Canadians not buying 'green' cars apparently

tenkani · Feb 02 07 02:12

Just bought a car a couple days ago.

A Mazda 3 hatchback. It gets 18 MPG in city, 38 on highway. Could be better, but the whole package was a great balance between size, power and economy. I'm pretty happy with it so far.

P.C. I think you asked about the tax rebate in the U.S. for hybrids? I heard recently that they are ending the rebate. Nice. And at the same time the biggest push here in the states for alternative fuels seems to be for corn ethanol vehicles. Corn ethanol happens to be one of the least efficient alternative fuels available. But don't tell that to the corn lobby...

P.S. Sportsdude, Mazda doesn't make "boring" cars

P.C. · Feb 02 07 02:15

Interesting tenkani. I heard about a few states that are offering free parking for 'green' cars. It's a small step, but it's a step.

Russ · Feb 02 07 02:16

Zoom Zoom?

Sportsdude · Feb 02 07 02:16

yup they're dropping the hybrid tax because well Bush doesn't like it. And well they're adding more ethanol vehicles the biggest joke on the planet will because that helps Bush's conservative base of farmers.

The only people actually seeming on wanting to change the landscape is Tesla but they're years a way from making an affordable electric car.

tenkani · Feb 02 07 02:20

Word, Russ. f*ckin' Zoom Zoom!!

My 3 drives like a cream dream *swoon*

I used to hate driving and now I know why.

I used to drive a 15 year old van. Fun?

Russ · Feb 02 07 02:25

I agree Tenk.. I have driven mostly older vehicles and I recently had a 2002 corolla loaner.. I want something small and newer now.. so starfish scientist is going to buy one, lol.

tenkani · Feb 02 07 02:30

Nice! Have fun with that!!

Shopping for a car is such sweet sorrow, hay?

I'm glad it's over.

Next time maybe there will be more clean diesel or affordable hybrids on the market.

Sportsdude · Feb 02 07 02:31

I'm still likin' the Fit.

tenkani · Feb 02 07 02:40

Yeah, I considered the fit.

Consumer reports seemed to like it but it's pretty small and the automatic transmission flavor is underpowered apparently. But it's all about balance. If you're willing to give up horsepower for economy/ecology then it's a great car! The thing is very reasonably priced, and is that the car that comes standard with ABS and side airbags??

Sportsdude · Feb 02 07 02:40

what year model did you get Tenkani?

Sportsdude · Feb 02 07 02:42

yeah the fit is standard on side air bags and ABS

P.C. · Feb 02 07 02:43

Oh jeebus......I'm looking all over the board to see where you posted that you had already bought a car....couldn't figure out how I had missed it. And there it is....right above me.

Well congrats tenkani! I'll have to look up what one of these looks like. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/verschiedene/e040.gif" border=0]

tenkani · Feb 02 07 02:44

I got a 2004. It only had 24,000 miles on it so I lucked out.

I noticed today that the front grill on the bottom is smashed though and that the radio antenna is gone. Otherwise it's in good shape. When I hit the gas and get pressed back into the seat I feel a strange tingling in my loins *blush*

Sportsdude · Feb 02 07 02:47

Yeah I'm going to eventually be in the market for a new car. Once I finish my schooling in the next week or two (deadline is feb. 20th) I'll be working full time again. I'm either looking at the Fit or I'm curious to see what the new xB from Scion is going to look like. The box still rocks imo.

P.C. · Feb 02 07 02:52

Looks good tenkani.....and a pretty impressive review. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c014.gif" border=0]

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Looks quite similar to the Ford Focus.