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Automotive News & Views Toyota in decline in 2009?
3618 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 7:57 PM
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Replying to: nippononly (Dec 27, 2008 11:14 am) I don’t think they can cut off shipment that quickly. Industry, even Toyota, is a bit more like a ship or a train once it starts moving. The rise in gas prices was slow and steady and they ramped up production based on an idea that people would flock to cars like the Prius as long as both gas prices and the economy held together. The fall was so quick and drastic they almost couldn’t stop in time to have an effect of production. I would say if a person wanted a Prius it would be best to hold off for six months and let the overflow lots stack up with the current model. If things work out anything like the retail industry has this Christmas those old Prii should sell at a huge discount pretty soon. Maybe if we wait long enough Big Lots will buy the excess stock and we can get a Prius at Kia prices? Even I would consider a Prius at 10K but at 25K there are plenty of other cars to look at that won’t make me put a paper bag on my head to drive to a place where people know me. Not at $1.65 a gallon. |
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Replying to: nippononly (Dec 27, 2008 11:14 am) Sure it is link. |
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Replying to: grandtotal (Dec 27, 2008 1:43 pm)
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Dec 27, 2008 6:19 am) i remember when my sister first got her prius. when she came back to ct for a visit, it was cold. the computer read 35 mpg avg, including highway miles. driving up my street, the readout was 8 mpg, until my bil shut it off. overall, she averages 40+ mpg, but 30 is very possible. our winter gas usually costs 10-15% of normal gas mileage.
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Dec 27, 2008 8:01 pm) I'm from upstate NY originally so I understand about winter conditions and yes in slick, windy, bitter weather no vehicle will do well. But that has nothing to do with the vehicle. These conditions are covered by YMMV. 
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My used 08 Corolla averaged about 36 MPG (80% highway driving) earlier this summer and fall. Due to winter driving, it is around 34.5 MPG with the same local-highway driving mix. I paid about $ 9,000 less for the Corolla than I would have if I had bought a comparable used Prius. A Prius would make financial sense if gas stays at over $ 4 a gallon for a prolonged period, especially if the owner does a lot of in-town driving or was switching from a large SUV.
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Replying to: 04350 (Dec 28, 2008 11:31 am)
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