Poll of the Day > Have you ever driven a hybrid vehicle before?

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BigOlePappy 03/08/23 4:22:05 PM #1:	Have you ever driven a hybrid vehicle before? Yes No Have you ever driven a hybrid vehicle before? - Results (72 votes) Yes 47.22% (34 votes) 34 No 52.78% (38 votes) 38 What did you think? If not, would you think about getting a hybrid during your next car search? I sound like a survey. --- "Oh, you think lag is your ally. You merely adopted lag. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't have cable until I was already a man."PappyHappy <cite>BigOlePappy posted [p:972041588] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote> Have you ever driven a hybrid vehicle before? Yes No Vote View Results Have you ever driven a hybrid vehicle before? - Results (72 votes) Yes 47.22% (34 votes) 34 No 52.78% (38 votes) 38 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '3', topic: '80372780', message: '0', key: '64c68fbd' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } What did you think? If not, would you think about getting a hybrid during your next car search? I sound like a survey. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KJ_StErOiDs 03/08/23 6:08:10 PM #2:	Ive never driven one, but Im thinking my next vehicle will be either a plug-in hybrid or fully electric. Really depends on the state of the technology in 5-10 years. --- "Shhh! Ben, don't ruin the ending!" --Adrian Ripburger, Full Throttle <cite>KJ_StErOiDs posted [p:972043650] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Ive never driven one, but Im thinking my next vehicle will be either a plug-in hybrid or fully electric. Really depends on the state of the technology in 5-10 years.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wpot 03/08/23 6:51:44 PM #3:	I've driven both a hybrid and an electric vehicle, although I've never owned one. They drive fine...in the sense that they are as boring as anything else. I wouldn't want to own an electric until the infrastructure is better prepared, but I'd happily buy a hybrid if I did the math and found that the cost of owning one over 10 years appeared comparable to a gas guzzler. I switched over to an electric mower recently with no regrets. --- Pronounced "Whup-pot". Say it. Use it. <cite>wpot posted [p:972044504] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>I've driven both a hybrid and an electric vehicle, although I've never owned one.They drive fine...in the sense that they are as boring as anything else. I wouldn't want to own an electric until the infrastructure is better prepared, but I'd happily buy a hybrid if I did the math and found that the cost of owning one over 10 years appeared comparable to a gas guzzler.I switched over to an electric mower recently with no regrets.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 03/08/23 10:11:20 PM #4:	Yeah, the new vehicles in my work fleet are all hybrids. They're a little unnerving if you aren't used to how quiet they are (I've fielded several calls from people who thought the car wasn't starting because they were unfamiliar with hybrids), but I kinda like it for city driving because it gives the extra mini-challenge of trying to maximize charging/minimize engine use, making those boring errands a little less so. wpot posted... I'd happily buy a hybrid if I did the math and found that the cost of owning one over 10 years appeared comparable to a gas guzzler. Maintenance may throw a wrench into it, but a major component of that is going to be how much city driving you do versus highway. Hybrids offer very little advantage over ICE's for highway driving, but the mileage difference for city driving is huge. Regenerative braking is an absolute game-changer. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:972048643] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, the new vehicles in my work fleet are all hybrids. They're a little unnerving if you aren't used to how quiet they are (I've fielded several calls from people who thought the car wasn't starting because they were unfamiliar with hybrids), but I kinda like it for city driving because it gives the extra mini-challenge of trying to maximize charging/minimize engine use, making those boring errands a little less so.wpot posted... </cite><quote>I'd happily buy a hybrid if I did the math and found that the cost of owning one over 10 years appeared comparable to a gas guzzler.</quote>Maintenance may throw a wrench into it, but a major component of that is going to be how much city driving you do versus highway. Hybrids offer very little advantage over ICE's for highway driving, but the mileage difference for city driving is huge. Regenerative braking is an absolute game-changer.