Heard a few good things about Prius and hybrid cars on general from
reviews and from people here. I'm thinking about getting one too.
But then not everyone is going for it. Since I don't know about
hybrid cars much, I'd like to know why you're not buying one?

I drove a 4-cylinder Camry CE before and I felt the car was slow to
speed up at stop signs. My friend, not an expert on hybrid cars, says
if a Camry is too slow for me, I shouldn't go for hybrid cars since
they take even longer to speed up. True?

cyber <cyber@space.com> spake unto the masses in
news:vuoc40lj1j7rvm1khqtqujef8evkebrloi@4ax.com:


'Cause I hate the environment and I want to kill everyone as quickly as I
can.

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cyber <cyber@space.com> writes:

The current Prius is practically completely unavailable. I bought a
new car in January after my old one was totaled, the wait was quoted
at 2, 4, 6, or 8 months depending on dealer.

--
Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org> - I am the rocks.

MAybe, or maybe 'cos theyre as ugly as my ass. :)

J

cyber wrote:

In the US, "practicality" is considered by about 1% of car buyers. Some
people talk themselves into believing they can afford (maybe they can) a
18mpg car when they drive 40 miles each way to work. Even when gas is
approaching 2 USD / gallon, reality seldom sinks in.

http://slate.msn.com/id/2096191/

This is encouraging though.

The same reason I won't buy a rotary engine Mazda. "Different" equipment
understood by few. I'm waiting for some "real long term results"

I don't know. If you want "break neck" performance it would seem
counterproductive to even consider a hybrid

Tom wrote:

The Prius uses the electric motors to accelerate from a stop. Electric
motors have more torque than a gas motor.

Before you take the word of "friend, not an expert on hybrid cars", test
drive the car.

cyber wrote:
I got to use one for a couple of weeks from the dealer while they rebuilt
the engine of the car they had just sold me. They are too small for my
tastes. There is no trunk room and the cost of replacement batteries scares
me away. Not to mention all the fancy electronics technology that will be
subjected to climatic extremes.

"Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> spake unto the masses in
news:c25s5g$gi5$1@sparta.btinternet.com:


Is your ass ugly? I'll take your word for it.


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In news:Xns94A1C114F735Eteggeratistop@207.14.113.17,
Tegger® <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> being of
bellicose mind posted:
Tegger... I've just acquired an EXCELLENT environmental assault
vehicle. An old DIESEL powered Datsun truck! LOL I'm gonna go
trolling for some unsuspecting hybrid to get next to at a traffic
light with their window rolled down so I can sit next to them and rev
the engine. Hehehhehheee!
--

- Philip @ Maximum Torque RPM

In news:Xns94A1E0F031EB6teggeratistop@207.14.113.17,
Tegger® <teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> being of
bellicose mind posted:
Those pants DO make your butt look big.

"cyber" <cyber@space.com> wrote in message
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Cuz they want too much bloody money for it

Natalie


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Coyoteboy wrote:

Round, with four doors?

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A man after my own heart...


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"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958nofeckingspam@yahoo.com> spake unto the masses
in news:c26980$1ouksd$1@ID-125536.news.uni-berlin.de:


And if it weren't for the federal subsidy, they would cost several thousand
more.

Sort of amazes me that people seem to think that spending an extra five or
ten grand on the car is worth saving a thousand on the gas. /:^|

Hybrids are a political statement, nothing more.


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TeGGeR®

On 4 Mar 2004 12:15:41 GMT, "Tegger®"
<teggeratistopdotcom@changetheobvious.invalid> wrote:

But it's cheaper than Camry. At Toyota.com, the base price for Prius
(4-Dr Gas/Elec ECVT) is $19,995. The base price for Camry SE
4-cylinder 4-speed Automatic is $20,750. If their performance and
comfort being equal, I'd go for Prius.

"Philip®" wrote:

LOL! Bless you, Philip; just when we thought you had no sense of humor
:_>

"After", in the sense of "attacking"? Yes indeed, since particulates
contribute to cardio-pulmonary disease.

cyber wrote:

I am. The five month wait hasn't been all bad.


Not true. The 2004 Prius has much better low-speed torque and
acceleration than does the Camry. But it does take about 10 sec to go
from 0 to 60 MPH.

You might as well wait for the 2005 model year and consider in addition to
the Prius the forthcoming hybrid SUVs from Lexus and Ford. They should
have noticeably better acceleration.

badgolferman wrote:

You must have had a first-generation Prius, not a 2004? The 2004 has more
interior room than a Camry.


Eh. The battery cost will undoubtedly drop a lot before the 8 year/100,000 mile
warranty expires. It gets plenty cold in Japan where Prius models have been in
use for six years. Has anyone heard of reliability problems?

And "truck" sales would drop if their purchase price couldn't be written off.

For now, it's not their fuel economy so much as their low pollution. But let's
check back in three years or so, when gas costs $3 per gallon.


Pretty much, yes. Politics is more than voting for President.