<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <title>Prius mileage</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue id=MailContainerBody leftmargin=0 topmargin=0 CanvasTabStop=true name="Compose message area"> <div class=Section1> I don’t get why people buy new cars to save money. You can get a decent Honda for $5000 and plan on putting $1000 into it for new brakes or whatever. It’ll get in excess of 30 mpg which puts the cost at $200/mpg- way under anything on that list. My son is driving a ’94 Accord we got several years ago for $3300. It had 275k on it then and has nearly 400k on it now and is still worth nearly $2000. Other than exhaust, brakes and tires it has required no major maintenance. We had an ’84 Accord before that with nearly the same story only we got that one for free because it needed new brakes and was pretty ugly.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Buying a car like this makes it disposable. If you wreck it, throw it away and buy another. It eliminates the need for full coverage insurance saving even more money. Plus, here in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indiana</st1:place></st1:State>, newer cars come with huge excise tax fees when it comes time to purchase license plates- like $1000/year. Counting insurance and excise fees that new car is going to cost $200-$300/month more than an older, thoroughly road tested vehicle without even taking into account the initial purchase price difference. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Why take a chance on an un-tested expensive new car? If you are looking to save money then a new car is definitely not the way to go. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean<o:p></o:p> <u1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on">Dean May</u1:PERSONNAME>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><u3:place u4:st="on"><u3:City u4:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></u3:place></u1:CITY></u3:City> <u1:STATE u2:st="on"><st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</st1:State></u1:STATE></st1:State>  <u1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode u6:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode></u1:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></u1:PLACE><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of AlliedPianoCraft Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 4:38 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Prius mileage<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Is a hybrid always the best choice? Click on the link for the answer.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <a href="http://editorial.autos.msn.com/landingpagehybrids.aspx?cp-documentid=566899&landing=hybrids&icid=585&GT1=22017" title="http://editorial.autos.msn.com/landingpagehybrids.aspx?cp-documentid=566899&landing=hybrids&icid=585&GT1=22017
CTRL + Click to follow link">http://editorial.autos.msn.com/landingpagehybrids.aspx?cp-documentid=566899&landing=hybrids&icid=585&GT1=22017</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Al Guecia<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> <div style='font-color:black'> From: <a href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net" title="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
CTRL + Click to follow link">Jon Page</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 7:36 AM<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org
CTRL + Click to follow link">pianotech@ptg.org</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Subject: Prius mileage<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' cite="" type=cite> More MPG is great.  I wonder, though, if there are studies done on how much<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> <blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' cite="" type=cite> energy it takes to make a car from start to finish<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> I saw a program where the Prius is more costly to produce percentage-wise<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> than a Hummer, economically and environmentally.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <pre><X-SIGSEP>-- <o:p></o:p></pre> <div> </X-SIGSEP>Regards, Jon Page<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>