Prius

im not gonna lie. that looks pretty cool

I hate the electric mode...I can't tell you how many times I've almost been run over on a bicycle by someone driving a prius

HAHA, dude you're such a tosser. I can't take you seriously.

Prolly because whoever driving was a dick.  I love biking so I keep an eye out.


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My deal is with the people that sell their 1 year old civic or whatever to get a prius to "make a difference".  If they keep driving their old car (which still gets decent milaege) they are in effect recycling it, rather than someone habing to produce a whole new car.  These are the people that basically do it for the image.  Smug is real.

not carpooling is anti-american

WOOOORRD

I don't get why everyone is so worked up.  It's got some promising technology.  It might not be perfect, but who cares.  It's a step in the right direction.

Like I said, besides the obvious fuel savings, it's a great car.  I mean what other cars come with a touchscreen/CD/cruise/keyless entry/backup camera standard?  Anyway.  Cool your jets.

no like what im saying is like i dont even knwo what the car is like, but theres people who think that theyre way better than everyone else because theyre driving around in a prius its alot less the car and more of the owner

I know, I didn't say I was right or wrong.

You need another word for what I said, because it definitely wasn't "outlandish".

Billy Bob doesnt like the Prius:

Word.
But the nissan versa does look kind of good.
And BTW nice work from the top gear ppl and Billy Bob

it doesnt save you money even with high gas prices b/c of dealer markups and the extra cost of batteries and the electric motor. I take something like 7 to 10 years to make it worth it

Not really, you can get them at sticker for like 21K. The battery lasts a long time, in CA they are warrantied for at least 150K and my mom's prius has 130K on it with no problems.

Let's say you drive 25K a year in a year with a vehicle that gets 20MPG and gas is $5.00 a gallon (which it is about there where I live). That's $6,250 a year in gas.

The prius gets about 45MPG, which equates to: $2778 per year in gas or saving of nearly $3,500 a year. In 10 years you would have paid off the car by 1.5 times (and that's with gas staying the exact same price). Your logic is flawed.

Yes it does work for some people, no you shouldn't trade in a brand new car for one. But if you are driving a 1979 F150, it probably will help the environment. Don't say diesel is clean, at least currently it produces far more hydrocarbons than gas.

There are far more self-righteous douches who drive vegetable oil or biodiesel converted cars than prius owners. In CA they are just a normal car, not a personal statement. In other states that might not be true and they suck to drive in the snow.

sorry i just read a news article that in my area they are in such high demand that dealers can mark up the price. People are on waiting lists to get these cars, so before you say my logic is flawed it wasnt my logic it was me reading a newspaper article