NBC 10 Philly has Jeep user try Prius

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07-13-2005, 09:41 PM

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NBC 10 Philly has Jeep user try Prius

Monday was gas price panic day on WCAU-TV NBC 10 in Philadelphia. Along with reports on the record gas prices and who might be to blame, they had gas economy tips as well as a piece on hybrid vehicles. They had a Jeep Grand Cherokee driver switch to a Toyota Prius hybrid for a week. Story can be found here.

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07-13-2005, 10:43 PM

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Re: NBC 10 Philly has Jeep user try Prius

No wonder America is so screwed up... our media can't even do simple research on CARS!

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Toyota is not the only manufacturer of the hybrid. Honda has a hybrid version of its Accord, Civic Insight;

I wonder how well they do investigating and reporting on politics?!?

07-14-2005, 07:06 AM

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hahaha doppler that was FUNNY!

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07-14-2005, 09:22 AM

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Re: NBC 10 Philly has Jeep user try Prius

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If you are looking for another incentive, the government is giving hybrid buyers $2,000 back.

I didn't get $2,000 back, did you?

07-14-2005, 09:32 AM

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Re: NBC 10 Philly has Jeep user try Prius

No, it's a $2000 deduction from your income which translates into a smaller amout of tax savings.

Their bottom line - that the driver will keep his jeep is probably due to the car he drove. To be fair, he said that he likes the size of the jeep so they should have gotten him a hybrid SUV to drive for the week - fuel savings would have been less but he *might* have decided that it was worth it and chosen to switch to a hybrid.

07-19-2005, 12:41 PM

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Re: NBC 10 Philly has Jeep user try Prius

I would take that test drive any day.

07-19-2005, 01:18 PM

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Re: NBC 10 Philly has Jeep user try Prius

I think the article was wrong. It said the jeep got 17 mpg, but it clearly says 20 MPG on the EPA sticker.

So the Prius didn't do that good compared to the Jeep. Anyway.

07-20-2005, 08:48 AM

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Re: NBC 10 Philly has Jeep user try Prius

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Originally Posted by doppler

No wonder America is so screwed up... our media can't even do simple research on CARS! I wonder how well they do investigating and reporting on politics?!?

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Toyota is not the only manufacturer of the hybrid. Honda has a hybrid version of its Accord, Civic Insight;

What's wrong with that quote?

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07-20-2005, 09:00 AM

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Re: NBC 10 Philly has Jeep user try Prius

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Toyota is not the only manufacturer of the hybrid. Honda has a hybrid version of its Accord, Civic Insight;

If it instead read "Accord, Civic and Insight", it would not imply that the "Civic Insight" was their hybrid model of the Accord. I would've left it alone if not for the other egregious errors in the story.