Paid just under the sticker price and drove the car off the lot that afternoon because I was okay with the color, features, of the car I tested. No special order needed.

Funny that the Prius is supposedly in such high demand now. I don’t think the demand has really changed in two years, just the coverage of the demand.

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I went to Charles Maund Toyota in Austin, via phone and internet. They sold at sticker price only. A one way Southwest flight down and a break-in drive back was perfect.

4 years later and 4 round trips to California and back and I continue to love, love, love my Prius.

Prius is not better for the environment.
Prius is better at fuel economy.
That’s it…until they come out with the next generation lithium batteries.

FYI- COSTS PER MILE:
To compare, the Toyota Prius involves $3.25 per mile in energy costs over its lifetime, according to CNW, while several full-size SUVs scored lower. A Dodge Viper involves only $2.18 in energy per mile over its lifetime. The Range Rover Sport costs $2.42, and the Cadillac Escalade costs $2.75.
For you highbrow-burners and hip-hop moguls, your Maybach tops the list at $11.58 per mile in energy costs over its estimated lifetime.

Forget the SmartCar…get a Viper Tim.

Before we bought, Toyota of Plano (Tammy) called up and said “We have a Prius. It’ll be gone in an hour. Come check it out before someone else buys it.” It turns out they were trying to create an auction with bids starting $2K over.

In Nashville last month, they had a $3000 “market adjustment” for Prius’s coming in not for the waiting list.

We get 42-46 mpg. It’d be better, but our trips are really short. It gets about 25mpg during the first five min while the engine is warming up.

Check what it costs to get a used Prius. Depreciation is not bad.

The Prius hedged our bets against gas too. It’s fun hearing people whine about gas prices while we’re mostly insulated from it.

Hopefully they’ll come out with a sedan version of the Aptera Typ1.

So, it’s claimed in one of the links listed that it takes more energy to *make* a Prius than a Hummer?

What stupid comparison.Let’s talk about the energy it takes to DRIVE ONE.

We have a Prius and a Jeep. Every time we fill up the Prius, if we had another Jeep instead, we’d have to use 26 more gallons of gas to go the same distance. (You can do you own math on how much $ that saves us…) How many gallons, and energy, are expended every time you fill up your Hummer?

The Prius surely overtakes the Hummer, energy-wise, on about the second tank of gas.

As for mpg, My wife routinely gets between 45 and 52 mpg when she drives. I get less, but I always get less from her because I have a lead foot.

As for other the claim that other kinds of high mileage cares being good options….sure, they are better than low mileage cars. And if that’s all you’re going on –mpg–than you can argue that Hybrids aren’t much better.

The problem is that this is a reductionist argument that fails to acknowledge the true genius of Hybrid technology…

Even if you take a Hybrid and a regular car, and assume that they get the SAME mpg, THE HYBRID IS STILL BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

I have had this discussion over and over with ignorant folks who think they’ve uncovered some great Hybrid-flaw just because the mpg may not be much better than some other high mileage cars.

Hybrids are still better BECAUSE OF HOW THEY BURN GAS. Yes, they USE gas, but they do not use gas when the car is idling….which cuts down on the time when a gas engine pollutes the most. Think of how often your car idles in Dallas. Gas engines are the LEAST efficient, and pollute the MOST at lows speeds. Even a car that gets MORE mpg than a Prius would still likely be WORSE for the environment, because of how it burns gas at low speeds.

These are the facts, not the spin.

Open your mind, and learn when you are being spun by simpletons and those who have everything to gain be tearing down Hybrid technology.

You idiots you use the plastic bags for
lining your trash can in the restroom.

Stupid city people.

If you weren’t so wrapped
up in your stupid eco issues, you’d know this.

What a bunch of dumb-asses.