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I think it's funny. Lots of contractors are going to have a lot of choice in shiny newish full size pickup trucks really soon, if they don't already.
Apparently the full size hybrid SUVs that the DNC is going to be using this August only get 18mpg. I saw them all lined up as we were carpeting the abandoned car rental shop out at DIA that will be used to issue them. Pretty but damn... you have to combine electric power to get that monster up to the same MPG as my 1990 Jeep Cherokee? Weird.
The problem with buying a car is that you need one that does 100% of your requirements. It used to be impractical to have your truck/suv to tow your boat/camper/utility trailer and then a separate car for day to day commuting. That era may be over soon. I wonder where the tipping point is re: gasoline for the truck/insurance for the second car.
As far as our situation, when we bought a car for my wife last winter we had two specific requirements:
1- 4WD or AWD
2- Enough mass to compete with SUVs during a rousing match of highway pinball.
We looked at a lot of SUVs, a couple smaller AWD cars like the Subaru Outback and Forester but we finally settled on a Ford 500. I couldn't be happier. Decent power, fairly well appointed, AWD, massive enough to compete and best of all we get 22.5 mpg both indicated and calculated. It doesn't seem to care if we're cruising around town or climbing the hills to Central City on her commute. I haven't tried it out in the flats yet, haven't had a reason to take a road trip anywhere. I would expect at least 26 mpg. I am impressed that a true full size town car gets this sort of mileage.
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