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Replying to: tiff_c (Mar 18, 2008 8:52 am) Again personal preferences but I drove 4 Camry's, among others, from 1989 to 2005. The unadjustable seat in the Prius ... for me ... fits much much more comfortable than any of the prior Camry's which were too soft generally. In addition it's much quicker than my 89, and only a little less quick than my 93, 97 and 2000 models. It has far more features and more room than any of those prior vehicles. Then there's the fuel economy. OTOH it is in no way as comfortable as our Highlander or my wife's Solara V6. But those are another $6000+ more expensive.
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Mar 18, 2008 9:48 am) many dealers lie like rugs, want examples? I will post a whole bunch if the moderator gives me permission. Toyota itself has had all sorts of problems they would prefer to ignore as well as many other brands. This has nothing to do with the fact that I worked at a dealership many years ago and am fully aware of what really goes on in the service and parts dept. I do agree with you about the seats in the camry however my wife can't drive the prius as she is short and no height adjustment is a killer. My back is in rough shape and needs supportive seats for long trips. The Prius comment was made to a specific question and that is how I answered it and stand by what I said. The Prius if it's just mileage you are after can easily be beaten by a Fit considering the price differential. Someone else just posted that as well. If you want a luxury car the Prius is out anyway. It's an econogadget car and gets great fuel economy. But it costs a lot more than many other cars that have similar or better features and those cars get very good fuel economy as well and the difference when computed out is trivial.
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Replying to: tiff_c (Mar 18, 2008 10:02 am) 
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Replying to: railroadjames (Mar 19, 2008 7:48 pm)
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Replying to: carbot (Mar 19, 2008 8:05 pm) It's almost impossible to find a traded in Prius. People do love them. We've had less then 10 in 6 years. For curiousity sake I recently did a 'what if' appraisal on a 4 y.o. Prius with no Navi and no leather but with 190000 miles on it based on recent auction values. Then I compared it to a similar vehicle a 4 y.o. Matrix XR with 190K on it. Ready / / / / / Prius $7000 ????????? HUH Matrix $4000 Essentially the 'hybrid premium' is almost fully intact from the time it was originally purchased. Most of this I presume is due to the relative scarcity of Prius' for resale. It's also the best fitting auto I've ever had.
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Replying to: railroadjames (Mar 19, 2008 7:48 pm) No doubt that there are many factors when buying a car and the Prius is a good alternative and it certainly is a quality car. But the specific question was relating to fuel economy primarily. So the answer remains the same. A Fit which is also a quality car for the price differential makes more pure economic sense if that is your primary concern. There are many other factors but gas has to go up pretty high to balance out a Corolla or a Fit versus a Prius as the price difference is huge. But if you compared a $22K car like my Civic Si to a $23K Prius well of course the difference is huge but the gap narrows quite a lot when it's a cheap car ($15-16K )that gets 37mpg versus a $23k car that gets 48 city/ 45 highway. Fuel economy was the only issue for me before I switched jobs since I drove so much. The Prius would have been a marvel except I had to often drive in bad weather so AWD was a must. |
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Mar 20, 2008 12:52 am) According to our buyer at auctions both vehicles get a 'double' hit for high miles... Prius $4500-ish Matrix $1500-ish |
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When the CA EPA forced refiners to add ethanol last fall to help fight winter pollution, my '04 Prius, 48,000 miles, mileage dropped from 51.1-51.4 to 47.9-48.3. Ethanol must be out again until fall, 'cause my mileage just jumped again to 51.7 so far over 326 miles.
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Replying to: peakoil (Mar 23, 2008 11:52 am) Lucky You! We have to endure with 10% ethanol all year round from now on or so i'm told. 
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Thinking of getting a Prius been reading a lot on here but seem to miss some, I take a trip or two to Florida from Mi. going 70-75 what kind of MPG should I get
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