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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Thinking of getting a hybrid car? Well maybe you should think twice. Hybrid cars aren’t for everyone you know.
Ideally, everyone would have one, but realistically, that just can’t happen. Hybrid cars are just wonderful cars in general, but for those of you who are not right for the hybrid car, there are other good cars on the market. These are three types of people who should not buy a hybrid car.
The Wasteful Type
This person doesn’t care about wasted air, wasted gas, or wasted money. He or she would rather just drive around and let their conventional cars be a detriment to the atmosphere. Wasteful people only care about themselves, and they aren’t interested in learning anything different. They want to drive on. That’s all. The hybrid car isn’t for these types.
The Here and Now Type
These people only care about the present. If conventional cars are dominating the roads now, a conventional car is what they want. It’s all about what’s going on today. Who cares if a shiny new, futuristic hybrid car pulls up next to them at a stoplight? The point is, they don’t need to turn heads. They need to just blend in. That’s how they get by. So hybrid cars aren’t for these types at all. Anyone driving a hybrid car is sure to turn a head or two because there are thousands and even millions of people driving conventional cars. So of course when a person drives a hybrid car, people notice.
The I-Don’t-Need-A-Budget Type
This type is totally unaware of where their money is going. They figure that if they get paid more money than what they need each month; they don’t really need to care. Who cares how you spend it if you are going to have money left over anyway? These types of people just don’t know what it’s like to possibly save money. They just can’t conceive it. But the hybrid car saves people more than a little change. It may even save them money on break pads because hybrid cars have a breaking system that just keeps on renewing itself.
The Cars-Shouldn’t-Run-On-Batteries Type
These types of people may be so set in their ways that they believe hybrid cars are completely electric. Well, these people can just keep on thinking that. They couldn’t be further from the truth. Hybrid cars are more than just electric. In fact, to call hybrid cars electric cars wouldn’t do them a bit of justice. These cars don’t get their kicks from wall sockets or anything like that. Hybrid cars differ greatly from electric cars. But you have to drive a hybrid car and get a good look under the hood to find out just how much better hybrid cars are than electric cars.
So, have you figured out if a hybrid car is for you yet? Well, even if it isn’t, don’t worry, you can still buy one. There’s no need to wait either. I’m sure you could be doing better than the conventional car you have.
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
If you think that you will be making a difference in the environment by purchasing a plug-in hybrid car, you may want to give your purchase a bit more thought. Plug-in hybrids do help with the environment, but just because they don’t depend on fuel as much as regular hybrid cars do, doesn’t mean they are extremely beneficial to the environment. Actually, for many reasons, plug-in hybrid cars are not much better than regular hybrid cars when it comes to the green house effect and the ozone layer.
The reason why plug-in hybrid cars are not much better than the environment has to do with the type of power they use. The electricity that hybrid cars run off of usually comes from coal-fired plants. Therefore, a plug-in hybrid car would only be a little bit better for the environment than a regular hybrid car.
Still, some people believe that this isn’t true. Plug-in hybrid cars are better for the environment than regular hybrid cars, they insist. This is because some people believe that hands down electric power is much cleaner than fuel power. People who insist plug-in hybrid cars are better for the environment also say that plug-in hybrid cars don’t really need a lot of electricity to power them. They recharge their own batteries. So they don’t have to be dependent on other sources of power. The electric sockets are used merely to top off those batteries.
These people point out that it’s also not that you must plug it in, but that you can plug it in, and that makes a huge difference. If you can plug it in, you don’t have to use electricity that comes from coal-fired plants.
But people who say that plug-in hybrids aren’t that good for the environment might say that sure, you don’t have to plug it in, but if you don’t, you are just depending on gasoline. Then, there’s no point of even having the debate about plug-in hybrid cars. And hey, if we are going to go back to using gasoline, how about we just scrap the idea of plug-in hybrid cars in general?
The point is this: These kinds of hybrid cars can be worthwhile to own, but don’t think these hybrid cars will be the answer to all of your problems. If you are a tree lover, maybe stick to finding out a way to decrease the use of aerosol sprays and cigarette smoke. But when it comes to hybrid cars. You might be doing about the same for the environment if you bought either a regular hybrid car or a plug-in hybrid car. But either way, you are doing better than you would be if you bought a conventional car.
Plug-in hybrid cars are great hybrid cars to own and they are easy to love, but you might not want to make your expectations too high or you may end up disappointed. But in any case, make no mistake; a plug-hybrid car will be one of the best hybrid cars to buy when it comes out.
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
The future, a wonderful, mysterious, awe-inspiring time has promises for us. Many dream of ending cancer and other diseases. Others dream of bicycles that fly. And could we someday be able to transport ourselves from one place to another? Perhaps. But some of us have dreams that aren’t that big. All we want is a car that runs on something other than fuel.
Maybe one nice sunny day, we could all drive up to the pump and put some interesting chemical in our car that would make it run forever. Maybe we could gas up on some cooking oil or even oxygen. But for now, we have hybrids. Maybe they are the answer to our dilemma. Are these cars the wave of the future?
It seems like they are for many reasons. These cars are electric. “Electric” is a word that is linked with innovation and imagination. Electric signals “power.” That means the power to run and the power to run for miles and miles. That’s what a hybrid car is all about. When you get in one, you’ll know you’ll get to where you need to go and you won’t have to stop at ten gas stations on the way.
Remember when Edison came out with the electric light bulb? Everyone thought it was a great invention, and it has changed the lives of all of us. So a hybrid car is also changing all of our lives. It’s new, and very technologically advanced. Hybrid cars should get the same kind of recognition Edison did. However, hybrid cars do take some fuel to run them, but that doesn’t mean we should applaud them for being able to run on both electricity and fuel.