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 03/08/23 10:24:59 PM #5:	I owned one for a little while. It was a nice car ~~until the accident~~ --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:972048888] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>I owned one for a little while. It was a nice car until the accident</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wpot 03/08/23 10:45:01 PM #6:	adjl posted... Maintenance may throw a wrench into it, but a major component of that is going to be how much city driving you do versus highway. Hybrids offer very little advantage over ICE's for highway driving, but the mileage difference for city driving is huge. Regenerative braking is an absolute game-changer. Yep - that's exactly what I'd try to figure. I suspect I'm suburban enough that the math wouldn't quite work, but it does work for some... --- Pronounced "Whup-pot". Say it. Use it. <cite>wpot posted [p:972049251] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite><quote>Maintenance may throw a wrench into it, but a major component of that is going to be how much city driving you do versus highway. Hybrids offer very little advantage over ICE's for highway driving, but the mileage difference for city driving is huge. Regenerative braking is an absolute game-changer.</quote>Yep - that's exactly what I'd try to figure. I suspect I'm suburban enough that the math wouldn't quite work, but it does work for some...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BigOlePappy 03/09/23 1:40:23 AM #7:	I've driven some before. I guess they are okay, but I wouldn't feel safe on a speedy highway with one. That said, I'm still impressed that the technology has even become this commercially viable. I know it is still kind of bad, but the first round of hybrids were janky. --- "Oh, you think lag is your ally. You merely adopted lag. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't have cable until I was already a man."PappyHappy <cite>BigOlePappy posted [p:972051712] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>I've driven some before. I guess they are okay, but I wouldn't feel safe on a speedy highway with one. That said, I'm still impressed that the technology has even become this commercially viable. I know it is still kind of bad, but the first round of hybrids were janky. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 03/09/23 1:42:38 AM #8:	it's really bad how much California wants to push electric cars, when our power grid can barely handle the current needs --- Snowflakes of today: "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will ALWAYS hurt me." <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:972051733] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>it's really bad how much California wants to push electric cars, when our power grid can barely handle the current needs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReturnOfFa 03/09/23 2:13:21 AM #9:	Krazy_Kirby posted... it's really bad how much California wants to push electric cars, when our power grid can barely handle the current needs https://tinyurl.com/2twyxcu6 --- girls like my fa <cite>ReturnOfFa posted [p:972052046] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Krazy_Kirby posted... </cite><quote>it's really bad how much California wants to push electric cars, when our power grid can barely handle the current needs</quote>https://tinyurl.com/2twyxcu6</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 03/09/23 3:00:31 AM #10:	ReturnOfFa posted... https://tinyurl.com/2twyxcu6 CA doesn't have proper grid management. they have to call flex alerts in hot months --- Snowflakes of today: "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will ALWAYS hurt me." <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:972052479] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>ReturnOfFa posted...</cite><quote>https://tinyurl.com/2twyxcu6</quote>CA doesn't have proper grid management.they have to call flex alerts in hot months</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 03/09/23 6:48:20 AM #11:	yes, better than fully ICE but still bad because it's still a car --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:972054201] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>yes, better than fully ICE but still bad because it's still a car </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 03/09/23 8:16:33 AM #12:	The driving school I went to had a prius, so yeah, a few times --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:972055078] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>The driving school I went to had a prius, so yeah, a few times</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yi_Long 03/09/23 8:59:17 AM #13:	Yeah, a 2010* (I think) Honda. It was an automatic, so that was new for me, but it was a nice ride. <cite>Yi_Long posted [p:972055690] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, a 2010* (I think) Honda. It was an automatic, so that was new for me, but it was a nice ride. