My dad has a 2003 Prius, and he loves it. He's getting about 45-50 MPG in it. It's the older design, the one that has a real trunk rather than a hatchback (it looks mostly like an Echo), and it's surprisingly roomy inside.
I was really shocked to discover what good resale Priuses seem to have - I suppose because the demand remains high, but I suspect also because they have good maintenance records.
I might look at the hybrid Civic, but I think Toyota's hybrid technology is better than Honda's.
Here, the waiting list for Civic hybrids is as long or longer than Priuses. I checked a couple places, and they all tried to extort money out of me to "hold one" - yes, because I'm going to buy a car I've NEVER DRIVEN. :p
In the film, the car companies were ranked by environmentally-friendly technology. Honda was way up there, but Toyota was higher. I've read a couple of places that they actually subsidize the Prius to get them out on the road, because the technology is so expensive.
The Corolla is a great car. :)
Has your dad had any door ding problems? Something I really hate is that hardly any of the new models of anything come with door molding anymore.
Yeah, Dad could almost get as much money out of his Prius as he paid for it brand-new, were he to sell it now. He won't, though. He adores that car. It was his mid-life crisis purchase. Most guys get sports cars or motorcycles-- my dad, the engineer, goes for the coolest technology. ;) And the subsidizing Priuses is true-- well, at least it was for the first model. I'm not sure if they still do now, but the price tag for the Prius was significantly lower than the cost to produce it. They really wanted it to be affordable.
As far as I know, he hasn't had any door ding problems, but I'm sure a lot of that is because he's very overprotective and parks in the boonies whenever possible. :P
Which is why I think it's ridiculous the way some people go off about how terribly overpriced they are. Compared to what? A Honda Accord starts at around the same price as the Prius, and isn't nearly as efficient.
I did. I'm freaking somewhat -I'm not a new car girl, and it's so OBVIOUSLY a new car. I, amazingly enough, found a new model on a lot (rare around here), but they were willing to come off the sticker a bit. It's the blue color. No idea on a name yet, although friends have taken to calling it "Voyager". :)
I was really shocked to discover what good resale Priuses seem to have - I suppose because the demand remains high, but I suspect also because they have good maintenance records.
I might look at the hybrid Civic, but I think Toyota's hybrid technology is better than Honda's.
Here, the waiting list for Civic hybrids is as long or longer than Priuses. I checked a couple places, and they all tried to extort money out of me to "hold one" - yes, because I'm going to buy a car I've NEVER DRIVEN. :p
In the film, the car companies were ranked by environmentally-friendly technology. Honda was way up there, but Toyota was higher. I've read a couple of places that they actually subsidize the Prius to get them out on the road, because the technology is so expensive.
The Corolla is a great car. :)
Has your dad had any door ding problems? Something I really hate is that hardly any of the new models of anything come with door molding anymore.
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As far as I know, he hasn't had any door ding problems, but I'm sure a lot of that is because he's very overprotective and parks in the boonies whenever possible. :P
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I hate SUVs.
I see by reading above that you went and bought a Prius. Is it one of the new models? What color? What are you going to name it? ;)
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