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Hybrid Vehicles Does the current situation affect hybrid sales more?
108 messages, Last post on May 20, 2009 at 1:35 PM
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I was looking and sitting in the Prius this past weekend in South NJ and being 6' tall I really felt cramped. Not enough left leg room for my long drives down to the shore each weekend. I was very disappointed and not sure what to do. I guess when in doubt do nothing. Has anyone else felt the same way? Does anyone know of a new car with all the high mileage that gives driver comfort too??
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Replying to: newyorker6 (May 20, 2009 5:33 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (May 20, 2009 5:51 am) Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 38.4, rear headroom (inches): 38.1, front leg room (inches): 41.1, rear leg room (inches): 35.5, front shoulder room (inches): 54.8, rear shoulder room (inches): 53.1 and interior volume (cu ft): 91.7 2009 Prius interior specs Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 39.1, rear headroom (inches): 37.1, front hip room (inches): 51.0, rear hip room (inches): 51.6, front leg room (inches): 41.9, rear leg room (inches): 38.6, front shoulder room (inches): 55.0, rear shoulder room (inches): 52.9 and interior volume (cu ft): 96.2 Prius bigger for the driver than the Jetta TDI
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Replying to: larsb (May 20, 2009 6:07 am) PS Luggage space in the Sportwagen is over double the Prius.
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Replying to: gagrice (May 20, 2009 6:25 am) |
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Replying to: gagrice (May 20, 2009 6:25 am) He said he thought the driver position was cramped - not that he "did not like" the Prius. But I was not pushing him into a Prius at all. I was just letting him know that if the thought a Prius driver position was cramped, that the Jetta will be more cramped. That's the extent of the advice I was giving him. If he thinks the driver positions on those two cars are too cramped, then there ARE no "high-mileage" options for a man his size, at least ones which I know about.
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Replying to: larsb (May 20, 2009 6:28 am) That is just your opinion based on some numbers that are erroneous. You need to get out and sit in these cars yourself and you will see the numbers rarely reflect reality. The Accord has good numbers and a horrible head room in reality. Are the measurements made from the front of the seat or the rear. BIG DIFFERENCE MY FRIEND. No substitute for going out and sitting in and test driving a vehicle. |
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Replying to: gagrice (May 20, 2009 12:05 pm) I agree with that completely. But the numbers are not erroneous - they are there just for this purpose - to help drivers in advance decide which cars might meet their required "interior dimensions" so that they can eliminate certain cars without making the trek to the dealership. Some drivers have long torsos, and need seats which adjust lower, etc etc. Base on his or her body shape, a Jetta might or might NOT seat them more comfortably. But the inside for the driver is slightly smaller, measuring apples versus apples.
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Replying to: larsb (May 20, 2009 12:40 pm) I stand on my contention that you cannot believe the numbers posted on a spec sheet. Both had sun roofs. Go drive the car is the only sure way to know. In the case of the Accord hybrid, they were not allowing test drives. We know how that joke of a car ended. It did not take a recession to send it to the scrap heap of bad ideas.
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Replying to: gagrice (May 20, 2009 1:26 pm) Anyway, my friend has a 2009 Prius - I'll go measure the headroom and report back. |
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