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[JP]

savanna3313 wrote: Gosh......I would think the car was actually named for men since the name "Prius" brings to mind (at least mine anyway) the Greek god of procreation "Priapos". :ne_nau:
If that were true, I guess even Toyota knew this little car would need all the help in the world to promote it across the gender base :haha:

[rockgremlin]

I think this comic strip about sums it all up...




Now that's some funny shit right there! :roflol: :roflol: :roflol:

[kaptain]

You ever hear a Prius as it drives by?
It goes "Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm gay"!
And when it idles, it goes "Homohomohomo...."

[JP]

rockgremlin wrote: I think this comic strip about sums it all up...
Aweeeeeh, Rock drives a cute little car :lol8: It's always those little car drivers that bring up things like the size of one's manhood :haha: That's OK Rock, I'm more than happy with what I drive and drive with :lol8: The last time I checked, a Pirus cannot haul anything but groceries. Just not for me, I have no use for a chick magnet like the Pirus. I'll stick with my 1-ton rolling coal all over your windshield...you're not passing it. Sit back and breathe in all that exhaust :lol8:

[rockgremlin]

JP wrote: rockgremlin wrote: I think this comic strip about sums it all up...
Aweeeeeh, Rock drives a cute little car :lol8: It's always those little car drivers that bring up things like the size of one's manhood :haha: That's OK Rock, I'm more than happy with what I drive and drive with :lol8: The last time I checked, a Pirus cannot haul anything but groceries. Just not for me, I have no use for a chick magnet like the Pirus. I'll stick with my 1-ton rolling coal all over your windshield...you're not passing it. Sit back and breathe in all that exhaust :lol8:

:lol8: Not so fast. I don't drive a Prius. You might have seen my post a few months ago titled: "BOYCOTT TOYOTA HYBRIDS!!!"

I used to drive one, until the hybrid tranny blew up and the repairs were somewhere in the vicinity of $5000.00 bucks!!

All jokes about sexual preference and penis size aside, I am a big proponent of progressive change. I like the idea of newer and cleaner technology. The cars we drive today operate on a technology conceived a century ago. I believe we can do better. The hybrid technology is far from perfect, but at least it's a start towards something better.

[deathcricket]

More hilarity. A car you can buy and it doesn't depreciate. It actually goes up in value due to high demand. Sorry couldnt resist bringing up this thread again.
:haha:

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/07/supply-and-dema.html
The value consumers place on goods and services often is a matter of simple economics. When demand is high and supply low, relative worth heads north. This fundamental truth from our friend Adam Smith couldn’t be more relevant to the car business these days.

Visit any dealership and ask how many thousands of dollars in incentives are available on trucks and SUVs collecting dust on the lot. On the flip side, the Prius hybrid's massive worldwide appeal is not only a sign of our energy-afflicted times but proof of what happens when there are more shoppers than cars.

Case in point: The Prius, that poster child for responsible living, is actually appreciating in value. A Prius purchased earlier this year will command a resale price higher than the original sticker price.

“I look at the data a lot and it's very rare -- I've almost never seen this -- to see the transaction price of a new vehicle rise after it has been sold," says Tom Libby of J.D. Power & Associates. "It speaks to the huge imbalance between supply and demand of the Prius."

Libby says the average price of a new 2008 Prius sold last month -- to those relative few who could get their hands on one -- was $26,672. With Toyota unable to meet demand, the price of used 2008 models with about 8,000 miles on them was almost $1,300 more than retail at $27,945. Even more impressive, used 2007 models have been fetching an average of $26,396. That's just $276 less than new 2008 vehicles.

Libby tells us the data supports anecdotal info he's received that Toyota dealers are contacting Prius owners and offering to buy back their hybrids at their original sticker prices. It's a classic win-win situation. John Q Consumer drives nearly depreciation-free and Toyota dealers clear two profits on the same vehicle. Libby also says the Prius is a special case because it is regarded as the gold standard of hybrids. Toyota is quick to note, however, that it does not condone dealers jacking up the price of the Prius, but there isn't much it can do about it.

“We discourage dealers from marking up cars above list price because it adversely affects customer satisfaction," says Wade Hoyt, a Toyota spokesman. "That said, Toyota has no direct control over dealer pricing as they are independent businessmen.”

Earlier this month, Toyota announced that Prius will become American as apple pie when a new plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi begins production in late 2010. While it seems that this news could not have come any sooner, only time will tell if Prius remains red-hot once Chevy's Volt and Honda's yet to be named 2009 hybrid come to market.

Just how hot is the Prius right now? Libby says its June retail turn rate, an industry metric that looks at how long a car sits on the lot before being sold, was just five days. That's lower than any other vehicle on the market. And according to Hoyt, the Prius plant in Japan is working at capacity to meet U.S. allocation of 15,000 cars a month -- which is about what Toyota is selling now. "There is no excess inventory. That is not likely to change until our new Mississippi plant comes online in 2010 and begins to assemble the Prius."

Prius’ continued rise in popularity comes just as Toyota leads the major manufacturers in the 2007 model year corporate average fuel economy tallies. Toyota’s U.S. fleet averaged 29.69 mpg, edging out Honda and Hyundai by the slimmest margins -- 29.47 and 29.39, respectively. It's especially impressive considering Toyota’s fleet average includes the Tundra, Sequoia and Land Cruiser. Honda and Hyundai have no such gas guzzlers weighing down their averages.

Interestingly, top CAFE honors went to Lotus with 30.2 mpg, but then, the company's fuel-sipping Elise sports car does use a four-cylinder engine from Toyota.

[JP]

rockgremlin wrote: I used to drive one, until the hybrid tranny blew up and the repairs were somewhere in the vicinity of $5000.00 bucks!!

All jokes about sexual preference and penis size aside, I am a big proponent of progressive change. I like the idea of newer and cleaner technology.
I now vaguely remember that :nod: Diesels are getting cleaner and getting more mileage out of them. I'll stick with the diesels, since I need a vehicle to tow and haul things. The new 6.7L Cummins are more efficient than the 5.9L that I have. Mine has only 54,000 on it, way too early to be thinking of a new one :haha: So, there has been a lot of progression where diesels are concerned and they continue to make them even more efficient.

[James_B_Wads2000]

deathcricket wrote: A Prius purchased earlier this year will command a resale price higher than the original sticker price.

Hey that's me!, let's party!



There is some on KSL.com of the same year with more mile that they are asking $2k-$4k more than what I bought mine for in March. I love that little golf cart.


James