Jangro’s Gone Green (For Real)

comments Written By: Scott Jangro
August 4, 2008

Jangro’s Gone Green (For Real)

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So I just turned in my leased 2007 BMW 325xi. I thought I’d be more disappointed to let it go.

I’ve been driving my new car for a few weeks now, a 2008 Nissan Altima hybrid.

Yes. I’ve gone from a 6 cylinder 6-speed manual transmission sports sedan to a 4 cylinder gas sipper and you know what? I love it.

Part of it is the benefit of buying a Nissan vs. A luxury class car like the Infiniti. I can load up the car with all the extras and still come out ahead of the game.

But I’m really enjoying the hybrid. It has turned me into a hyper-miler, albeit a really lazy one as the car does all the obsessive gas-saving stuff for you.

It has also turned me into a different sort of driver. The BMW wanted to jump off the line and who was I not to oblige?
The altima hybrid can certainly get out of it’s own way but it is more fun to see how far I can get on the battery before the motor kicks in.

It is a strange mindset for me to be in but here I am. If I can do it, so can the rest of America!

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Motorsport Experience 14 hours ago 1 point
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Nice BMW. I like the BMW 335i converter better because the lights are more sleeker. Petrol prices have fallen so I'm not so much concern about green vehicles at the moment.

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TJantunen 1 month ago 1 point
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Hybrid car would be nice with the petrol prices in Finland. One litre costs about 1,4 euros($1.8/litre), it is pretty much.

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Masquerade Mask Blog 2 months ago 1 point
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Good for you Scott! I think it is great that you are setting a good example for others and also spreading the word about it!

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Cyrus 2 months ago 1 point
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That's a sweet looking ride. My uncle has the Prius and I'm leaning to get one as well. But since I'm in still in school, I'll most likely get an electric motor bike for jetting around campus.

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lucia 2 months ago 1 point
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well done I applaud you, I own a honda Jazz so I pat myself at the same time

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teo brebeanu 2 months ago 1 point
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nice pick! I own a BMW 630i (500cmc more then your engine) and it consumes like 16 per 100km. That's really high because the price of the gasoline here is like 1.5$/ litre . Im thinking of buying a hybrid lexus but this way , i will have to sell my sports car which i love(exept the consuption). Anyways i think you will use more the Nissan then the BMW. Btw whats ur consuption for the 325xi?

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jangro 2 months ago 1 point
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We work in miles and gallons here, so it's hard to compare without thinking too hard. :)

I was getting about 23 mpg on the bmw.

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Alyssa 3 months ago 1 point
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Welcome aboard Scott! I bought a Prius 2 years ago and it's really saved me a ton of money commuting into Cambridge 4 days/wk. It helps that I spend most of my time sitting in traffic on the pike. You also get to have that smug feeling when you drive by a gas-guzzling SUV.

Be careful though, 3 times now I have had other Prius pull up along side of me and ask me what mileage I'm getting to see who is better. it should be the next Olympic sport it seems. Game on!

Alyssa 55.3 (yes, that's .3) MPG. ;-)

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jangro 3 months ago 1 point
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Thanks Alyssa.

The Altima doesn't touch the Prius as it's a much bigger car.

I'm very happy with my 37.1 though, which is above the 35 on the sticker.

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somedirection 3 months ago 1 point
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Looks sharp Scott, and the coolest thing in my opinion was that you didn't even have to use a key.

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Tom 3 months ago 1 point
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You shouldl look into converting it to a plugin hybrid. It charges the batteries overnight so that you almost always run on batteries instead of motor. It seems to be becoming common with the Prius.

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StephARC 3 months ago 1 point
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I say you make a moving video in the hybrid.

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Pat Gradu 3 months ago 1 point
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Nissan looks good! And room for humans. Not like a Prius at all. :-)

I recently moved my office to drastically reduce my commuting miles. Not to save the planet really, but to save my time. That kind of change is often more meaningful in total reduction of fuel / footprint.

I also switched all of my hosting to a company employing carbon offsets (as well as adding them to other facets of my biz), so while I'm a serious GW skeptic, I have a stronger disdain for energy dependence and anything generally polluting (greenhouse gasses shouldn't be our only concern regarding emissions).

I now get a real kick out of my thinking for my hosting's green-ness... because I size my servers for the visitors I do get... and because I actually do 110% carbon offsetting, people who visit my sites, since they are driving my choices, are actually reducing global carbon footprinting, by visiting my sites... I like buyers that make me money, from me they get good deals and informed buying decisions in return. But now with my 110% offsetting, the visitors I enjoy, whether they buy or not, are getting a little satisfaction from me as well. Which does make me feel warm and toasty all over, like a good Florida tree hug.

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Mercola 3 months ago 1 point
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Sweet ride! Nice choice of hybrid.

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StephARC 4 months ago 1 point
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I'm very proud of you for going all green! Feel free to send the beemer my way.

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