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Well I know I know a prius is super ghey. But what kinda realistic milage do they get?
How do they ride?
They are getting cheap and considering I spend roughly 350 a month on high octane. . . . . .. . . Well you get the idea.
Can you change the radios on them?
Install a viper alarm system?
I rented a corolla recently and it got 42mpg on the hwy.
Ok let the bashing and what not commense.
Thanks
Get a TDI VW, my brother gets about 62-63 mpg in his Jetta and it's still loaded and well it's not a Prius. My Moms Passat gets around 55, again fully loaded and not a Prius. Hybrids are for uninformed tree huggers.
my friend had a prius for a rental car, it couldnt get out of its own way. he would floor it and it would speed up slower than a bicycle. realistically, it would get about the advertised mileage. my recommendation, do what devin suggested (cant believe i just said that) and go for a TDI or something similar.
They cost 10k more than a corolla or prius vw dub is out. Honda is too expensive also.
I agree, I've never driven a Prius, but TDI's get amazing gas mileage. I work for a company that travels the U.S. inspecting power plants (lots of driving) and several of the employees have diesel cars, they seem to do really well.Quote:
Originally Posted by sleeper1500
Edit: Just saw your last post... in that case, go with a Prius...
My homie has a Prius with 30k miles on it (bought it new) and its already got misc. problems with the electrical and the synergy drive system doesnt kick on as smoothly as it did new. The car is nice when BRAND new but will cost you more to own one in the long run vs Corolla (repairs are horribly expensive). On the highway he averages 47mpg while city averages 30-36mpg depending on the outside temp (strange I know).
IMO the Corolla is a better buy or even a VW Rabbit would be a good purchase, I have another friend with a VW Rabbit averaging over 38+mpg on the highway and city averages 25+mpg.
fun fact...if you run out of gas in a prius, you need a special machine to jump start it. There are like 12 in the country, and they get fedex'd from dealer to dealer as needed.
my uncle ran out of gas TWICE the first month he had the car lol
but he LOVES it...he wants to get a newer one with the solar panel ac or whatever.
I am leaning toward the Corolla. I have to rent a Camry today and my knee hits the stupid console in it. I might drive a prius since the rental place is a Toyota dealership. I don't like the high cost of repairs. That is another reason to not get a vw. I have to think a whole lot mroe about it but a Corolla seems to be a solid idea. The payment would be less than I pay a month for gas. . . .Gotta talk to the Mrs. about it also.
Ive got me a nice little honda accord I picked up. An 04 with like 96k on it for $8600. It gets 30-35 depending on how I drive it. I do have to fill it up once a week though because I drive so much. A corolla would be a good option.
my dad just bought like an 85 tercel for 200$ :lol: ill tell him your interested :LOL:
How much are you looking to spend? you should be able to find plenty of jetta tdi's for under 12k which seams to be where the prius is priced not to mention the TDI is a very reliable motor. also on the batter powered cars sota speak the batts dont last much over 100,000 miles
What the heck. I have responded to this 2 times and it just kicks me to a blank message screen. . . .
When I type bs it works. dang it. .. .
Oh well I have not looked hard enough. I wont rule the TDI out.
get another rcsb, but with a 4.8 2wd. i get 24 hwy 16 city and i drive it like i stole it. and then you wouldnt have to drive a prius and they they are all over used for like 6 grand.
TDI's are actually pretty fun to drive and there is a decent aftermarket following for them too, no jake brakes though (I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that would be cool). Just throwin that out there.
The longer I think about it the more over my truck I am. . . I might sell/trade it.
I call dibs :tvhaha:Quote:
Originally Posted by zeake
they dont even make jake brakes for the cummins :sigh:Quote:
Originally Posted by sleeper1500
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Originally Posted by 408.Luke
2010 come with them from factory as an option
thats an exhaust brake in the downpipe its not a true rocker style jake brake. the new duramax has the exhaust brake as well along with ford but ford is unadjustableQuote:
Originally Posted by oleshifty
Keep in mind, as you're getting this for financial as opposed to environmental reasons (I think, I just skimmed) - The battery pack replacement for the Prius is something like 5 grand.
I'd definitely go with a TDI
20k and you can have it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bartjo06
That thing has some miles on it. It is really cheap though.Quote:
Originally Posted by cjriojas
I don't know. I have not made up my mind about anything. I was proud of my truck this morning when my business alarm was going off and the truck was like a fighter jet. I made record time to find the guys that cut the grass set it off.
I wondered about the cost of those batteries. Prius can honk on the bo bo. I think I will take a day next week and drive some cars and trucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dougalicious