Posted by sms on July 4, 2014, 2:03 pm
On 7/4/2014 4:08 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
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>> On 7/3/2014 3:39 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
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>>>> The Prius is a good commute car but it's
>>>> not a vehicle for extended road trips like the Camry. It's rather
>>>> cramped if you're transporting two adults and two teenagers,
>>>
>>> So you've never actually even sat in one, let alone driven one. Got it.
>>
>> Driven one only as a rental in Florida. Ironic that in Florida Toyota is
>> dumping hybrids with fleet sales while in California they are so popular
>> that this would never happen.
>>
>> I didn't want the Prius for a rental, it was all they had left. Very
>> cramped for four of us with luggage. But in the bizarre world of car
>> rental sizing, the Prius is a "mid-size."
>
> Prius has a larger back seat than Camry.
>
> And I've taken four people plus luggage on vacation in Prius. That it
> doesn't have a trunk is what got you all flummoxed.
>
Don't get me wrong. I don't hate the Prius. We're probably going to buy
one in the next week or month. But it is what it is: a good, high-mpg,
commute car for one or two adults. The hatchback is a big plus because
so few hatchbacks are still available. Toyota could even make a
non-hybrid Prius and it would sell but they have to Corolla for compact
buyers that want something less costly.
The last two generations of Camry hybrids (well the only generations of
the hybrid model) are essentially luxury cars. Very solidly built,
excellent power and handling, and Toyota re-contented some of the stuff
that they removed in the 4th and 5th generations. The 4th and 5th
generations were the "dark years" for the Camry but the 6th and 7th
generations restored the Camry's reputation with excellent quality
interior materials, more noise reduction, and excellent craftsaenship.
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on July 5, 2014, 3:14 am
> Don't get me wrong. I don't hate the Prius. We're probably going to buy
> one in the next week or month. But it is what it is: a good, high-mpg,
> commute car for one or two adults.
I've had one for 7 years and 140K miles. I've taken family vacations in
it, and I've taken it on plenty of road trips. It's well beyond just a
"commuter" car, without question.
The Prius C is the commuter car.
> The last two generations of Camry hybrids (well the only generations of
> the hybrid model) are essentially luxury cars.
Wow. The Camry I tried out was utter crap, even compared to my Prius.
Posted by Davoud on July 23, 2014, 1:27 am
sms:
> But in the bizarre world of car rental sizing, the Prius is a "mid-size."
That's not the car-rental sizing. That's the gummint sizing. Everything
is relative.
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Posted by sms on July 3, 2014, 12:26 pm
On 7/3/2014 3:39 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
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> So you've never actually even sat in one, let alone driven one. Got it.
Being smarmy does not help your position.
Posted by News on July 3, 2014, 4:52 pm
On 7/3/2014 8:26 AM, sms wrote:
> On 7/3/2014 3:39 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> So you've never actually even sat in one, let alone driven one. Got it.
>
> Being smarmy does not help your position.
>
The word you're looking for is "snarky", misuse of which doesn't help yours.
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>> On 7/3/2014 3:39 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Prius is a good commute car but it's
>>>> not a vehicle for extended road trips like the Camry. It's rather
>>>> cramped if you're transporting two adults and two teenagers,
>>>
>>> So you've never actually even sat in one, let alone driven one. Got it.
>>
>> Driven one only as a rental in Florida. Ironic that in Florida Toyota is
>> dumping hybrids with fleet sales while in California they are so popular
>> that this would never happen.
>>
>> I didn't want the Prius for a rental, it was all they had left. Very
>> cramped for four of us with luggage. But in the bizarre world of car
>> rental sizing, the Prius is a "mid-size."
>
> Prius has a larger back seat than Camry.
>
> And I've taken four people plus luggage on vacation in Prius. That it
> doesn't have a trunk is what got you all flummoxed.
>