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Old 11-30-2012, 11:58 AM   #28
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If there was an 86 in both electric and gas versions with the electric costing $5k more and both had similar performance, I would go electric every time. You'd recoup the $5k in gas alone in the first 2-3 years.
Hypothetically speaking even if i would save more than $20k on petrol i still wouldn't choose electric over petrol engine. There's something about a smelly, noisy engine that no electric engine can replace.

Empty road, radio off, window down and just hear the engine rev..
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