I finally made some time to call my dad yesterday. I was procrastinating dealing with my inbox and figured I’d just call half the people on my “Really should call X” list – he was one of those. Of course every time I call my father, it’s a bad time – which is why I rarely call him and just wait for him to call me. This time, he was taking the little grand kids to see the American Girl movie (which I did not even know existed.)
We chatted about North Chicago and the Great Lakes Naval Station. I guess I’m going to have to video tape the area to figure out where I lived when I was three. He sort of makes sense when he talks about landmarks but he keeps saying things like “cliff” and I saw no cliffs. So, next weekend I’ll video tape and we’ll see what he thinks.
I asked him about his hybrid Honda and he still likes it but he’s not nearly as happy with his gas mileage as he’d like to be. 38 in the city (I’m getting between 46-48 in the city.) He didn’t drive it to NC for the Heir to the Throne’s birthday party last weekend so he doesn’t have a good highway driving comparison for me. I’ll keep ya posted on that.
I’m still thrilled with my Prius and after reading all of the GM Hybrid posts I don’t think I’d ever buy a non hybrid. If I was going to buy another big car, it would have to be a hybrid.
But I’ve heard so many times that the initial investment in a hybrid car is so large, compared with a non-hybrid, that you have to drive it for a LONG time before the savings on gas justify the premium you pay when you buy it. Not true in your opinion?
If we ever buy a second car we’re seriously considering a Smart Car. It will go nicely with the Santa Fe don’t you think? lol