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On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:24:54 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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> "Jeff Olsen" <handywired@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:1152949813.646090.148210@s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>> Pardon me for asking this. Here's the deal.
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>> I own two Toyota's, a '95 Land Cruiser with 120k, and an '06 Tundra.
>> It was sort of convoluted how i ended up with two sort of heavy-duty
>> (by my standards anyway) vehicles, and I love the Cruiser but reality
>> being what it is I need to get rid of it and get something that has
>> spectacular fuel economy. the fuel savings will be about $2000/yr at
>> $3 per gallon, as much as my wife drives. I'm in the middle of a
>> career change and would like to lower my monthly expenses.
>>
>> I am not particularly interested in a hybrid. If I could afford to buy
>> new ones and trade them off with low miles, then I would be, but I
>> can't. My prediction is that when that 100k drivetrain warranty is
>> anywere near the horizon for the vehicle, it's value will plummet like
>> rock.
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> I am not trying to convince you to buy a hybrid, particularly since you are
> trying to reduce your operating costs, but according to Kelley Blue Book,
> the trade-in value for a 2001 Prius with 110,000 miles is $6,000 if the
> vehicle is in fair condition, $7,300 in good condition. I didn't check the
> retail value, but it is a safe bet that it is higher than the trade-in
> value.
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>> So I am at least exploring the idea of a Jetta TDi wagon. These rival
>> the economy of a Prius and also have the added bonus of being able to
>> run biodiesel. I'd like to get as personally disconnected from the
>> Middle East as is possible, and biodiesel is available and competitive
>> in my town, so that is a big plus for me.[/color]
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> Bio diesel is a good idea in theory. Check the availablility of biodiesel
> in your area to make sure it is actually available and at a reasonable cost.
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I am working in Brattleboro, and our boss is a 'greenie'. We were running
the building on BIO20, or 20% organic diesel fuel, and 80% dino oil. We
switched to BIO40.

It only costs us $16,000 a MONTH to generate our own electricity!!!!

And the place smells like a Fryolator...

It is certainly not cheap being 'green'!



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>> However, the reputation of VW's STINK. So what I am asking is, do any
>> of you Toyota owners also own a modern, say post-2000, Jetta or Passat?
>> How has the overall reliability been? Would you buy a VW again? Is
>> it a huge difference between a Toyota and a modern VW?
>>
>> Will the damn thing break my heart?
>>
>> Thank you. I know this is an odd question. Believe me, if Toyota,
>> Honda, Subaru, or Nissan made a 45+ mpg turbodiesel, I would not even
>> be considering this.
>>
>> -jeff
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> There are conventional gasoline - powered vehicle whose mileage approach 45
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