Comments on: Hot Car for Summer: Used Toyota Prius

By: tapra1

tapra1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:24:12 +0000

eported that most of the cars heading to deale

By: tapra1

tapra1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:20:22 +0000

Automakers say their Japanese plants are operating at only 50 percent of usual capacity.TuxNews

By: ufere orji samuel

ufere orji samuel — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:02:00 +0000

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By: orhanyasarcelik

orhanyasarcelik — Sun, 08 May 2011 19:28:45 +0000

this is a good new for users, i also think to sell mines. its good

By: Indigo

Indigo — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:42:32 +0000

Capt:
Yup! I got an Insight-II. I routinely get 50 MPG. I love it! And I got it for $17,588.

By: Capt. Concernicus

Capt. Concernicus — Thu, 05 May 2011 23:06:29 +0000

@ Indigo,

Three times? That sounds kind of weird, but okay. Sounds like you were trying to buy one when the gas prices were high and there was limited supply of the Prius. Particularly in 2008.

However, I'm glad that you were able to get a Honda. It's a good car for sure. Is it a hybrid?

By: walter lee

walter lee — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:57:55 +0000

I bought the 2010 Prius during the “Runaway Toyota” incident just after Toyota was turned into a punching bag for Congress and there was a surplus of hybrids on the dealer’s lot… 2010 Prius II started at $20K and 2010 Prius III started at $22K. It has taken me about over a year to learn how to hypermile but now I sometimes get +70 mpg (when there little or no traffic AND when the temperatures is over 65 F). My total overall fuel efficiency for 11.8k miles is 58.6 mpg. The Prius is not as nicely appointed as the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. My cousin’s got a Ford Fusion Hybrid and it’s dashboard is way way nicer than the Prius’s —- but the Prius beats the Fusion Hybrid’s in MPG.

By: indigo

indigo — Thu, 05 May 2011 10:39:28 +0000

I've never owned a Prius. There have been three times in my life where I tried to get one. All three times, the answer from the dealer was "kiss my ass really sincerely, pay me an extra five grand, and you can pick up your car in three months."

Compare that to Honda, which went "here's your $3,000 discount. Your car will be ready in 45 minutes."

By: Capt. Concernicus

Capt. Concernicus — Thu, 05 May 2011 10:03:29 +0000

@ Indigo,

You must have missed the $20k mark up on the Volt by a Chevy dealership in Florida. Mark ups aren't just on the Prius. Two things have combined to make the Prius and OTHER hybrids more expensive than usual. Lack of parts because of the Japanese earthquake and high gas prices have driven up demand for these cars. You should have bought a Prius or other hybrid before this all happened. It just happens that the Prius is the most wanted of all hybrids (supply and demand).

@ Nelson,

The sticker price of the Volt is between $41k and $44k. Compare apples to apples, that is sticker price to sticker price. Not sticker price (Prius) to after rebate price (Volt). A fully loaded Volt will cost you $44k vs. a fully loaded plug in Prius for $34k. How long will it take you to make up that $10k difference? Probably longer than you'll own the Volt for.

By: Nelson Lu

Nelson Lu — Wed, 04 May 2011 03:37:04 +0000

BPPHybrid, unless you plan to violate the law by not filing a tax return, the price of the Volt is not $41K, but $33.5K.