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Old 11-16-2007 | 10:34 AM
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The cost of that fine roadster starts at $98,000, plus the options, fully loaded, about $104,500 and yes it is available today... $5,000 puts you on the production list today and most cars are delivered by September 2008.
 
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Old 11-16-2007 | 10:45 AM
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The cost of that fine roadster starts at $98,000, plus the options, fully loaded, about $104,500 and yes it is available today... $5,000 puts you on the production list today and most cars are delivered by September 2008.
[/align][align=center]Thanks `Craig, but WoW, they are X-pensive [/align][align=center][/align][align=center]I would still love the chance to drive one, but for the distant future,[/align][align=center]it will still have to be a `Space Dream [/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Right now, I couldn't afford even to be put on the Waiting List [X(][/align][align=center][/align][align=center]I am hoping/praying that our World can come together and search[/align][align=center]for new fuel sources on Planet Earth.[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]I haven't travelled the highways that much [X(](Except the Web: ), but[/align][align=center]by the time I can afford to travel North America in my Monte,[/align][align=center]I'm concerned I won't be able to afford the fuel, `if there is any remaining.[/align][align=center]That would sure SUCK [:@][/align][align=center]One day @ a time, one step @ a time.[/align][align=center]I want to go back to the Future, `Like the Muscle Car era : )[/align][align=center]Thanks for your post/infor.[/align][align=center]`Conserving, so that we can have, for our children.[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]ps. Like your new `sig : ) It's HOT[sm=badbadbad.gif][/align]
 
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Old 11-16-2007 | 01:10 PM
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Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Named 2008 Green Car of the Year
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[/align][align=center]First Full-Size Hybrid SUV Achieves 30 Percent Fuel Efficiency Increase Over Standard Model [/align][align=center]LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 -- The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid -- the first General Motors vehicle to use the company's all-new two-mode hybrid system -- has been named Green Car Journal's 2008 Green Car of the Year(R). The award was presented at a press conference this morning at the Los Angeles Auto Show.[/align][align=center]"This is a milestone in many respects," says Green Car Journal editor and publisher Ron Cogan. "People don't think 'green' when SUVs are concerned, and for generally good reason since SUVs often get poor fuel economy compared to most other vehicles. Chevrolet's Tahoe Hybrid changes this dynamic with a fuel efficiency improvement of up to 30 percent compared to similar vehicles equipped with a standard V-8."[/align][align=center]According to the EPA's 2008 estimated fuel economy ratings, Chevrolet's achievement is even more apparent during city driving where a large percentage of SUVs spend their time every day. In this environment, the 6.0-liter two-mode hybrid Tahoe achieves 50 percent better fuel economy than a Tahoe powered by a standard 5.3-liter V-8. What's equally eye-opening is that the Tahoe's 21 mpg city fuel efficiency rating is the same as that of the city EPA rating for the four-cylinder Toyota Camry sedan.[/align][align=center]"We're thrilled to receive this recognition from Green Car Journal for our Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid," says Ed Peper, Chevrolet general manager. "We've felt that the Tahoe Hybrid represents the best of both worlds -- the great utility you'd expect from a Tahoe with fuel economy on par with today's mid-size cars. It's satisfying to receive this validation from such an authority on environmentally-friendly vehicles."[/align][align=center]The Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid was selected in a majority vote by a jury of high-profile environmental and industry leaders, along with four Green Car Journal editors. Invited jurors this year included Carroll Shelby, Jay Leno, Carl Pope (Sierra Club), Christopher Flavin (Worldwatch Institute), Jonathan Lash (World Resources Institute), and Jean-Michel Cousteau (Ocean Futures Society).[/align][align=center]"GM promised they would use hybrid technology, and use it where it would make the most difference -- on their biggest vehicles. They have delivered with the Chevy Tahoe," says Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, pointing out that this vehicle ends the argument that efficiency and vehicle choice are incompatible. He adds that automakers should now make their entire fleets fuel efficient as fast as they can retool.[/align][align=center][b]The Tahoe Hybrid is the industry's first application of hybrid technology in a full-size SUV. While a few vehicles with V-6 and V-8 engines are offered with hybrid options, most hybrid technology is incorporated into mid-size or smaller vehicles with four-cylinder engines because this is where big fuel economy gains are most readily achieved. It's
 
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Old 11-17-2007 | 07:02 AM
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Filled up yesterday with premium at 3.39 a gallon. If I fill up the Blazer from empty it would be over a 100 bucks. The road trip to Florida will be interesting with the Monte and I`ll report back on the prices I found on the road.
 
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Old 11-17-2007 | 09:10 AM
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hey blazerman, i go to Florida to visit my grandparents quite a bit, central to south Georgia has the best gas prices, usually 8-10 cents a gallon cheaper than SC or FL.
 
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Old 11-20-2007 | 07:34 AM
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[align=center] Is this what we are going to have to drive in our Future ?[/align][align=center][:-]Maybe `if `Gas gets to $8-$10 dollars a gallon [X(][X(][/align][align=center][:-] Oh no, is that RJ ? [:-]

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Execs from Smart USA like to point out that the vast majority of cars on the road in the U.S. have only one person in them. Smart USA president David Schembri likens our commuting habits to going to a restaurant alone but ordering meals for the whole family. An extreme analogy, but the man has a point.
Given that logic, we should all commute on motorcycles, right? This would also serve to purge the gene pool of a great number of dimwits, nincompoops, and other morons who would no doubt try to dial phones, check e-mail, or read the morning paper on two wheels. Of course, motorcycles comprise only the smallest percentage of annual motor-vehicle sales, and what of those stuck in seasonal climates like the one about to throw our Hogback Road office into a dark gray funk for six months?
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Old 11-20-2007 | 07:39 AM
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I think I'd have to kill myself before I drove anything that looked remotely like that thing above.
 
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Old 11-20-2007 | 07:54 AM
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I think I'd have to kill myself before I drove anything that looked remotely like that thing above.
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That's extreme, but I get your point : )
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Go ahead and walk then, when U R outa `Gas : )
 
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Old 11-20-2007 | 10:57 AM
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We've had the Smart Car here in Canada for 2-3 years now. Not a fan of the "Fort-Woe" as I like to call it. To me it looks like a glorified golf cart. I definitely wouldn't want to be driving that around large vehicles like transport trucks, SUV's, and so forth.
 
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Old 11-20-2007 | 12:01 PM
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[align=center]Go ahead and walk then, when U R outa `Gas : )[/align][align=center][/align]
Gladly! I enjoy my gas guzzling wagon. I enjoy the smell of race fuel. I enjoy HUGE trucks that can run over anything. I will never change. Regular gasoline here is already at $3.34. People never take into account inflation when looking at gas prices.

So in saying that, I will indeed walk if an alternative fuel isn't produced, rather than drive a go-kart.
 


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