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I don't care if i get called an enviromentalist, I'm proud to understand the concequences of my actions on the enviroment. 4x4 SUVs are pointless trite. Why have a car that big just to go to the shops? Does it have more seats than a cleaner alternative? Do you need to tackle any 4ft high speed humps?
About the Prius and the Jeep, yes, with the carbon footprint in manufacture of a prius, it would take 3 years to fully recoup the emissions. Basically, if you bought a prius, and a mate bought a jeep wrangler, it would take 3 years of equal mileage before you were doing better for the enviroment than the jeep driver.
But he didn't say anything about the prius, which frankly, is a farce for self important idiots.
Diesels are generally cleaner than hybrids, in manufacturing, and in emissions, the new VW Polo/Golf Bluemotions are clean enough to get into london without congestion charge. and they are simply using very refined diesel engines and streamlining technology.
oh, and before I get flamed for being enviromentalist hippie, my bike is horrible for the enviroment, 40MPG and 2 stroke, It smokes like hell, but the thing is, and this is the reason I dont mind sports cars either, is that I can realistically put the engine to use and justify the emissions, because it is fun. You can open them up on a nice road and they put a smile on your face. These SUVs are supposedly offroaders, but they are flumouxed by leaveson the road. They can't make you smile, they simply make men with tiny wangs feel important.