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idiot newscasters

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by orracle, Apr 25, 2008.

  1. orracle

    orracle Whaddaya mean "senior" member?

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    I was in CA earlier this week and they were doing a report on the high price of gas. They showed an SUV and the cost of filling up was $75.00.

    Then they showed a Prius next to it and said "And even they have high costs! $40!"

    Well, you dip, let's do math--yes, 10 gallons x $4 = $40.00. But the question you should have asked is "How often do they have to fill up? And how much emission is coming from them?":laser:
     
  2. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Your thread title is redundant.

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  3. Sheepdog

    Sheepdog C'Mere Sheepie!

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    I didnt see the news cast so cannot be sure, but it sounds like he was just saying that even economy cars are spending a lot on gas now per gallon.

    That much is true. He may not have really known that we can go 4 times as far with a gallon as most regular gas wasters. even smaller cars now are gas wasters if ICE only.
     
  4. theborghomeworld

    theborghomeworld New Member

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    i gave up on TV news a long time ago. when I was a undergrad living in a dorm, i didn't have TV, so I just read my news online, etc.

    when I went back home and watched the evening news, I couldn't believe how simplistic and sensational things were!!!!!! you can feel the intelligence draining away from you as you watched it.

    not that online news is perfect, but anyways, i'll return... :focus:



    to be fair, not everybody can afford a prius. but i know what you mean! :)
     
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    In their defense, the piece was on the price of gas, not emissions. And I fill up my Prius about as often as I filled up my pickup, it just costs a lot less.
     
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    Amen to that. Carefully listen to the words in Don Henley's song: Dirty Laundry!

    He captures the essence of TV News.
     
  7. chogan2

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    An appropriate comment, given that it's national TV Turnoff Week.

    http://www.screentime.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=21

    Have you sponsored a TV Turnoff event in your community?
     
  8. subarutoo

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    I've never been able to put 10 gal in mine. The most I do is 7 or 8, and I think the most I've paid is well under $30, so far, in sunny, overpriced, gas rip-off southern California.