Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

Don't laugh ,it was a Toyota prius as a general runaround my evo 9 is hardly a practical run around mpg is shite
15 quid per annum in road tax 67 mpg
and boy are they ugly but technically very clever
should I buy one can't bring myself to parting with the money
could i be having a midlife crisis lol
should i tint the windows so I won't be recognised

C4llyT

Have heard they're not as good mpg as people reckon?
A golf tdi or similar would give pretty much as good mpg, and a lot more poke too.

Chip

iTrader: (3)

Very cool technology, but buy the lexus gs450h instead with the same gear if you can afford it.

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

was looking at the lexus 40 k ! spent enough on cars over the years
the mpg on the prius is road condition dependant no use on long motorway journeys best in urban congestion so a 1.4 diesel vw polo it is lol

foreigneRS

as above, the actual fuel economy that people seem to get is generally regarded as being less than the manufacturers quoted figures and can be rivalled by a small tdi (but then the vehicle is smaller)

if you want a hybrid, get the honda civic - not half as ugly as the toymota

GARETH T

buy a lopo derv 1.4 if MPG is your thing,,, and road tax is free with them! lol

OvaBoost

5th gear or top gear did a test and a bmw 520d had better mpg then the prius

C4llyT

Well I remember Clarkson saying something along those lines, but remember other things he's said too...

Chip

iTrader: (3)

Toyota aygo tony if you want fuel economy, reliability and affordable.

Great finance deals on them at the moment too, 5.9% APR if you put down a 15-35% deposit.

Turbocabbie

get a bike

FastFordChris

you'd probably be better off with a small diesel, (mates just got a 1.5 clio tdi and loves it) i cant imagine how much a prius is to service? or if something went wrong with the motor it could cost serious money!

ditto on the Toyota aygo, something silly like 60k service intervals!

jammy86

You'll never get above 60mpg, ever! As people have said there are diesels out there doing better. however that is cheap road tax.

Good luck saving the world though

JAmes.

DazC

iTrader: (1)

Saving the world?!!

Apparently from an article I seem to remember seeing, during it's life, the Prius will have done more damage to the environment that a 1600cc petrol car mainly due to the high amount of pollutants caused by manufacturing it and disposing of it at the end of it's life.

I'll see if I can find it again.

15D

"Tony the treehugger" does have a certain ring (!) to it

DazC

iTrader: (1)

I was wrong, it's more damaging than a Hummer!!

http://www.channel4.com/news/article...y+prius/683192

http://www.impactlab.com/2007/03/14/...mental-damage/

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

I have a tree hugging prius lol
the purchase of this sad vehicle is purely of a selfish nature road tax is currently 15 quid next year it is 0
it is also the size of a van and most of my driving is stationary in a traffic jam, the evo 9 I have doesn't even have folding rear seats unlike my old sapph and is therefore useless albeit very sexy and slightly faster than the prius lol

Chip

iTrader: (3)

Prius versus Humvee comparisons are on the net apparently, but I couldnt possibly direct you to them.