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 03/09/23 10:54:46 AM #14:	Clench281 posted... yes, better than fully ICE but still bad because it's still a car Cars are great, especially ICE engines, hybrids are lame, like who looks at a prius and thinks it's a badass car? Muscle/pony/sports cars are what people buy if money isn't an issue --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:972057642] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Clench281 posted... </cite><quote>yes, better than fully ICE but still bad because it's still a car</quote>Cars are great, especially ICE engines, hybrids are lame, like who looks at a prius and thinks it's a badass car?Muscle/pony/sports cars are what people buy if money isn't an issue</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CalculatorRamza 03/09/23 2:16:03 PM #15:	I've tried a couple (though I don't actually own one), and generally prefer them to regular gasoline cars. They're generally more efficient for the sorts of uses I'd have, and the downsides (about power or 'coolness' or other such things) are things I don't care about at all. <cite>CalculatorRamza posted [p:972061698] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>I've tried a couple (though I don't actually own one), and generally prefer them to regular gasoline cars. They're generally more efficient for the sorts of uses I'd have, and the downsides (about power or 'coolness' or other such things) are things I don't care about at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 03/09/23 5:49:53 PM #16:	Muscles posted... Cars are great, especially ICE engines, hybrids are lame, like who looks at a prius and thinks it's a badass car? Muscle/pony/sports cars are what people buy if money isn't an issue What kind of loser worries about how badass their car looks? A car is a tool, existing solely to work around decades of poor city design choices spurred on by propaganda from the very companies selling those cars. Buying one to look cool (and especially mocking those who buy them with some modicum of environmental consciousness in mind instead of prioritizing how cool they look) just means you've deep-throated that propaganda so hard that it's become part of your personality, and that's just sad. Plus, that's without considering that most modern hybrids are visually indistinguishable from other cars, and in fact many mainstream models simply have a hybrid version available. Defaulting to the Prius as the archetypal hybrid shows that you're not only being an insufferable car enthusiast, you're being an insufferable car enthusiast who hasn't updated his "insults" in 15 years. For a 30-year-old, that's not exactly a good thing. wpot posted... Yep - that's exactly what I'd try to figure. I suspect I'm suburban enough that the math wouldn't quite work, but it does work for some... Yeah, I can't necessarily speak to your specific situation. Even if you're relatively suburban, though, suburban "highways" often have plenty of lights and start-stop traffic (especially during commuting hours), which is when hybrids excel over ICE's. It can be hard to figure out the exact difference, especially where a lot of newer models won't necessarily have the necessary maintenance cost data to do a proper comparison, but it might work out in hybrids' favour. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:972066304] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Muscles posted... </cite><quote>Cars are great, especially ICE engines, hybrids are lame, like who looks at a prius and thinks it's a badass car?Muscle/pony/sports cars are what people buy if money isn't an issue</quote>What kind of loser worries about how badass their car looks? A car is a tool, existing solely to work around decades of poor city design choices spurred on by propaganda from the very companies selling those cars. Buying one to look cool (and especially mocking those who buy them with some modicum of environmental consciousness in mind instead of prioritizing how cool they look) just means you've deep-throated that propaganda so hard that it's become part of your personality, and that's just sad.Plus, that's without considering that most modern hybrids are visually indistinguishable from other cars, and in fact many mainstream models simply have a hybrid version available. Defaulting to the Prius as the archetypal hybrid shows that you're not only being an insufferable car enthusiast, you're being an insufferable car enthusiast who hasn't updated his "insults" in 15 years. For a 30-year-old, that's not exactly a good thing.wpot posted... </cite><quote>Yep - that's exactly what I'd try to figure. I suspect I'm suburban enough that the math wouldn't quite work, but it does work for some...</quote>Yeah, I can't necessarily speak to your specific situation. Even if you're relatively suburban, though, suburban "highways" often have plenty of lights and start-stop traffic (especially during commuting hours), which is when hybrids excel over ICE's. It can be hard to figure out the exact difference, especially where a lot of newer models won't necessarily have the necessary maintenance cost data to do a proper comparison, but it might work out in hybrids' favour.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 03/09/23 6:28:26 PM #17:	Muscles posted... Cars are great, especially ICE engines, hybrids are lame, like who looks at a prius and thinks it's a badass car? Muscle/pony/sports cars are what people buy if money isn't an issue I don't think any car is badass, what is badass about using the least possible amount of physical effort to move your body and do you think looking badass is worth the cost of nearly $1,000 per month? --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:972067249] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Muscles posted... </cite><quote>Cars are great, especially ICE engines, hybrids are lame, like who looks at a prius and thinks it's a badass car?Muscle/pony/sports cars are what people buy if money isn't an issue</quote>I don't think any car is badass, what is badass about using the least possible amount of physical effort to move your bodyand do you think looking badass is worth the cost of nearly $1,000 per month?