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   Are you required to get your car tested for emissions every other year? Can you state for a fact that your vehicle is less polluting than a hybrid AS WELL AS getting identical or better mileage than a hybrid?

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NoSUV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NoSUV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jul 2008 at 11:04am
	Are you required to get your car tested for emissions every other year? Can you state for a fact that your vehicle is less polluting than a hybrid AS WELL AS getting identical or better mileage than a hybrid?

TWO Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote TWO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jul 2008 at 8:40am
	quote: Originally posted by NoSUV IF ONLY you had purchased a hybrid then, not only would you be better off financially, but you would have helped the environment for those years, and you'd be alleviating the demand side of the gas problem. IF ONLY... You don't know what kind of vehicle I own, or commute in. Are you assuming that it's a gas guzzling CAR? I don't think so. [;)]

NoSUV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NoSUV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jul 2008 at 4:00pm
	TWO, How many vehicles are on the road that are 2001 models or newer? If every one of those vehicles were hybrids: - air pollution would be reduced by 33% more than if a conventional vehicle had been purchased - fuel consumption, although not zero, would have been reduced by about 50% over conventional When looking at the environment, instead of looking at absolutes, you might want to look at what is BETTER. This discussion has been on this board since 2004, and for over 4 years posters, like you, have used false assumptions and then tried to justify them. IF ONLY you had purchased a hybrid then, not only would you be better off financially, but you would have helped the environment for those years, and you'd be alleviating the demand side of the gas problem. IF ONLY...

TWO Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote TWO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jul 2008 at 2:58pm
	NoSUV, Are you a federal employee? You seem to think it's ok to spend the extra bucks to buy a new tool (car), when the existing one most people have can do the job, with less outlay. If it's all about the environment, then your gas burning hybrid is still polluting.

NoSUV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NoSUV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 9:10pm
	What congestion? If only VA had stayed the course with the hybrid exemption - gas prices would be lower - emissions would be lower - people would be more inclined to pay for transportation benefits - like their ride to work raymond -- get with the program and GET A HYBRID! EVERYone will thank you. 100% of your time in an auto would be better for both mpg and emissions, not just the commute, AND you, yes raymond, you, could pick up slugs and do MORE than your share. What's keeping you back? Don't want to be a hero?

n/a Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote n/a Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jun 2008 at 3:59pm
	quote: Originally posted by NoSUV quote: Originally posted by raymond quote: Originally posted by NoSUV wing, What makes NO sense is for you to drive your Suburban for commuting. Even with slugs. What makes NO sense is that you, a 'non-slug', SOV driver are still hanging around this website harassing us slugs. Some good advice: Those who say it can't/shouldn't be done, should not criticize those of us who are doing it! Some more good advice: fill up those seats in your car! As long as you ride SOV, you have no right to criticize those of us ride HOV. raymond - you need to be HOV-5 in a conventional compact to have a say in the environmental problems you are causing 100% of the time you are in an automobile. ARE YOU? Or just writing to AGAIN show your ignorance. Those SUVs need to be HOV-15...winglover it's NOT the mpg, but the emissions. BTW it's the mpg AND the emissions, and the traffic congestion! They are all our problems now! Fill up those hybrid seats!

NoSUV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NoSUV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 2008 at 11:11pm
	quote: Originally posted by raymond quote: Originally posted by NoSUV wing, What makes NO sense is for you to drive your Suburban for commuting. Even with slugs. What makes NO sense is that you, a 'non-slug', SOV driver are still hanging around this website harassing us slugs. Some good advice: Those who say it can't/shouldn't be done, should not criticize those of us who are doing it! Some more good advice: fill up those seats in your car! As long as you ride SOV, you have no right to criticize those of us ride HOV. raymond - you need to be HOV-5 in a conventional compact to have a say in the environmental problems you are causing 100% of the time you are in an automobile. ARE YOU? Or just writing to AGAIN show your ignorance. Those SUVs need to be HOV-15...winglover it's NOT the mpg, but the emissions.

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 2008 at 8:21pm
	Yes. Once you get one of the old plates, you can transfer it to a new hybrid -- as long as the new hybrid is on the VDOT approved list of hybrids. [;)] Plate transfer rules apply.

Flyby Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Flyby Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2008 at 4:46pm
	Excuse me for not reading through all the previous postings but has anyone else gotten the impression that newer hybrids (those purchased after 7/1/06) that weren't supposed to be eligible for the exempted 'clean fuel' tags with the emblem on the left are showing up WITH those tags? I've seen models of hybrids that I know are less than two years old and they have the old clean fuel tags enabling them to use the HOV lanes without 3 occupants. Are the dealers getting away with letting new purchasers use their old hybrid tags on their new vehicles? How closely does DMV monitor this? Has anyone else noticed this trend? Flyby Flyby

winglover1 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 May 2008 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote winglover1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 May 2008 at 1:51am
	He doesn't pick up sluggers? What the freak? Oh, I get it, he just like to Pontificate his views on the masses? Hmmm.... Very suspect. quote: Originally posted by raymond quote: Originally posted by NoSUV wing, What makes NO sense is for you to drive your Suburban for commuting. Even with slugs. What makes NO sense is that you, a 'non-slug', SOV driver are still hanging around this website harassing us slugs. Some good advice: Those who say it can't/shouldn't be done, should not criticize those of us who are doing it! Some more good advice: fill up those seats in your car! As long as you ride SOV, you have no right to criticize those of us ride HOV. AKA Mr. Bill Oh Nooo!!!