tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010640166320286057.post6620442921760542011..comments2012-08-27T01:24:41.327-07:00Comments on Living Apart Together: A Bicoastal Journey.: While I Was SleepingBC Lefthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061802923891452736noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010640166320286057.post-44635275449889019032012-02-18T17:28:59.760-08:002012-02-18T17:28:59.760-08:00My Prius is not quit dead yet. I think it was misd...My Prius is not quit dead yet. I think it was misdiagnosed. I lost $7000 in the last 7 months on the car. So actually, I hung on to it too long and erased most of my financial benefit. <br />I still intent to promote the technology. I'm looking to use a blog with a domain I own and see if I can attract some talent.<br />BTW, your generation Prius is a lot better designed than mine.You will do better than I did. I just hung on to this one too long.BC Lefthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061802923891452736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010640166320286057.post-3192760435187933282012-02-14T09:26:14.403-08:002012-02-14T09:26:14.403-08:00Interesting perspective. Because you bought one of...Interesting perspective. Because you bought one of the first Prii, you thought an aftermarket would develop, but this expectation has not yet been realized. I just got my Prius last year and bought it with the expectation that I would be taking it to the dealer for any repairs involving the unique hybrid system, and that these repairs would be expensive. I still bought the car because 1) I wanted to support hybrid technology which I see as a step in the right direction (not as the final solution), and 2) I calculated that, even if the car lasts only 200K miles, at 50mpg with gas averaging $4/gallon, I would save $32,000 in gas over the life of the car as compared with a car that got 25mpg.<br /><br />The nature of free markets is to "hack," reproduce, and eventually improve upon outstanding products. It will be interesting to see when and if this happens with the Prius.Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300441835671125980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010640166320286057.post-31230389415111433352012-02-14T09:22:39.919-08:002012-02-14T09:22:39.919-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300441835671125980noreply@blogger.com