by P71VIC (Posted Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:17:06 GMT)
Ok brother, I am you, but in Maryland.
Crown Vic driving, libertarian oriented Republican. I've even run for office as a Republican in the past.
kubel wrote:
I'm another Michigan LEAF owner. I live out on the edge of the country, shop in the Ann Arbor area, and work in the Detroit area (a little mix of everything). It means I cover a lot of area in my limited range electric car, but it also means it leaves a lot of room for me to be an equal opportunity offender.
The UAW workers are frustrated because I'm passing them in a foreign car.
The conservatives are puzzled because there's a green car with gun stickers on the back window.
The liberals are equally confused and pissed that THEIR symbol is being used to promote such offensive barbarism.
And I'm confused because I bought a subsidized car, I'm a libertarian, and my last car wasn't a Prius, but a V8 sedan!
The thing people can't seem to understand is why I would want to go from an unlimited range Ford Crown Victoria to a limited range Nissan LEAF. They can't get over that range issue. They don't seem to understand how plugging in is actually more convenient than filling up. But the one thing that gets them thinking is when I say this:
To drive my Crown Vic to and from work every day costs me $400/mo.
To drive the LEAF costs me $40/mo.
In one month, I'm spending almost 1/2 what I would spend on a tank of gas.
The LEAF payment is $325/mo.
So I'm getting a brand new car PLUS electricity to get me to/from work for less than what it cost to just fill up a used cop car without cruise control, without remote start, without heated seats, without heated steering wheel, without XM, without SatNav, without bluetooth, etc...
It really gets people thinking when I mention how much gas sucks, because that's one thing everyone can agree upon.
Also, having them take it for a test drive in the parking lot is an eye opener. A lot of these people have never experienced the sensation of being propelled without explosions happening under the hood.
The UAW workers are frustrated because I'm passing them in a foreign car.
The conservatives are puzzled because there's a green car with gun stickers on the back window.
The liberals are equally confused and pissed that THEIR symbol is being used to promote such offensive barbarism.
And I'm confused because I bought a subsidized car, I'm a libertarian, and my last car wasn't a Prius, but a V8 sedan!
The thing people can't seem to understand is why I would want to go from an unlimited range Ford Crown Victoria to a limited range Nissan LEAF. They can't get over that range issue. They don't seem to understand how plugging in is actually more convenient than filling up. But the one thing that gets them thinking is when I say this:
To drive my Crown Vic to and from work every day costs me $400/mo.
To drive the LEAF costs me $40/mo.
In one month, I'm spending almost 1/2 what I would spend on a tank of gas.
The LEAF payment is $325/mo.
So I'm getting a brand new car PLUS electricity to get me to/from work for less than what it cost to just fill up a used cop car without cruise control, without remote start, without heated seats, without heated steering wheel, without XM, without SatNav, without bluetooth, etc...
It really gets people thinking when I mention how much gas sucks, because that's one thing everyone can agree upon.
Also, having them take it for a test drive in the parking lot is an eye opener. A lot of these people have never experienced the sensation of being propelled without explosions happening under the hood.
Ok brother, I am you, but in Maryland.
Crown Vic driving, libertarian oriented Republican. I've even run for office as a Republican in the past.