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 03/09/23 6:30:58 PM #18:	Clench281 posted... the least possible amount of physical effort to move your body You could technically argue that it's possible to use less if somebody else is driving, but categorizing "push pedal" and "turn wheel" and maybe even "wiggle stick" as meaningful physical effort would be a bit silly. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:972067308] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Clench281 posted... </cite><quote>the least possible amount of physical effort to move your body</quote>You could technically argue that it's possible to use less if somebody else is driving, but categorizing "push pedal" and "turn wheel" and maybe even "wiggle stick" as meaningful physical effort would be a bit silly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 03/09/23 7:45:02 PM #19:	Muscles posted... Muscle/pony/sports cars are what children buy if money isn't an issue --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:972068870] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Muscles posted... </cite><quote>Muscle/pony/sports cars are what children buy if money isn't an issue</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 03/09/23 8:15:28 PM #20:	Clench281 posted... I don't think any car is badass, what is badass about using the least possible amount of physical effort to move your body and do you think looking badass is worth the cost of nearly $1,000 per month? It's not what others think (at least if I were to buy one), I want a car I think looks good, so you care about what your clothes look like or what your house/lawn looks like? --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:972069504] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Clench281 posted... </cite><quote>I don't think any car is badass, what is badass about using the least possible amount of physical effort to move your bodyand do you think looking badass is worth the cost of nearly $1,000 per month?</quote>It's not what others think (at least if I were to buy one), I want a car I think looks good, so you care about what your clothes look like or what your house/lawn looks like?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 03/10/23 5:11:53 AM #21:	lawns are almost as dumb as cars so it's funny you chose that example --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:972076160] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>lawns are almost as dumb as cars so it's funny you chose that example </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garlands_Soul 03/10/23 5:47:45 AM #22:	Yeah I drive a Prius. Gas is cheap and it's comfy --- "I, Garland, will knock you all down!" <cite>Garlands_Soul posted [p:972076385] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Yeah I drive a Prius. Gas is cheap and it's comfy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 03/10/23 8:25:23 AM #23:	Muscles posted... It's not what others think (at least if I were to buy one), I want a car I think looks good, You say this, yet you mock others who don't share your opinion on how cars look. Pick a lane, dude. Clench281 posted... lawns are almost as dumb as cars so it's funny you chose that example "Hey look at me I'm doing absolutely nothing imaginative or productive with half of the land I'm paying for, but somehow I've chosen the most high-maintenance and environmentally damaging option possible to do nothing imaginative or productive. Now watch as I shame everyone around me into also doing nothing imaginative or productive with half of the land they're paying for while also committing to excessive maintenance and environmental damage!" --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:972077905] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Muscles posted... </cite><quote>It's not what others think (at least if I were to buy one), I want a car I think looks good,</quote>You say this, yet you mock others who don't share your opinion on how cars look. Pick a lane, dude.Clench281 posted... </cite><quote>lawns are almost as dumb as cars so it's funny you chose that example</quote>"Hey look at me I'm doing absolutely nothing imaginative or productive with half of the land I'm paying for, but somehow I've chosen the most high-maintenance and environmentally damaging option possible to do nothing imaginative or productive. Now watch as I shame everyone around me into also doing nothing imaginative or productive with half of the land they're paying for while also committing to excessive maintenance and environmental damage!