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Replying to: riposte (Oct 13, 2006 12:14 pm) Cheers, MidCow
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Oct 13, 2006 12:26 pm) The last I checked, the average US new car price was around $28,000. You can get a dang well loaded Prius for below that price. So if a Prius costs less than the "AVERAGE" US new car, how can that be classified as an expensive car? Wouldn't only cars that cost MORE than the AVERAGE price be in the category of "expensive?"
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Replying to: larsb (Oct 13, 2006 12:49 pm) It will be interesting with the tax break cut in half and the HOV stickers gone, how long the Prii sit on the lots at those prices.
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Replying to: gagrice (Oct 13, 2006 1:18 pm)  35K is more than I have seen Highlander Limited Hybrids bought for, as posted here.... |
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Replying to: larsb (Oct 13, 2006 12:49 pm) The question isn't whether the Prius is "expensive", but rather "What would it cost if there weren't tax credits available for it?" Let's face it: Manufacturers are in the business of making money. If the Guvmint is going to essentially subsidize the price, they're going to leave it as high as they possibly can. On a non-related Prius topic, has anyone driven a Touring model yet? I rented a Prius back in 2004, and, from a handling dynamic perspective, it was the most soulless, least engaging automotive experience I've ever had. In addtion, it had a suspension that always seemed a 1/2 step behind what it was travelling over, and on top of that, it felt like I was driving a sailboat when I hit crosswinds, and I was very unimpressed. This was disappointing, because I REALLY wanted to like it. I'm hoping that the Touring edition will address these problems...then maybe I'll purchase one. |
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Oct 13, 2006 7:15 am) Movin' on... |
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my 2006 prius shakes when the gas engine shuts down, after initially starting up,i asked a toyota service mgr. and he said this is common and goes away when the engine warmes up. does anyone out there have this trouble? i would appeciate a response-thank you-michaltneville comcast.net
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We took posession of our Prius 3 days ago and we almost had an accident in the parking lot. Putting the car in reverse resulted in unexpected loud beeping. This was highly distracting and annoying and we almost ran into a car as a result. When I talked to the dealer, he said it was a "safety feature" ... which is kind of odd since it almost cause me an accident. Here are the supposed to be explainations: 1. The bleeping is to warn you that you are backing up, even though, (a) I specifically put the car in reverse, (b) the reversing camera came on automatically and (c) there is no question the car is moving backward. So adding the annoying beep makes no sense. 2. Unlike large commerical vehicle, which beeps *outside* to warn people aorubd it that it is backing up, the beeping of the Prius is only inside in the passenger cabin (mostly with the window closed!) 3. I have both a Camry (4 years old) and a Highlander (1 year old) and neither of them has this 'feature'. Basically, I have no idea how the distracting beep can add to safety. Anyway, there is a way to turn off this totally bogus 'safety' feature except the dealer will not do it for legal reason. Off the record, the dealer told me to look up how to do it on the web. Another gripe .... I find the GPS GUI to be very confusing. I had a Garmin GPS before and it was totally plug and Play. With the Prius, there are a lot more features but I had a hard time doing simple and very basic thing like banging in an address and getting it to take me there. The manuals are not much help. It is badly organized and it does not even have an index. Otherwsie ... the car is great.
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Replying to: ericbigwong (Nov 01, 2006 4:00 pm) 
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Replying to: ericbigwong (Nov 01, 2006 4:00 pm)
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