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Subject: [Leica] OT: Which car to buy...
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:52:35 -0500
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http://www.autospies.com/news/Toyota-Prius-Taxi-Cracks-550000-km-32731/

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> 
wrote:

> Of course the Prius is the standard issue car in the Silicon Valley and
> especially in Palo Alto :-)
>
> The big problem is that the battery is rated for 7 years only and a
> replacement would be around $5000-$6000? The battery may and probably will
> last longer than 7 years, but that's an additional cost.
>
> Otherwise, I'd jump on it too.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
>
> > I'm surprised that no one mentioned the Prius. I think an older Prius
> might
> > fall into the desired price range, though I haven't checked.
> >
> > In the past, I've had quite a number of sporty cars, starting with a
> > Porsche 365 (or is it 356) rag top, then a Fiat Spider (Spyder?), a
> > Volkswagen Cabriolet, and a Volkswagen Cabrio.
> >
> > When it was time to retire the Cabrio, I was torn between things like a
> > Miata or a Mini Cooper, and at the other extreme, a Prius. What finally
> > decided me was a trial run in a friend's Prius. There is a particular
> exit
> > ramp on a freeway that is marked 25mph which I regularly took comfortably
> at
> > about 38mph. I once tried it in my wife's Camry, and it was damn
> > uncomfortable. A friend let me drive his Prius on the same exit ramp at
> the
> > same speed, and it was quite happy. That decided me; I liked the idea of
> 40+
> > miles per gallon.
> >
> > Having had the Prius now for two years, I find it one of the most
> driveable
> > cars I've ever owned. It is also the first car of mine without a stick
> > shift. I've never liked automatic transmissions; didn't want an automaton
> > deciding what gear to put me in. But the Prius, which they (incorrectly)
> > claim has a constantly variable transmission, gives such a smooth
> > acceleration that it is an absolute pleasure to drive. To explain: it
> > behaves like a constantly variable transmission. The engine runs at the
> > optimum rpm for the amount of power requested. That latter is a direct
> > function of the position of the accelerator pedal.
> >
> > Herb
> >
> >
> >
> >  So imagine you have a budget of $12K-$17K for a used car, probably
> around
> >> 2004-2007 vintage.
> >>
> >> Imagine a quick, responsive, air in your hair driving experience of a
> >> Mazda
> >> Miata, taking confident turns on the Route One highway along the coast.
> >> Your
> >> trust Leica and XPan in the truck with a carbon fiber tripod.
> >>
> >> It may not do so well in Death Valley? Or may be the dusty desert of the
> >> Southwest?
> >>
> >> Then imagine a reliable, carry everything and anything Toyota Rav4.
> Small
> >> for a SUV and drive like a car, and it's a Toyota, it will last another
> 10
> >> years, easily.
> >>
> >> What would you choose?
> >>
> >> --
> >> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/>
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> > --
> > Herbert Kanner
> > kanner at acm.org
> > 650-326-8204
> >
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> > for they are subtle and will pee
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> >
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Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


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