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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-04-06 12:52 PM
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25. We used to pull a decent-sized boat with my Dad's square-back VW
in the 70's... just a wagon, really.
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  -Anyone See CBS last nite - fuel differences in SUV & Prius? leftyladyfrommo  May-04-06 09:27 AM   #0 
  - you can buy the base Prius for about 22000 dollars  still_one   May-04-06 09:32 AM   #1 
  - Isn't there still a tax break for large SUVs?  IMModerate   May-04-06 09:44 AM   #5 
  - only if you're self-employed n/t  Billy Ruffian   May-04-06 09:52 AM   #10 
  - Yep...and it must weigh over 6000lbs to qualify.  Lochloosa   May-04-06 09:53 AM   #11 
  - I have an '06 Saturn Ion...  SacredCow   May-04-06 09:47 AM   #7 
  - Eventually prices will come down as more competition comes into the market  Jayhawk Lib   May-04-06 09:48 AM   #8 
  - I get 50-55 mpg with my VW Golf TDI  LostinVA   May-04-06 11:48 AM   #18 
  - Beat me to the punch! I was going to post that if they did the test  bullwinkle428   May-04-06 02:21 PM   #31 
  - That's awful! That much?  Clark2008   May-04-06 12:19 PM   #21 
  - $2.00 per mile for the S-U-X?  TheBorealAvenger   May-04-06 09:35 AM   #2 
  - sounds high  fmlymninral   May-04-06 09:40 AM   #3 
  - Hi fmlymninral!!  newyawker99   May-04-06 04:38 PM   #33 
  - If I recall, it was over $200, not $1200.. n/t  boise1   May-04-06 09:42 AM   #4 
  - I thought it was $190+ - regardless it was amazing the difference. edit to  helderheid   May-04-06 09:49 AM   #9 
  - Sorry - you have to be right. It still is a huge difference - just  leftyladyfrommo   May-04-06 12:26 PM   #24 
  - Something is wrong with the cost of the SUV traveling 650 miles.  napi21   May-04-06 09:45 AM   #6 
  - You can drive many, many miles for the cost of replacement  Billy Ruffian   May-04-06 10:18 AM   #15 
  - Did they mention the difference in towing capacity between the two ?  MazeRat7   May-04-06 10:01 AM   #12 
  - I'd also be impressed ...  theDash   May-04-06 10:17 AM   #14 
     - most of the big SUVs don't even have the towing capacitiy  uncle ray   May-04-06 11:33 AM   #16 
     - You beat me to it -- I see pickups pulling boats and trailers  LostinVA   May-04-06 11:50 AM   #19 
        - You may not see it being done but that doesn't mean they can't!  napi21   May-04-06 12:17 PM   #20 
        - I'm not saying they can't, just that I never see it around here!  LostinVA   May-04-06 12:53 PM   #26 
        - hell, I can tow with my old Saturn wagon  WoodrowFan   May-04-06 12:22 PM   #23 
           - We used to pull a decent-sized boat with my Dad's square-back VW  LostinVA   May-04-06 12:52 PM   #25 
  - Numbers don't pass the reasonableness test  Billy Ruffian   May-04-06 10:14 AM   #13 
  - Numbers are way off. As someone who's getting ready to drive 600 miles in  lectrobyte   May-04-06 11:47 AM   #17 
  - Here's what would be a really interesting comparison  zbdent   May-04-06 12:21 PM   #22 
  - Make sure you do a lot of highway driving.  antfarm   May-04-06 01:16 PM   #27 
  - Link?  NickB79   May-04-06 02:11 PM   #29 
     - You're right. I got it backwards.  antfarm   May-04-06 03:06 PM   #32 
  - Almost all new SUVs are get low to mid-20s mpg on highway  herbster   May-04-06 01:54 PM   #28 
  - Did they mention the difference in the emissions?  Beaverhausen   May-04-06 02:18 PM   #30 
 

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