How is the Prius so popular?

[samftr]

Originally Posted by atec77

The pius is an ugly little bucket of shte , the battery can be had for around 1500 landed not the 5 to 6 k toyo want , anyway I prefer my surf , 20 cents a litre to fill it
go bio ( and it's quicker)

Thats what you replaced the wagon with hey... chip fat, Smells better then LPG.

New tech is good however. I'd love to see the running costs of a hybrid with gas as teh engines fuel...

[new2ford]

If you were really committed to the environment you wouldn't own a car at all, you'd use public transport. If you're a typical car owner and watch your hip pocket you need to look at the overall operating costs, not just fuel economy. Check:

http://www.mynrma.com.au/cps/rde/xch...ting_costs.htm

The operating cost of my RWD Ford Territory is lower than that of one of the two Prius models and not far off the other. The pious has the highest operating costs of any light car. The fact that it can cost as much to operate as a Ford Territory says quite a lot IMO. Time for Toyota to do its homework revision - and to think Rudd is going to use our taxes to help them build this thing :

[DoreSlamR]

Originally Posted by new2ford

If you were really committed to the environment you wouldn't own a car at all, you'd use public transport. If you're a typical car owner and watch your hip pocket you need to look at the overall operating costs, not just fuel economy. Check:

http://www.mynrma.com.au/cps/rde/xch...ting_costs.htm

The operating cost of my RWD Ford Territory is lower than that of one of the two Prius models and not far off the other. The pious has the highest operating costs of any light car. The fact that it can cost as much to operate as a Ford Territory says quite a lot IMO. Time for Toyota to do its homework revision - and to think Rudd is going to use our taxes to help them build this thing :

Interesting stats.

The plot thickens :

[Abacus]

Originally Posted by Dave_au

This is incorrect. First off, Toyota have a warranty on the Prius batteries for 8 years in the US. Second off, its more the km the car travelled rather than the age of the car which will determine battery life. News reports from the states & canada suggest that there are some examples in taxi fleets and the like which have travelled over 200,000 miles without requiring a change of batteries.

It might be 8 years in the US, but it's 5 years here.

[deesun]

Originally Posted by Nappa

For staters the prius isnt there to compete with the corolla or yaris. Its intended as an alternative to falcon/commodore/camry/aurion or other large cars.

I would find it hard to believe that someone looking for a Falc/Commo/Cam/Aurion would then turn around and buy a Prius. :togo: :