Comments on: Going Green: Getting to work despite high gas prices http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Gary Gagne http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-716636 Gary Gagne Fri, 30 May 2008 21:34:15 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-716636 a lot less! a lot less!

]]> By: Rebecca Mazin http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-690061 Rebecca Mazin Fri, 09 May 2008 21:32:41 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-690061 Buying a new car may not be an option. Employers can help. I've got lots of great ideas on The HR Answer Blog at www.allbusiness.com. Read "Will employees call in sick when they can't afford the gas to get to work?" Buying a new car may not be an option. Employers can help. I’ve got lots of great ideas on The HR Answer Blog at http://www.allbusiness.com. Read “Will employees call in sick when they can’t afford the gas to get to work?”

]]> By: JOSH http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-679886 JOSH Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:33:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-679886 steve .........walk! steve ………walk!

]]> By: Steve Pierce http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-679710 Steve Pierce Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:43:37 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-679710 You can't sell a Segway for less than it costs to manufacturer and hope to make up the loss in volume. Despite what many have learned in business school, that isn't the way to run a successful business. I am sure Ford would sell more Escape Hybrids if they priced them at $15,000 each. What you are really saying is if the price was lower, you would consider buying a Segway. That is likely true. But to think Segway doesn't want to sell one to you so they price it more than your are willing to pay and then somehow for you to criticize Segway doesn't make sense. If Ferrari would sell me a 599 for $80,000 I would buy one. By your argument, they should lower the price. Hogwash Truth is you can get a Gen 1 Segway for under $2,000 and a Gen 2 out of warrantee for less than $4,000. I have two Segway's and use one of them on a daily basis. I have reduced my gas vehicle driving by nearly 20% by using the Segway. Plus I save a bunch on parking fees and parking tickets. So the cost of the Segway is not the only factor when looking at the price. Glide on... Cheers! - Steve ;' You can’t sell a Segway for less than it costs to manufacturer and hope to make up the loss in volume. Despite what many have learned in business school, that isn’t the way to run a successful business.

I am sure Ford would sell more Escape Hybrids if they priced them at $15,000 each.

What you are really saying is if the price was lower, you would consider buying a Segway. That is likely true.

But to think Segway doesn’t want to sell one to you so they price it more than your are willing to pay and then somehow for you to criticize Segway doesn’t make sense.

If Ferrari would sell me a 599 for $80,000 I would buy one. By your argument, they should lower the price. Hogwash

Truth is you can get a Gen 1 Segway for under $2,000 and a Gen 2 out of warrantee for less than $4,000.

I have two Segway’s and use one of them on a daily basis. I have reduced my gas vehicle driving by nearly 20% by using the Segway. Plus I save a bunch on parking fees and parking tickets. So the cost of the Segway is not the only factor when looking at the price. Glide on…

Cheers!

- Steve
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]]> By: Michael http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-679432 Michael Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:31:57 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/29/going-green-getting-to-work-despite-high-gas-prices/#comment-679432 When is Segway going to realize that they would make a LOT more money if they would build a Segway that cost LESS than $5,000. When is Segway going to realize that they would make a LOT more money if they would build a Segway that cost LESS than $5,000.

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