"As for "designed wrong", automatics have never done as well as stick in testing."
Automatics (or, even better, CVTs) are uniquely suited to hybrids. That was my point. Then again, most CVTs are designed wrong, anyhow. Why would you take a CVT, and then put seven discrete "gears" on it? Defeats the entire purpose.
Look, the guys at the dealership aren't superhuman. They're mechanics, who have learned the new skills to work on newer cars. It's not rocket science. Are the skills different? Yes. Do they require PhD-level intellect? No. Are the tools impossible to obtain? No.
Look, my preferred mode of transportation is a Miata. There aren't cars that aren't bigger than that. If you've mistaken me for some sort of macho SUV-driving goon, well, that's your mistake, not mine.
I just don't understand why Hummers particularly get everybody exercised. I think they're silly, I think they're bought by people who don't know what good cars are supposed to be like, and I think they're a gussied-up 30 year old truck design.
But I don't really care about them one way or the other.
I DO think that we should get rid of the artificial distinction between "trucks" and "passenger cars", and I do think that we should have bumper height and performance criteria that are the same across all road-going vehicles. But I don't care if somebody else wants to drive a gas-guzzler. They're just a slightly-faster-moving chicane.
Why is it harder to see around than a Suburban? Or a minivan?
I assume you're talking about the H2, because that's what everybody has because it looks tough and is "affordable". The H1, which is actually a capable vehicle, is much more uncommon.
I wouldn't drive a full-size SUV, because they don't suit my needs. I also don't get the knee-jerk hatred thing that seems oh-so-fashionable.
Depends on what you mean by "respect". People in authority want "respect" to mean "unthinking obedience", which I would say is mutually exclusive with "free thought".
Maybe it's just my particular brand of short-sightedness, but I've never understood the implied contradiction in that realization.
I am a person. There are lots of other people. Any assumptions I might make about Person A based on my experiences with people of any particular designation, are likely to be either incorrectly specific or uselessly broad.
It is possible for people to be both similar and unique. Why is that hard to understand?
VERY good info there! Thanks for setting me straight. I'll drop my faulty meme-based objection and appeal to individual liberty. I am the best person to decide how to spend my money, and I don't trust the government to be a good steward of it.
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Can I acquaint you with a conflict in Iraq? You've apparently never heard of it.
"As for "designed wrong", automatics have never done as well as stick in testing."
Automatics (or, even better, CVTs) are uniquely suited to hybrids. That was my point. Then again, most CVTs are designed wrong, anyhow. Why would you take a CVT, and then put seven discrete "gears" on it? Defeats the entire purpose.
"forcing consumers to pay outrageous repair fees"
Or to, you know, learn something.
Look, the guys at the dealership aren't superhuman. They're mechanics, who have learned the new skills to work on newer cars. It's not rocket science. Are the skills different? Yes. Do they require PhD-level intellect? No. Are the tools impossible to obtain? No.
If a hybrid is more efficient with a stick than with an automatic or a CVT, it's designed wrong.
Most of them are designed wrong.
"So the unsprung weight situation isn't definitely worse, and could sometimes be a bit better."
You think a 75 hp electric motor is going to be lighter than an axle? Your gravity is broken. Yes, I see your point. No, I don't think you're correct.
"Why would anyone wants to do this?"
Because lots of people spend lots of their time driving not on highways? Any other silly questions?
Did you know that the author's grandmother and you are not the same person, and might have different capabilities?
Please express that in SI units, which would be libraries of congress per 747 crashing into a storage unit per second.
Look, my preferred mode of transportation is a Miata. There aren't cars that aren't bigger than that. If you've mistaken me for some sort of macho SUV-driving goon, well, that's your mistake, not mine.
I just don't understand why Hummers particularly get everybody exercised. I think they're silly, I think they're bought by people who don't know what good cars are supposed to be like, and I think they're a gussied-up 30 year old truck design.
But I don't really care about them one way or the other.
I DO think that we should get rid of the artificial distinction between "trucks" and "passenger cars", and I do think that we should have bumper height and performance criteria that are the same across all road-going vehicles. But I don't care if somebody else wants to drive a gas-guzzler. They're just a slightly-faster-moving chicane.
Why is it harder to see around than a Suburban? Or a minivan?
I assume you're talking about the H2, because that's what everybody has because it looks tough and is "affordable". The H1, which is actually a capable vehicle, is much more uncommon.
I wouldn't drive a full-size SUV, because they don't suit my needs. I also don't get the knee-jerk hatred thing that seems oh-so-fashionable.
Depends on what you mean by "respect". People in authority want "respect" to mean "unthinking obedience", which I would say is mutually exclusive with "free thought".
I was questioning YOUR assertion that you know what all "professionals" need. I get more content out of my belly button than from a ZDNet article.
Right, because all professions require the same WIMP interface, huh? No reason to do some engineering and come up with some new ideas, is there?
Those darn amateurs.
It is now my mission in life to be lampooned by you. I can't wait. : )
Gosh, you ought to write to the doctors running the tests right away, because I'm sure they haven't thought of that.
You're one of them terr'ists, ain't ya?
As it turns out, I'm moving to Seattle at the end of the month. The traffic up there is pretty awful, but the city itself is very nice.
Portland is as close to perfect as I've found. I'll miss this town.
Thing is, in the South, it's like that for weeks or months on end.
I like Portland, OR just fine, though. It's beautiful up here!
Agreed. Which is why the heat in AZ and NV is bearable.
Houston...*shudder*
Oh, I agree. It's like the big cat turd on top of the ol' sundae of nasty that is Houston.
Go visit Houston in August, then tell me about 110 degrees.
"If my mom wants to come over, its not to play video games."
OK, that sounded really creepy in my head.
Maybe it's just my particular brand of short-sightedness, but I've never understood the implied contradiction in that realization.
I am a person. There are lots of other people. Any assumptions I might make about Person A based on my experiences with people of any particular designation, are likely to be either incorrectly specific or uselessly broad.
It is possible for people to be both similar and unique. Why is that hard to understand?
You and me against the world. I promise I'll bring better arguments. Not that anybody will listen. : )
VERY good info there! Thanks for setting me straight. I'll drop my faulty meme-based objection and appeal to individual liberty. I am the best person to decide how to spend my money, and I don't trust the government to be a good steward of it.