oooh....aaaaaahhh

[The Mad Hater]

the Ford Escape Hybrid SUV.

I'm getting one! well, not yet, but by the end of this summer we expect to trade. this is very exciting news for people with mutant size families like mine. I'm hoping this will help to swing the trend from horsepower to efficiency. pretty sure these will catch on.

http://www.fordvehicles.com/escapehybrid/technology/index.asp?bhcp=1

Regenerative Braking
Whenever you apply the brakes, you are, in effect, recharging the battery pack. Engineers call this regenerative braking and it represents a major part of the Escape Hybrid's fuel efficiency advantage over conventional vehicles. Although Escape Hybrid will never make stop and go driving any more enjoyable, that is actually when it is at it's fuel saving best.

that just blows my mind.

now I can dismiss some of the guilt associated with driving a gas hog all over the place. our Blazer gets like two shot glasses per gallon.

[bjk15]

blazer, i thought you had the pink hummer

and yeah, the brake system is commonplace in all of the hybrids and it is about friggin time the US automakers got 'em rolling.

[paranoidandroid]

that sounds like a cool car.

i never understood the need for SUV's out here in L.A. i had one when i first moved out...but being a PA in the entertainment industry, most likely means you're driving all over the freaking place. so after having to fill up twice a week, i brokedown a bought a ford focus...needless to say my gas bills went down.

[The Mad Hater]

Originally posted by bjk15
blazer, i thought you had the pink hummer



my other car.

[tobedawg]

i never understood the need for SUV's out here in L.A. i had one when i first moved out...but being a PA in the entertainment industry, most likely means you're driving all over the freaking place. so after having to fill up twice a week, i brokedown a bought a ford focus...needless to say my gas bills went down.

There's probably alot of dudes with small penises in L.A. :D

[The Mad Hater]

I saw a show on Discovery about a guy who had like three surgeries done for enlargement. after the last one, he told the doctor he couldn't fit his thumb and forefinger around it in a flaccid state!

what? why are you laughing at me?

[Slar]

It's not like I could afford a new SUV anyway, but the darn thing is still out of my budget. I suppose it is competetive with other SUV vehicles out there and I'd love to drive one, but $26k to start is not cheap.

P. S. You can't distract me with a lot of penis talk. Yuck.

[The Mad Hater]

consider that Ford is going to be marketing the living shit out of these things when they actually drop. I've read that Ford is under a lot of scrutiny right now by shareholders. they're going to be desparate to get this model on the road as fast and in as great a number as they can. if you've got something decent to trade, especially with a nice interest rate and a clean payment record, I'm thinking it wouldn't be too difficult to lease one. we're planning on doing just that, and switching up every couple of years so we're always under warranty. penis.