(My original post to this thread) Originally Posted by Leadfoot I wish I could wait, but will need a vehicle early-Summer. Paying MSRP hardly seems a victory, especially when comparing against heavily-discounted vehicles. Shoot, I could get an '09 at $1,400 off sticker PLUS the $500 rebate. Just not my first or second choice of color. And the new Prius carries some significant improvements. So I'll take the '10 plunge. A 4-yr finance smooths out the '10 premium by about $40/mo. Worth it to me. Hey! Don't rain on my parade! I was just looking for a tiny morsel of victory! Cycledrum is in a great position by putting a huge amount down and paying little interest over a short duration. Lucky bum. I can scrape together only about 20% down and finance thru my credit union at 5%.:third: <-- so I get this third place trophy Yeah, any new car ain't cheap. Sure wish I could commute on my bicycle every day. 24 miles is just too far to do more than a couple times each week. OTOH, I carpool with a coworker a few times per week.
Keep in mind that if the ONLY goal in buying a Prius is to save money on gas, you'd be better off w/ a smaller economy car. If your goal is to save gas for the sake of using less resources (while saving $$), the Prius is a great choice.
That depends on what car you traded in to get the Prius...in my case I was driving a 2005 Toyota 4runner getting 20-21 mpg...my Prius is the same montly payment...plus an extra 35-40 mpg. So...I'm saving money on gas AND using less resources. In 8 months of actual fuel logs with my 4runner: 23 fills 9,226 miles 445.83 gallons of fuel $1,169.24 cost 20.70 mpg In 8 months of expected fuel logs with my Prius: 17 fills 9,226 miles 153.77 gallons of fuel (292.06 less) $307.54 cost ($861.70 less) 60 mpg (39.3 more) :rockon:
