearance.  I was moving to WV, so I cancelled the order. <?/smaller>  <?smaller>Don't know what the current clearance is; check the website. <?/smaller>  <?smaller>--Cy-- <?/smaller><?smaller>ABQ, NM<?/smaller> <?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>----- Original Message ----- <?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>From:<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger> <?/x-tad-bigger><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?x-tad-bigger>Michelle Smith<?/x-tad-bigger><?/color><?x-tad-bigger> <?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>To:<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger> <?/x-tad-bigger><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?x-tad-bigger>'Pianotech List'<?/x-tad-bigger><?/color><?x-tad-bigger> <?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>Sent:<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger> Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:35 PM <?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>Subject:<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger> RE: Gas I gasped! <?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily> <?color><?param 1F1F,4949,7D7D><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Do any of you Prius owners drive in rural areas or is this mostly in town?  There are some places I have to drive that pretty much require an SUV or truck.  (Deep ruts in dirt roads, etc.)<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/color> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <?color><?param 1F1F,4949,7D7D><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger> <?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/color></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <?color><?param 1F1F,4949,7D7D><?bigger><?x-tad-bigger>Michelle Smith<?/x-tad-bigger><?/bigger><?/color></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>