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  1. Salamander_King replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    Of course, those are actual $ spent and gas/electricity purchased during the period I drove those cars. And as such they are historical...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM

  2. Salamander_King liked BiomedO1's post in the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    And those are your IRL numbers; NOT estimated EPA garbage or exaggerated Fuelly numbers.;)

    Mar 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM

  3. Salamander_King attached a file to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    Prius Prime was the most fuel cost efficient car I have ever driven at $0.036/mi. No question about it. If I am still commuting for...

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  4. Salamander_King liked BiomedO1's post in the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    I can delay or reschedule my camping & fishing trips using the gaser. I've been on the same tank of gas for my Prime for the past two...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM

  5. Salamander_King replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    Ours is about there too. Our electric rate being $0.35/kWh, I have not saved any money on fuel cost by driving EV. That's why I am...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 2:29 PM

  6. Salamander_King replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    I have not looked at gas price lately... I am hoping it is above $5/gal. Then I feel good about driving Equinox EV. lol

    Mar 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM

  7. Salamander_King replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    I don't know if no one waned Prius Prime? Ford Escape? Equinox EV? There are plenty of user bases out there. It's not the most popular,...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 2:15 PM

  8. Salamander_King liked bisco's post in the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    The trick is to buy a car no one wants, including you

    Mar 19, 2026 at 2:09 PM

  9. Salamander_King replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    LOL... If you look around, there are many, many deals out there that does not strap you for cash to buy a brand new car. I have paid no...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM

  10. Salamander_King liked ETC(SS)'s post in the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    Two of the happiest people I know live WELL below the poverty line, probably always have - but they OWN everything that they have.

    Mar 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM

  11. Salamander_King replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    Interesting questions. When I was younger, many, many years ago before I got married and had kids, I had dreamed of moving to a world...

    Mar 19, 2026 at 8:28 AM

  12. Salamander_King replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    Yeah, its not about cash. Its about having enough liquid assets and no debt. Nothing to do with cash. If someone has enough liquid asset...

    Mar 18, 2026 at 11:21 AM

  13. Salamander_King liked Mr.Vanvandenburg's post in the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    I like seeing all my transactions on my bank and credit card statements. Money is money, a strange concept anyway. Other animals don’t...

    Mar 18, 2026 at 11:15 AM

  14. Salamander_King replied to the thread The connected car scam. You don't own your data.

    Haha... If I find 20 years old car (I don't care make or model) that is not a rust bucket in our region I would be very surprised. Yeah,...

    Mar 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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