Saw a Prius...
05-15-2015, 08:23 PM
#16
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We're not doing too bad, folks! I came back from DC to W-S yesterday. I reset my MPG when I stopped for gas because I just wanted to know. Drove 80 most of the way and averaged 24.8. What's wrong with That!?!? Best of both worlds in my opinion!
05-15-2015, 09:11 PM
#17
I don't mind a Prius. I think they are great cars for what they are trying to achieve...which is basically to save gas and be a reliable transportation, nothing else. I don't understand why all the bashing about them. Different cars serve different purposes, and none is trying to pretend to be something they're not.
05-15-2015, 11:02 PM
#18
The issue for me is that these people driving them think they are saving the environment by driving one. The fact is when you look at the full life cycle if a Prius it is one of the most environmentally damaging vehicles on the road. They ignore what it takes to make the battery and depose of it. A study showed it is worse than an H2.
05-16-2015, 03:57 PM
#20
Rennlist Member
I don't mind a Prius. I think they are great cars for what they are trying to achieve...which is basically to save gas and be a reliable transportation, nothing else. I don't understand why all the bashing about them. Different cars serve different purposes, and none is trying to pretend to be something they're not.
+1
05-17-2015, 12:43 PM
#21
The issue for me is that these people driving them think they are saving the environment by driving one. The fact is when you look at the full life cycle if a Prius it is one of the most environmentally damaging vehicles on the road. They ignore what it takes to make the battery and depose of it. A study showed it is worse than an H2.
05-17-2015, 01:42 PM
#22
I bought a Prius last summer, not because of some eco-agenda, but because my commute can be a bear, and I wasn't excited about continuing to subject my 911 to it every day. I wanted something cheap and reliable with great gas mileage. The Prius is basically a golf cart with doors and zero driving pleasure, but it's a total point-and-shoot car, which is fine for sitting in insane traffic. I may be one of the few people that could put a "My other car is a Porsche" bumper sticker on it and have it be true! I look at as a life-extender for my 911, which I'm happy to reserve for fun driving. I'll start taking it every day again when the traffic dies down this summer.
05-17-2015, 08:27 PM
#23
Race Car
I bought a Prius last summer, not because of some eco-agenda, but because my commute can be a bear, and I wasn't excited about continuing to subject my 911 to it every day. I wanted something cheap and reliable with great gas mileage. The Prius is basically a golf cart with doors and zero driving pleasure, but it's a total point-and-shoot car, which is fine for sitting in insane traffic. I may be one of the few people that could put a "My other car is a Porsche" bumper sticker on it and have it be true! I look at as a life-extender for my 911, which I'm happy to reserve for fun driving. I'll start taking it every day again when the traffic dies down this summer.
05-18-2015, 12:48 AM
#24
Did you test drive a Mini? There ARE a lot of choices that sound better than what your describe your Prius ownership as.
05-18-2015, 02:49 AM
#25
Burning Brakes
The issue for me is that these people driving them think they are saving the environment by driving one. The fact is when you look at the full life cycle if a Prius it is one of the most environmentally damaging vehicles on the road. They ignore what it takes to make the battery and depose of it. A study showed it is worse than an H2.
