Until you're involved with a FATAL accident first, you'll learn Hybrid Isn't worth.

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  1. GasSaver

    GasSaver Guest

    Michelle claims her 1-ton hybrid is strong than my 2-ton car. Now we know
    who tells the truth. Until you're involved with a FATAL accident first,
    you'll learn Hybrid Isn't worth.

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    GasSaver, Apr 24, 2009
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  2. Michelle doesn't own a one-ton hybrid. You're off my a full 50%, and if
    you're that wrong on something as simple as the weight of a car, why
    should we believe any damn thing you tell us?
    Did you bother to even read any of these? Some are cases where there
    were fatalities in other vehicles but not the Prius. One of these
    involved a Jeep Laredo and a Honda Pilot SUV - the only reason your
    search turned it up is that Prius is mentioned in another unrelated item
    on the same page. One says a Prius driver was injured because he wasn't
    wearing his seat belt. One mentions a fatality due an earthquake,
    another mentions a fatality from a plane crash.

    Keep on demonstrating you're an idiot; I'm sure that's good publicity
    for your business.
     
    Mike Rosenberg, Apr 24, 2009
    #2
  3. GasSaver

    Tegger Guest


    <snip>

    Why single out the Prius? The market is full of cars in the Prius/Yaris's
    size class.

    And are you telling me your 4,000 pound car gets 150mpg?
     
    Tegger, Apr 24, 2009
    #3
  4. He's just doing what he's good at.
     
    Gordon McGrew, Apr 25, 2009
    #4
  5. I never said any such thing; please stop lying about me.

    Too bad you didn't read the articles linked in that blog you copied; by
    not bothering to read them, you merely established even further that you
    don't know what you're talking about. But then again, neither did the
    person who posted that entry in the first place.
     
    Michelle Steiner, Apr 25, 2009
    #5
  6. Well, if his goal is to become a laughing stock around the world, he's
    succeeding admirably. If his goal is trying to get business, well,
    perhaps he should try a different strategy.
     
    Mike Rosenberg, Apr 25, 2009
    #6
  7. I wonder what car he thinks you have anyway. The Prius is close to 3000
    lbs.
     
    Mike Rosenberg, Apr 25, 2009
    #7
  8. I wonder what car he thinks you have anyway. The Prius is close to
    3000 lbs.[/QUOTE]

    What makes you think that he thinks?
     
    Michelle Steiner, Apr 25, 2009
    #8
  9. What makes you think I think he thinks? <g> Let's change that to: "I
    wonder what car he believes you have anyway."
     
    Mike Rosenberg, Apr 25, 2009
    #9
  10. GasSaver

    Tomes Guest

    The Prius is not in the class of the Yaris. It is between a Corolla and a
    Camry.
     
    Tomes, Apr 28, 2009
    #10
  11. GasSaver

    Tegger Guest


    It's based on the Yaris platform.
     
    Tegger, Apr 28, 2009
    #11

  12. It's based on the Yaris platform.[/QUOTE]

    maybe, but man oh man, is the Prius big inside.

    Not only that, it turns on a dime and gives eight cents' change.

    Toyota done good with the Prius.

    For the record, I drove in my Prius last week over to my Honda dealer,
    where I drove an Insight. Honda shamelessly copied the entire Prius
    concept, right down to the CRX-like backlight and the electric-operated
    hatch release.

    However, the Insight was noticeably not as comfortable as the Prius. It
    was lower down and that much harder to ingress/egress (Honda loves low
    cars, and that will bite them in the ass as the bulk of the baby boomers
    come of retirement age), and the NON-ADUSTABLE headrest actively shoved
    my head forward--which was an absolute deal-killer. It was the most
    uncomfortable driving position I can ever remember in ANY car, and
    absolutely shameful in a Honda.

    The back seat was noticeably smaller than the Prius as well. I know
    that was OK back when Honda thought they would sell at a price
    significantly less than the Prius, but that won't happen now--and the
    smaller car with lower fuel economy is not a good thing.

    I got back into the Prius and it was like getting back into an old pair
    of comfortable shoes, or your favorite recliner--it just fit. In fact,
    getting back into my Prius reminded me of when I first got into the 92
    Civic Si on the showroom floor--"ah, this is home, it feels exactly like
    it should". I bought that Si on the spot. I *know* that Honda knows
    how to do it; what's shameful is that they didn't do it on the Insight.

