I have betrayed you all...

Makes me wonder how my mum and dad got by with 8 kids and an FC Holden Station Wagon?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DocVijay @ Nov 19 2007, 09:18 AM) [snapback]541527[/snapback]</div>

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Toyota Highlander HYBRID fits that bill to a degree. Said it once, saying it again.

 

What does it tow?

(We three kids spent our youth in the back of a Ford station wagon. Bench seats front and back. Plenty of room. Same as standard sedan. The back held more groceries than a standard trunk. That was the only difference.)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Nov 19 2007, 07:58 PM) [snapback]541735[/snapback]</div>

Growing up we had a 74 town & country 9 pass wagon and then a 82 custom cruiser diesel 9 pass wagon I got that as a semi 1st car.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Nov 20 2007, 10:11 AM) [snapback]541723[/snapback]</div>

I speak of a time when kids were not worth as much, back when you had a tribe of them and if one was killed in a rear ender well it was only one of 8. :lol: Kids were cheap and you could make them at home in your spare time back then.
We sat in the back on the floor, there was no third row seat, no seat belt just 2 benches. I'm going on distant memory here, dad drove, my little sister sat on mum's lap & little brother,between mum and dad Next older brother and I (number 5) sat in the very back cargo area that left 2 oldest brothers and 2 oldest sisters in the second bench seat. We went all over like this and we didn't have LCD TVs or DVDs, we just had fun.

 

well, i know a LOT of people have really railed on your decision but i stand by my original comment that at least you tried the Prius, and later other hybrid options, and i agree, a lot of the options available are not all that great.


and the people talking here, how many of you live in a 3000 square foot house with 2 kids? is that any different than Bjorn driving a bit more car than he needs? sure if you have solar on your roof, waterwheels out in the yard, etc... ok you got something to say... but most of us live in a house that is waaay bigger than we really need. but we live there because we have worked hard to be in a position that we can afford to get something more than we just need right? well, not seeing a lot of difference here. someone needs to convince me that a 3000 sq ft house is as easy to heat, cool etc as a 2000 sq ft house. last i checked, a house that size is very comfortable for a family of 4

and as bad as it looks on the surface, i know of a few people that are exponentially worse than you. i have a lady friend, a traveling salesman no less (she sells ads for yellow book) drives probably 50-60,000 miles a year and drives a full sized Toyota landcruiser and does so because "she feels safe" well she is good at her job and makes 6 figures which is good because she is constantly complaining about the price of gas. she fills up EVERY day and at $75 a pop... she is now starting to feel it. i about choked when she told me about her $1800 gas credit card bill for ONE MONTH.
and she has one kid that she has every other weekend... so on the surface you look bad, but at least you have some justification. i know a lot of people who have NOTHING to say about what they drive

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DaveinOlyWA @ Nov 20 2007, 06:21 AM) [snapback]541883[/snapback]</div>

As for the (like so many dumb people that would rather pay through the nose for a bigger car to feel safer in, and whine because they have no money as it all goes into gas. Deserve what they get..)

 

gee i do not know, maybe i mentioned it to illustrate her hauling needs and why she would need such a large vehicle otherwise

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(naterprius @ Nov 20 2007, 12:38 PM) [snapback]542031[/snapback]</div>

Well Nate, I dont think anyone could or would have said some of the points that you did, :mellow: ... I must have missed the post about him hitting & killing two people with his other car, Oh wait I found it this was the accident that totaled the prius .... I cant find a post where he is spouting off about killing other people in smaller cars.... :blink:

I think this is the post your refering to The Totalling of the Prius! http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=38936&hl=

I feel bad enough when I run over an animal I can just imagine a person.. Ive spoken with truck drivers that hit people, they had to change jobs...

 

How'bout something like this?

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The accident was not Bjorn's fault. This is waaay out of line.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(darelldd @ Nov 17 2007, 07:20 AM) [snapback]540849[/snapback]</div>

Now this is completely false - that Priuslimo looks really nice and, according to it's owner, it drives really nice too.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DocVijay @ Nov 15 2007, 10:42 AM) [snapback]539958[/snapback]</div>

I think you've bought in to some of the misdirected justification other SUV drivers use and is left over from the accident.

I'll ask you again. What 9,000 pound thing do you tow on a regular basis? Because if you don't tow anything, you don't need a monster truck that can tow 9,000 lbs. That's just ego.

It weighs three tons. Do you really need a monster truck that weighs 6,000 lbs to haul the wife and a few kids? Do you really need a living room on wheels?

You could have bought TWO Prii for the cost of that monster truck.

I keep saying monster truck because the stretch Navigator is built on a truck base. It's just a really big truck.

You've bought in to the bigger and more metal is safer. The fact that 16 mpg is pretty good mileage for a 3 ton truck doesn't really impress me any more than it can tow 9,000 lbs. If you don't need to tow, so what? And if the Prius was fine before, in what way is it not fine now? I don't buy the Navigator is "safer". And with that second car in your garage, you don't need "bigger" either.

I bought my Saturn after an accident. I didn't go bigger. I went safer. I went to the Consumer Reports and since the Volvo was out the Saturn had the best safety rating. The Prius with side impact air bags has a great safety rating too. I just don't see that the Navigator is safer or is necessary.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Nov 20 2007, 02:05 PM) [snapback]542073[/snapback]</div>

I dont look at these posts as negative attacks on Doc, but rather people voicing thier real opinions of what they really see when reading the other posts.

Oh man if I had to total my HyCam, I'd get a 08 Mustang conv...... as it would make my enis look bigger in my speedos that I would wear to the car wash.. :lol: :lol: :lol:

No really, the wife would tell me she wanted another Hybrid, she'd get it.. Because if momma aint happy no ones happy..