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Originally Posted by PowerPlayoffs06
I really want to get rid of my truck, but I just don't want to lose the utility of it. It's so nice to have for moving or picking up large purchases and for camping and what not. It's not worth it though if fueling the beast up is going to cost me half of what my mortgage is. I was hoping to wait until Hybrid cars come down in cost a little (so it doesn't take a decade to recoup costs in fuel savings) or become more widespread so I can really get some good reviews of how they run over time, how difficult or costly it is to have mechanics work on them, etc.
Taxi companies are going to bite it hard. I guess maybe it'll make it a little easier to get one at least, if less people are willing to pony up for the increased fares that will have to accompany the fuel prices.
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I know in Vancouver nearly all Taxi Drivers have switched to tiny compacts or hybrid vehicles. The price of gas there is routinely 20-30 cents higher then in Alberta. Perhaps they will all just replace their Crown Vics with hybrids.
Pickups have always bothered me. Too many people use them as commuter cars rather then for their utility. This means that people buy pickups for looks and style, leaving utility and purpose as secondary buying reasons. This leaves manufactures designing and marketing trucks that appeal to people who traditionally would be buying a sports car. So, rather then having pickups geared for torque and towing capacity, they are geared for acceleration and max horsepower. I don't mean to come off as condescending, but that's a lot of fuel being consumed for vanity.
That all said, the friends I have that own pickups become "Top Friends" around moving time
