Anonymous wrote:Prius owners have to love something about them because they have to be the uglisest car out there. I am all for good gas mileage et al but do they have to look so bad. Plus I hear if they are even in the smallest of accidents they are pretty much totaled because of all the electronics.
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I think they love the idea of driving a Prius. My sister hates hers and wants another Civic after her lease is up.
It's so nice to hear that you have had success with driving your cars until their death. My experience is that after 100K miles cars become money pits.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't understand all of the Prius love. I drove a Prius and a Civic Hybrid. The Civic has way more pep to me.
Both Toyota and Honda have great track records with me, but I don't think I can justify the thousands of dollars extra for a hybrid. It doesn't add up.
I am thinking compact rather than hybrid because I do more highway driving than city.
PP 13:13 again. We love getting over 50 mpg in the Prius. We looked at the Civic and while it has more pep, it also is louder and we could feel the road more (bumps, unevenness) and in general, was not as smooth a ride as the Prius. We also prefer the hatchback for getting things in and out. The Civic trunk reminded us too much of the Nissan Sentra that we were replacing and difficulty getting larger items in and out of the trunk. We liked the big opening of the hatchback and the size with the back seat folded down. It's hard to fit a larger item like a chair or large trunk into the trunk and/or back seat of a Civic. If you don't do any toting, then it won't matter, but we often move large items and although we use the SUV for lots of that, we still like the carrying capacity and openings of the Prius. We also like the green aspect of consuming less gas and putting out lower emissions. Our Nissan Sentra got about 32-33 mpg. Over the last 49K miles, we've saved over 1400 gallons of gas vs just our Sentra. And frankly, in 2008/2009 when we bought the car, the Honda Civic was not as good of a car. They've made some improvements over the last 3 years, and it might be better, but I have a friend who owns one and he says that it isn't a very good hybrid car. In fact, the handful of people I know that own one give mixed reviews on the car. Conversely, everyone I know who owns a Prius, loves their car. I think driver satisfaction counts for a lot and in that respect, the Prius is a huge win over the Civic.
Type of mileage is as, if not more important, than total mileage. We've put about 23,000 miles on our car in 5.5 years, but it's almost exclusively short-trip city driving. A 4-year old car with 80,000 miles, well maintained, that has been driven primarily on the highway, has far less wear and tear on it.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I second Toyota matrix
We bought a 2006 model with around 80000 miles, so far not much trouble. I did change small stuff like ac filters and the battery is not the strongest but otherwise it's a great car
You bought a car with 80,000 miles on it already? Huh? That's when we get rid of cars!
Are you kidding? That is ridiculous. A quality car,when well kept will last for many, many miles. I drove a Subaru impreza until she died at 250k miles. My father is currently driving a late 80s Benz with almost 350k miles on it.
Well, thank goodness for people like you who keep the Auto industry afloat and the used car market going as well. That is so wasteful to get a new car after 80k miles!
The only people I know who do that are nouveau riche jerks who need to ride around in something new and flashy, like my colleague who only makes 75k, but lives like he makes 500k and leases a new BMW every 18-24 months, becaue he will only drive something brand new.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I second Toyota matrix
We bought a 2006 model with around 80000 miles, so far not much trouble. I did change small stuff like ac filters and the battery is not the strongest but otherwise it's a great car
You bought a car with 80,000 miles on it already? Huh? That's when we get rid of cars!
Are you kidding? That is ridiculous. A quality car,when well kept will last for many, many miles. I drove a Subaru impreza until she died at 250k miles. My father is currently driving a late 80s Benz with almost 350k miles on it.
Well, thank goodness for people like you who keep the Auto industry afloat and the used car market going as well. That is so wasteful to get a new car after 80k miles!
The only people I know who do that are nouveau riche jerks who need to ride around in something new and flashy, like my colleague who only makes 75k, but lives like he makes 500k and leases a new BMW every 18-24 months, becaue he will only drive something brand new.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I second Toyota matrix
We bought a 2006 model with around 80000 miles, so far not much trouble. I did change small stuff like ac filters and the battery is not the strongest but otherwise it's a great car
You bought a car with 80,000 miles on it already? Huh? That's when we get rid of cars!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:prius
+1.
We also have an SUV and the Prius is the perfect second car for us. We drive this most of the time (we carpool and kids are in daycare in my spouse's building) and now use the SUV mainly for vacations, big shopping trips and hauling. Love the Prius.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Audi!
I was going to un-recommend our Audi based on gas mileage and repair costs/complicated labor.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Audi!
I was going to un-recommend our Audi based on gas mileage and repair costs/complicated labor.