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Replying to: john1701a (Jun 23, 2004 10:12 am) To lowest Prius $20,810 The Corolla is $9,010 less. Anyway you slice it if you are looking for a reliable (i.e. Toyota) car and you are concerned about miles per gallon and Total Cost of Ownership, then the only obvious answer is the Corolla. $9,000 buys a whole lot of gas! Both are economy cars: the Prius is on steriods with tech options and is classified as a midsize only barely and only because of its hatch back design. And the Prius only comes with an automatic. If you want or need a manual transmission, you can get one in the Corolla! YMMV, MidCow
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Jun 23, 2004 10:27 am)  1.59 for #2 diesel and 1.95 unleaded gas: this converts to 4,615 gals and at 38 mpg that is 175,384 miles! 
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Jun 23, 2004 10:17 am) MY WIFE BOUGHT ME THIS BORING BUT ECONOMICAL CAR Oh.. one more thing.. why would you want a TACH in a Prius with a CVT? It serves NO purpose at all. I can't remember the last time I looked at a TACH in a car with automatic. |
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Replying to: djasonw (Jun 23, 2004 10:43 am)
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Replying to: djasonw (Jun 23, 2004 10:43 am) >a TACH in a Prius with a CVT? It serves >NO purpose at all. I can't remember the >last time I looked at a TACH in a car with automatic. How much real information does the cartoon on the Prius multi-display console provide when it shows the schematic of the ICE, MG1, MG2, Battery and wheels, when it shows sources and users of power. Are you advocating that tachometers be eliminated from all automatics. What about tiptronic shifting? Oh Yeah! I forgot, they won't let you exceed red-line; electronic protection. Where can I get the T-Shirt ? YMMV, MidCow P.S.- That is probably why the boss hasn't given me approval to buy a car |
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Replying to: djasonw (Jun 23, 2004 10:43 am) >MY WIFE BOUGHT ME >THIS BORING BUT >ECONOMICAL CAR What makes the Prius not-boring? It isn't accleration It isn't handling It isn't the throaty exhaust It isn't the smell of leather on the seats and the sun shining through the sun roof. It isn't the medoicre JBL stereo Please don't tell me it is the multi-display console screen. So if the Corolla is boring what makes the Prius non-boring ( or you might go as far as to say exciting)???? YMMV, MidCow |
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Jun 23, 2004 11:51 am)
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Jun 23, 2004 11:51 am)
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Jun 23, 2004 10:27 am) I agree the Prius is an "economy" car if you look only at fuel economy and TCO. But in other aspects it is far above economy cars: features, interior quality, ride quality, interior room, and NVH for example. |
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