With all of the above reasons, hybrid cars seem to be the wave of the future, but there are a couple of reasons why that may not be true. For instance, there must be some reason why hybrids are not selling more than conventional cars. That’s because the average customer who looks at the sticker price on a hybrid car is stunned. It’s just too much money for the average car buyer. And how can a car be the wave of the future if it scares people away every time they come to look at it on the dealers’ lot?
Since the cost possibly overrides the benefits of the hybrid car, a hybrid car may just be a transitional car, and the actual wave of the future might be a car that is fueled by something other than “fuel.” Whatever that “fuel” is, I’m sure we will all like it and then we’ll be calling that fuel the wave of the future.
Some people today are already fueling their cars with cooking oil, but that doesn’t seem to have caught on world wide like hybrid cars have. Therefore, cooking oil does not seem to be the solution for us. But, maybe some day, people will start fiddling with their hybrid cars and come up with something much better than the design that is before them.
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Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Hybrids are well known for their great reputation as fuel-saving and eco-friendly cars. They’ve also developed a reputation for being the car type that environment conscious, careful, dare we even say staid drivers choose.
Why is this? Their engines last well as they’re put under less strain than a conventional car’s internal combustion engine. So they need fewer and lighter services. They are low emission cars that help to protect the environment, as they use less of the finite resources of fossil fuel left on the planet. Yet, unlike electric cars there is no concern about the potential of being left stranded somewhere, having run out of charge. By being hybrid in nature, it’s natural that they have two sides to them – reliable, yet not particularly exciting.
However, it’s now getting more and more common to see more high performance cars that are also hybrids. Honda, one of the pioneers in hybrid technology, has its own sporty version – the CR-Z. It’s got a similar exterior to the Honda CR-X, and has been viewed as the CR-X’s successor. The 2011 CR-Z gets 31 miles per US gallon for city driving and 37 mpg on the highway. It goes from 0-60 in 8.8 seconds.
Porsche has also brought out a hybrid – the Porsche Panamera s Hybrid. This can reach 0-60 in just six seconds and has a top speed of 167.8mph. On a combined cycle its fuel economy is 34 miles per gallon. Added to all this, it’s the cleanest car Porsche has – with carbon dioxide emissions of 159g/km. But the price to pay for this kind of clean racing machine may be off-putting for a lot of potential buyers. At US $135,000 it’s worth thinking twice about how much you want to try and combine the benefits of driving an eco car with the wish to drive something sporty!
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
1. Transit time?
Shipping times can vary greatly depending on road conditions, weather, traffic, mechanical problems, and driver speed. Below is a list of basic travel times.
East Coast to West Coast – 7 to 12 days
Midwest to East Coast – 4 to 8 days
South to the North – 4 to 8 days
All shipping times are estimated.
2. Can I put personal items in the vehicle?
Auto transporters are not licensed to transport personal belongings, as they do not have a household goods transportation license issued by the Federal Government. In addition, if you were to place things in the vehicle during car shipment, they would not be covered by insurance, unless you have a floater on your own home insurance. Many auto transport drivers will allow some small personal belongings placed in the trunk. Some drivers allow you to put 100lbs of things in the trunk.
3. What is a “Bill of Lading”?
A Bill of Lading is a legal document issued by the carrier, that confirms the receipt of a car for transport, and specifies the terms and conditions of delivery. The document will be used at the time of pick-up and must be signed by the client and the carrier. It is also will be signed when the car is delivered. Consider the Bill of Lading as a receipt, a contract and a document that ensures the security of your possession.
4. What kind of truck will my vehicle be shipped on?
There are a variety of car transport services. Most of the time the vehicle will be shipped on an open transport carrier with 8 to 10 units. However, they can be shipping via enclosed transport at an addition cost.
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Saturday, November 12th, 2011
A person that decides to have their car shipped will be required to sign a contract. These types of contracts help to protect both parties. It binds the shipping company to the agreement as well as the owner of the vehicle. As with any contract, it is very important that a person read over it very carefully and agree to the conditions before signing on. A failure to do so may result in an individual being stuck with a contract that they are not happy with. They may end up paying out more money than they thought they would or letting a shipping company off of the hook for damage done to their vehicle under the shipper’s care.
Contracts, once agreed upon, are better than verbal agreements. This is because it is easier to enforce a contract then it is a verbal agreement, because the former can be more easily proved in the court of law.
After a contract has been signed it will determine how everything is handled, including disagreements. The contract will include the shipment details, including how much it would cost to cancel the vehicle transport, as well as how claims, deductibles, etc. are handled. Because this is the case, it is extremely important that an individual read the contract carefully and agree to everything that is included prior to signing it.
Many auto transport contracts won’t include a guaranteed pickup and/or delivery date. This is because it can be difficult for a company to do so, primarily because there will likely be other pick-up and deliveries in route. If the shipping company gets behind on any of its deliveries, it will affect all of their other routes. Even though this is the case, the best car shippers will more often than not, deliver cars on time. There are some things that a person can do to help protect themselves.
In order to provide some protection against late deliveries, a person may want to ask that a clause be added to the contract that would wave the cancellation fee if the car shipper does not pick up the car on the date they were scheduled to or within a few days afterwards. Some car transport companies will offer a guarantee that will pay for a rental car in the event that they don’t deliver the car within the scheduled time. This guarantee will generally cost more money. Individuals interested in this type of guarantee, should inquire about the cost. It may be worth it.
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