Hummer and the Prius

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wan @ Sep 9 2006, 08:36 AM) [snapback]316922[/snapback]</div>

I believe if they did think of the Prius the shame would kill them. Ignorance or denial shields them from the awful reality!

 

One Hummer owner laughed at me and said, "Now I see where they put the TOY at TOYOTA." He blasted off in a puff of smoke.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wan @ Sep 9 2006, 08:36 AM) [snapback]316922[/snapback]</div>

do not know.

OTOH, if the question were reversed, the answer would be something like, "Thanks but no tanks."

 

There are two hummers usually parked at the club where we keep our sailboat. I usually make an effort to park next to them for kicks. The prius is the same length as the H3 and probobly has the same amount of interior space.

 

I don't really care what Hummer drivers think of the Prius. I am more concerned about the thoughts I have about Hummerrs and all SUVs! I must go back on my medication. :huh:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wan @ Sep 9 2006, 09:36 AM) [snapback]316922[/snapback]</div>

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Funny, I have not checked out this site in months and the first post I read is about Hummers. 5 weeks ago my 1 year old 2005 Prius was rear ended by a military hummer while I was at a stop light. It was horrible. I just got my car back from the shop yesterday, after a 4 week repair period. Since the hybrid component is in the rear of the vehicle it got smashed. Everything need to be replaced and re-programmed. It looks perfectly fine, but I am concerned about the fact that I have a long commute to work and I want to know that the car is perfect. Of course, I chose a collision center that was affiliated with a Toyota dealership, but still. So here is my advice about Hummer's - Stay away from them.......

 

:lol: QUOTE: "...in part because it’s rated at 20 mpg on the highway with an optional stick shift,..."

I, too, don't really give a hoot what Hummer owners think about my Prius. I would be alarmed if my Prius didn't yield more than twice the fuel economy both in town and on the highway as the quotation from the Hummer review... and mine with a continuously variable ultra smooth power transfer, not a clumsy stick shift.

I just continue to smile when fueling my Prius and remembering how so much less I am polluting the atmosphere.

 

LUNCH!

 

I'm not sure what hummer drivers think of the Prius, but I sure know what this Prius driver thinks of the hummers I see on the road.

 

I figure that if we show up on their radar at all, it's more like..."Oh, there's one of those liberals again, dear." (spoken in the style of Thurston Howell, III).

I do know that when I see them, I find myself muttering something under my breath that ought not be repeated in polite company. It's become a reflex I can't control.

- Doug

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jmann @ Sep 9 2006, 12:19 PM) [snapback]316988[/snapback]</div>

Not so much:

Prius

Length: 175"

Ground Clearance: 4.9"

Luggage Capacity: 16 cu ft

Maximum Cargo Volume: 16.1 cu ft (this must be with the seats up)

Hummer H3

Length: 186.7"

Ground Clearance: 9.1"

Luggage Capacity: 29.5 cu ft

Maximum Cargo Volume: 56 cu ft

So, as you can see the H3 is nearly a foot longer, has 5 inches more ground clearance, and can carry 13.4 cubic feet more stuff with the seats FOLDED UP. So your assumption would be handily proven incorrect.

 

I just tell my friends that I go 500+ miles on 10 gallons of gas in the city and they go 80- 100 miles on the same amount. We all only carry ourselves in the vehicles most of the time. I have never had trouble getting groceries home in my Prius. We don’t have anything work related to carry that needs a truck. My back pack for school fits in the back seat or the floor in the front ( I don’t put it in the front passenger seat as that results in beeping). I fill up every two weeks at $30 or less and I drive just as much as my friends who fill up at least once a week (two when they don’t bum rides from me) at around $100 a tank.

Makes no since if you ask me. I don’t see the need for something that big as a daily commuter vehicle for one person who refuses to carpool.


I know ill get one of those big 350 trucks put a 20 litter v10 engine in it, 30 inch lift, 100 inch tires, and then complain that I have to fill up the 60 gallon tank everyday. I will laugh at everyone in a economy car as I floor it past them spewing black exhaust, calling them idiots and un-American.

 

Here are some fun stats of the Prius, H2 and H3

Interior Prius H2 H3
Front Headroom 39.1 in. 40.5 in. 40.6 in.
Rear Headroom 37.1 in. 39.7 in. 39.9 in.
Front Shoulder Room 55.3 in. 66.4 in. 54.4 in.
Rear Shoulder Room 53 in. 66.3 in. 53.5 in.
Front Hip Room 51 in. 62.9 in. 53.9 in.
Rear Hip Room 51.6 in. 62 in. 53.5 in.
Front Leg Room 41.9 in. 41.3 in. 41.9 in.
Rear Leg Room 38.6 in. 38.6 in. 35 in.
Maximum Luggage Capacity 16.1 cu.ft. 40 cu.ft. 29.5 cu.ft.
Maximum Seating 5 6 5


Then average expected mileage
48mpg 12mpg 16mpg

So in terms people understand better, a gal of gas is a bit over 6lbs. So over an 8 year lifespan at 15k miles per year a vehicle would do 120k miles.

Total gas consumed 2500gal 10000gal 7500gal
Total weight of gas 15000lbs 60000lbs 45000lbs

Even the prius is a gas hog at consuming 15000lbs of gas over 8 years!! But compared to 45000lbs or 60000lbs. Both the H2 and H3 burn more than their own weight in gas each year!!

Just something to think about.

 

These stats are incorrect, thats luggage capacity not maximum cargo capacity.

These are the stats for Maximum Cargo Capacity:

Prius: 16 cu ft (as I said before, this must be with the seats up since its the same as the luggage capacity, I'd say the Prius probably has 28 cu ft of maximum cargo space with the seats down)

H2: 87 cu ft

H3: 56 cu ft

Source: www.edmunds.com

Nobodys denying that the Prius, the H2, and the H3 have fairly similar (although different in a few areas) passenger room, thats not the benefit of an SUV over a car. When it comes to pure ability to carry stuff, or ability to go places (The Prius is extremely low to the ground, thus makes it difficult to get to camp sites etc) there's no comparing a Prius and a Hummer (now, there are plenty of SUVs better suited to these things than Hummers, but thats another topic.

For someone looking for room and the ability to go places, the Prius isn't practical. Is anyone denying the Prius is better on gas? No. However for a lot of people there are other considerations when selecting a vehicle.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IAO @ Sep 9 2006, 05:21 PM) [snapback]317145[/snapback]</div>

I hauled a new water heater home from the local Sears store about 3 weeks ago. The dimensions of the container were roughly 24" x 24" x 64" inches. It almost fit completely in with the back seats down, but I had to leave the hatch up several inches. If the water heater hadn't been in the cardboard container, it would have completely fit in and the back would have closed. I hauled the old water heater and an old toilet water closet to the dump today (back completely closed). I've never owned a pickup, and my old Taurus station wagon, wouldn't have done much better. Not much else described as a medium sized car could have done any better.

As for passengers, 90% of my mileage is done with both my wife and myself in the car, and long trips have carried a total of 3 or more passengers. The Prius is my only remaining vehicle now, and I doubt I'll ever regret the purchase.

Dave M.

 

It is amazing what it will haul. Obviously the car fits your needs.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(narussian @ Sep 9 2006, 10:21 AM) [snapback]316942[/snapback]</div>

I don't think about them so I don't kow why they would think about me. I'm sure they have their reasons for buying the Hummer just as I have my reasons for buying the Prius. We don't all wear the same shoes either.

 

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