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArchonKnight 03/10/23 10:19:05 AM #24:	One of me roommates drives a hybrid Prius, I've had to drive it around before when he was not sober to drive. My other roommate drives an electric Nissan Leaf. I've had to drive that to move it out of the way so I could get my car from the parking spots and I've also had to drive it to go wash it; she never washes it but complains that it's dirty. My car is a Subaru BRZ and I love it, I've wanted it for a long time and hope it lasts a long time, but I'd like my next car to be electric. --- {]xxxxxxxxx(&)::::;;;;;:::::::::::::::::::::;;;;::::::::::::::::> Memento Mori <cite>ArchonKnight posted [p:972079726] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>One of me roommates drives a hybrid Prius, I've had to drive it around before when he was not sober to drive. My other roommate drives an electric Nissan Leaf. I've had to drive that to move it out of the way so I could get my car from the parking spots and I've also had to drive it to go wash it; she never washes it but complains that it's dirty.My car is a Subaru BRZ and I love it, I've wanted it for a long time and hope it lasts a long time, but I'd like my next car to be electric.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 03/10/23 11:12:41 AM #25:	adjl posted... You say this, yet you mock others who don't share your opinion on how cars look. Pick a lane, dude. It was just some lighthearted joking, like sure I think classic Camaros and Chargers are cool but really idc what anyone else drives --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:972080750] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite><quote>You say this, yet you mock others who don't share your opinion on how cars look. Pick a lane, dude.</quote>It was just some lighthearted joking, like sure I think classic Camaros and Chargers are cool but really idc what anyone else drives</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BigOlePappy 03/10/23 1:04:38 PM #26:	Clench281 posted... lawns are almost as dumb as cars so it's funny you chose that example Land makes your property appreciate a lot more though. --- "Oh, you think lag is your ally. You merely adopted lag. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't have cable until I was already a man."PappyHappy <cite>BigOlePappy posted [p:972083162] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Clench281 posted... </cite><quote>lawns are almost as dumb as cars so it's funny you chose that example</quote>Land makes your property appreciate a lot more though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 03/11/23 5:05:39 AM #27:	not sure of your point, the land exists whether it's a manicured lawn or not --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:972098181] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>not sure of your point, the land exists whether it's a manicured lawn or not</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fierce_Deity_08 03/18/23 1:39:02 AM #28:	Yes, we used to own a couple of Subarus and a Prius. Right now were in the market for an electric pickup and trying to get solar panels. California gas is always too expensive so if we just buy gas for the lawn mowers, a generator, and an ATV, well save money. Right now we have a Tesla Model 3 and gas powered GMC Sierra. --- Official Fierce Deity in my own mind. GT: OnikaraStar, PSN: Onikara, NNID: OnikaraStar <cite>Fierce_Deity_08 posted [p:972249108] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>Yes, we used to own a couple of Subarus and a Prius. Right now were in the market for an electric pickup and trying to get solar panels. California gas is always too expensive so if we just buy gas for the lawn mowers, a generator, and an ATV, well save money. Right now we have a Tesla Model 3 and gas powered GMC Sierra.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fishy071 03/19/23 1:48:17 AM #29:	I've never driven one. --- "You don't need a reason to help people." -Zidane Tribal of Final Fantasy IX <cite>fishy071 posted [p:972268673] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>I've never driven one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 03/19/23 2:09:37 PM #30:	My dad owns a prius. I've driven it a few times. Good car, gets crazy gas milage. --- When money talks for the very last time, and nobody walks a step behind When there's only one race, and that's mankind, then we shall be free <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:972276137] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>My dad owns a prius. I've driven it a few times. Good car, gets crazy gas milage.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
vagrant 03/19/23 3:44:28 PM #31:	I've never driven a hybrid, but would like to someday. --- Part man. Part demon. Pure vengeance. The body ages, but the mind is immortal. <cite>vagrant posted [p:972277773] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>I've never driven a hybrid, but would like to someday.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GGuirao13 03/22/23 2:08:20 AM #32:	My sister and her husband dive one, and we use it most of the time when we visit them. --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. <cite>GGuirao13 posted [p:972329427] in Have you e... [t:80372780]...</cite> <quote>My sister and her husband dive one, and we use it most of the time when we visit them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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