Prius Owners Smile

I'll be glad when there is more competition for the Prius, aka the coming Honda Hybrid.

Yesterday offered 2 package 5's non-touring, one at $27,150 , only floor mats, before TTL

the other at $27,545 before TTL, a 2009 model. So, ~ $30k OTD for a pack5 where many posted up closer to $27k otd April of this year.

Lack of supply bites.

 

That's weird that it wasn't in the "opinion" section of their site. There was almost no actual information in that article... Not to mention the fact that they extensively quoted online forum members, collectively the least reliable source of real fact, or even real opinions in the world!!

And I'm not excluding PC in that characterization of forum posters... there are individuals who have plenty of good things to say, but tally up all the posts, and even PC is a tremendous source of misinformation, and outrageous (and probably sometimes fabricated) opinions.

I hope at least they contacted the posters who were quoted to ask permission to quote them.

 

Sorry .... I didn't read past "Fox News ..."

... Brad

 

I just wish people would STOP calling the Prius a "green car" (unless it's painted that colour).
ALL cars are hard on the environment. The Prius is just a little less so.
If you want a "green car" imagine what it would be like. Imagine driving it. That's about all you can do to create one. If you try to buy it it becomes "not green".

 

It's all relative.
Yes, producing and driving any vehicle will damage the environment.
Perhaps the more accurate term would be 'greener'. As the Prius does much LESS damage to the environment than a Lincoln Town Car stretch limo
Using less gasoline is 'greener' than using lots of gasoline.
If the average vehicle on the road got 150mpg, no one would consider the Prius green, even though the exact same car is considered green when the average vehicle on the road gets 22mpg.

 

""I think that we Prius owners need a dating/whatever program, to hook us up with other Prius owners," says one poster on Priuschat.com.
He admits it's half a joke, but says it "stems from my inability to look at people with gas-burning cars as attractive.""

I think we are missing the most important quote from the article..

so when are we setting up the PC dating site??

 

That dating quote is from 2005. Is this Fox News or Fox Olds. Nevermind, I know what their demographic is.

 

You have to love the following from the article:

Reality Check! A $45,000+ Denali was in her price range, but hybrids costing roughly half as much aren't? :twitch:

I'm going to take a stab at translating for her:
"If I wasn't so upside down in my loan I would sell this overpriced, account-draining, leviathan, and buy a hybrid for half the monthly payment and 1/4th the operating cost," says LeBlanc.

 

We could start our own version of Geico commericials : She's not a real actress, so to tell her story, we hired Shawn Clark of PriusChat. But there's definitely people here, I'd be worried how they'd do the interpretation!

 

She probably meant the Prius didn't cost enough to impress her family, friends and neighbors. She has "higher" standards, you could say...

 

I love that one too...

 

This phenomenon will take another leap forward when PHEV are offered. A Liter of electrons is more cost effective than a Liter of gasoline, especially when you can regenerate the electrons from your photovoltaic panels at home - thereby being able to bypass fuel stations.

 

That could very well be true, thanks for suggesting it. Perhaps what she is saying is that if Toyota asked $50,000 for the Prius, then it would be in her price range. :crazy: It is time for the Lexus variant I believe, no changes except the badging and some leather. :whoo: (Forgive me, Lexus buyers, I really am only joking.)

There are really folks who see things more in terms of asking price though. They look at the price tag before they decide if something is a good product; and they seem to reason that the higher the price, the better it must be. Me, I have the unfortunate habit of picking the one I like best, then looking at the price and realizing it is way more than I'm willing to spend.

 

This is an entertaining article...I like it. Prius owners get to feel better about their vehicle choice...and toot their own horn.:horn:I would guess this translation is close to 100%.

 

Till the cars pass harmless bubbles, how can they be called eco friendly or for that matter green. Prius is greener can say.