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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Gotcha.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Then again, a nice little 125cc scooter would be mighty
economical also. There are two commercially available motorcycles that do 60+
mph, but they both run around $12K. Too steep for my blood.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=davidlovepianos@comcast.net
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">David Love</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 16, 2008 5:23 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Gas I gasped!</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I agree it’s a good
thing to do. But if you have a functional, relatively gas efficient car,
then jumping out and buying a new car because you’re freaked out by $4.00 a
gallon gas may not make economical sense. That was the point I was
trying to make. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">David Love<BR><A
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com">www.davidlovepianos.com</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Farrell<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, May 16, 2008 1:31
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Pianotech
List<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Gas I
gasped!</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Paid $25,000 for my Prius with a
mid-level accessories package. Got a $3,000 rebate. So car cost me
$22,000.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Part of my thinking is that I
think it is simply a good thing to do.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Terry
Farrell</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A
title=davidlovepianos@comcast.net
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">David Love</A>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Friday,
May 16, 2008 12:16 PM</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> RE: Gas
I gasped!</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">David
Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net<BR>www.davidlovepianos.com</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Dan Reed<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, May 16, 2008 7:13
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Pianotech List; Cy
Shuster<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Gas I
gasped!</SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Prius
owners,<BR><BR>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? <BR><BR>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!<BR><BR>Thanks in
advance,<BR><BR>Dan Reed<BR><BR><BR>On May 16, 2008, at 12:48 AM, Cy Shuster
wrote:</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><?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.<BR><?/smaller> <BR><?smaller>Don't
know what the current clearance is; check the
website.<BR><?/smaller> <BR><?smaller>--Cy--<BR><?/smaller><?smaller>ABQ,
NM</SPAN></FONT></P>
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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.)</SPAN></FONT></P>
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