Hybrids vs Muscle cars

                  I read that the average person drives 15,000 miles anually. As i said in my last blog post the Prius plug-in gets 95 miles per gallon. But not everyone would get that car, others woul look in the used market, or just a different kind of hybrid. For example lets look at a more spacious, higher quality car; the Ford Fusion hybrid

             The ford Fusion gets 47 MPG with a 17.5 gallon tank. That means on one tank you could get 822.5 miles per tank which is astounding. Now at 15,000 miles a year that means you would only fill up the tank about 18 times. so at 17.5 gallons 18 times at about $4 per gallon. That is only $1,260 a year on gas. That sounds like a lot yes but now lets do a little experiment with a popular sport car, the Ford Mustang GT.

             The Mustang gets 17 city and 26 highway which averages out to 23, and believe it or not the Mustang gets some of the gratest gas milage among these muscle cars. With a 15.4 gallon tank, so the owner would average 354 miles per tank. So far that is almost 1/3rd the Fusion. And he would have to fill up his tank 42 times a year.$2,587.3 dollars.  Now yearly cost? $2,587. almost $1,300 more than the Fusion.
              That is 520 Hot Pocket packages, or a very, very good laptop. Hybrids are just so much more pratical, so much better for our enviornment, the people would save so much money. But the thing is you do not get that feeling of freedom in a hybrid that you do in a Mustang,or a Camaro, a corvette etc. Those big sport cars make you smile, give you a warm feeling, butterflies, and when you show up somehwere, people will notice you. In my opinion, They just make you feel exciting and happy in so many ways that you can not put a price on. Because laughing until your stomach almost explodes when you are lightihng your tires up at a stop light and speeding away, is priceless. They may be more expensive to drive. But whats important is they get you where you need with a smile.