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Yes, you said they wanted to look "intellectual" and they didn't care about the environment.

No, I NEVER said that. You were the one who introduced the idea of junking your current car in favor of a hybrid. I NEVER did. People buy new cars every once in a while (even if they buy used).

Who Says Cars Aren't an Investment 4131
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:32:38 -0400, Magnulus That is not true. Steel recycling drastically reduces steel quality...

You're throwing up a red herring in some feeble attempt to prove your unsupportable claim.

No, that was NEVER the question. To quote myself: "Forget your red herring about replacing a perfectly good car".

You introduced that idea. It's preposterous.

That's hard to say right now, isn't it? How long does a Prius last?

Sure - the average length of ownership for a new car is about 3 years. You offer nothing to suggest that Prius owners are any different.

This is a bogus issue that you keep bringing up for reasons known only to yourself.

Being driven by someone who ditched a car that wasn't worth fixing.

You think the Prius owner is still driving his old clunker around? At the same time he's driving his Prius?

So what?

My only claim is that SOME people actually do give a poo about the environment. I don't have a Prius, but I know I care.

That's all I need to back up my position.

You, OTOH, have the much more difficult task of backing up your claim that not only do Prius owners not care about the environment, but that they're simply trying to look "intellectual" and that hybrids actually harm the environment more than conventional cars.

I'm perfectly willing to accept that hybrids harm the environment more than conventional cars - if you'd simply provide some sort of credible information on the subject.

All you've offered so far is your unsubstantiated opinion.

So far, your "guarantee" isn't worth poo.

Have you driven one for more than a few minutes?

Figures - get back to us when you have.

You made the initial claim - if you don't want to stand by your words, that's fine with me - I didn't believe you anyway.

WTF have you been arguing about then?




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