    I have an 07 base Prius--the model that you can't get off a dealer's
    lot, the one that has to be ordered because it's as base as a Prius gets
    and no dealer orders them that way. I am perfectly happy with that car
    and its level of equipment. Toyota's current plan is to sell the "Prius
    I", I presume equipped minimally like mine, to fight the Insight at
    roughly the Insight price.

    If Toyota follows through and sells such a car at the same price as the
    Insight, either Toyota will decimate Insight sales or else the Insight
    will end up selling for significantly less than what Honda planned.

    Dear Honda: shame, shame, SHAME on you for the Insight.
     
    Elmo P. Shagnasty, Apr 28, 2009
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  13. GasSaver

    E. Meyer Guest

    maybe, but man oh man, is the Prius big inside.

    Not only that, it turns on a dime and gives eight cents' change.

    Toyota done good with the Prius.
    [/QUOTE]

    You have got to be kidding. My daughter, who was used to driving her '97
    Infiniti i30t got a Prius rental one time. The first tight curve she
    encountered it almost flew off the road. Wallowed like a '60 Cadillac.
    Worst handling I've seen in a small car. If you think the Prius turns on a
    dime, you must be used to Mack trucks.
     
    E. Meyer, Apr 28, 2009
    #13
  14. GasSaver

    Conscience Guest

    All too true. I've never driven a vehicle of that size that handled
    worse than my sister-in-law's Prius.
     
    Conscience, Apr 28, 2009
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  15. GasSaver

    Was Istoben Guest

    You should drive my Explorer. My Prius handles much better than it does.

    I couldn't help but notice that both you and Meyer refer to cars you neither
    own nor drive regularily. As with any car, it takes a few miles and a few
    curves to adjust.
     
    Was Istoben, Apr 28, 2009
    #15
  16. GasSaver

    Al Sherman Guest

    Yikes. These handling complaints seem very abnormal. I have never seen a
    handling problem with any of the Prius cars I have driven. I'd suspect the
    tires were under-inflated
     
    Al Sherman, Apr 28, 2009
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  17. GasSaver

    Was Istoben Guest

    An over-inflated ego will do it too, especially taking a curve too fast.
     
    Was Istoben, Apr 28, 2009
    #17
  18. My suspicions are more focused on the veracity of the reporters than on
    the reports.
     
    Michelle Steiner, Apr 28, 2009
    #18
  19. GasSaver

    Conscience Guest

    That truly depends on one's driving skills.
     
    Conscience, Apr 29, 2009
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  20. GasSaver

    Tegger Guest

    maybe, but man oh man, is the Prius big inside.

    Not only that, it turns on a dime and gives eight cents' change.

    Toyota done good with the Prius.

    For the record, I drove in my Prius last week over to my Honda dealer,
    where I drove an Insight. Honda shamelessly copied the entire Prius
    concept, right down to the CRX-like backlight and the
    electric-operated hatch release.[/QUOTE]



    That was quite deliberate. Honda's marketing people had a bit of egg on
    their faces as a consequence of the original Insight's
    "bad-science-fiction-movie" looks and 2-seater capacity.

    Every time I see an original Insight, I'm reminded of Woody Allen's
    "Sleeper".




    Honda, as a matter of principle, has designed and priced the new Insight
    to take on the Prius head-to-head.

    Unfortunately, you can't get blood from a stone -- and the Prius is a
    very expensively-built stone -- so a lot of corner-cutting had to be
    done to get the Insight below the Prius in price but still allow Honda
    something less than a bloodbath at P&L time.

    Check out the Insight's interior next time you're in a Honda dealership;
    it's about as well-built as a 1987 Lada.




    Toyota originally just barely broke even on the Prius (provided you
    didn't count development costs). I suspect they're losing their shirts
    now, as will Honda with the new Insight.




    Hybrids are an awfully expensive way to save money on gas. They never
    made sense at all. You can tell they never made sense: Nobody's buying
    them any more.

    Roll back "safety" regulations back to what they were in 1988, and you
    could have another Civic HF: Better mileage than the Prius, at a /much/
    lower cost.
     
    Tegger, Apr 29, 2009
    #20
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