Posted by D Walford on July 19, 2009, 1:56 am
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>> Fact: People in Australia who have large families don't buy small cars
>> like Corolla or Prius,
>
> Define "large".
>
Could mean large as in number or physical size.
Both my sons are over 6' tall but since they are 24 and 27yrs old we
don't often travel as a family any more.
The youngest has 2 cars and the oldest has 4 last time I counted.
> I never said "large family". I simply said, "family". Mine has four
> members, and they are VERY comfortable inside a Prius and are not
> comfortable inside a Corolla.
They must have very long legs then, when my sons were younger we owned a
2001 Corolla and we all fitted in comfortably.
Daryl
Posted by Noddy on July 19, 2009, 2:36 am
> Define "large".
Significantly bigger than a Prius.
> I never said "large family". I simply said, "family". Mine has four
> members, and they are VERY comfortable inside a Prius and are not
> comfortable inside a Corolla.
No offence, but I find that to be totally ridiculous.
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Regards,
Noddy.
Posted by Noddy on July 19, 2009, 2:22 am
> It would be STUPID to buy a car that's almost double the money for the
> same interior space, unless the cheaper one only got three miles to the
> gallon or something.
Even then it would still be stupid.
> US Corolla specs are here:
> http://www.edmunds.com/new/2009/toyota/corolla/100980405/specs.html
> US Prius specs are here:
> http://www.edmunds.com/new/2009/toyota/prius/101042875/specs.html
Go check the Toyota website and get back to us. There's less than an inch
difference between the two anywhere except for louggae space.
> the Prius has significantly more rear seat room overall, and also has
> larger luggage space, than the Corolla.
The Prius does indeed have more luggage capacity, and that's the only area
where theres a major difference between it and the Corolla. However, it's
"useless space", as it's cubic feet up top that very few people would
actually use due to it's irregular shape.
> I know. I've driven both.
So have I.
> The difference shows up BIG time when you
> simply go and sit in them, side by side.
Amazing.
The only thing I could tell that was different was that the Prius was a
whole lot more wanky and uglier. If you blindfolded me I wouldn't be able to
tell what car I was sitting in based on space alone if you held a gun to my
head.
> Edmunds shows the Corolla now selling at about US$4,000 for a 2009
> model. That makes the Prius, at US$3,000, about 55% more expensive.
> But if you need a bigger car that seats everyone much more easily, what
> else are you going to do?
If you need a bigger car, then buy a bigger car. The Prius isn't bigger :)
> Fact: some families can't make do with a Corolla, and you couldn't get
> me into a deathtrap Kia of any kind.
No argument here.
> Your smug attitude is WAY WORSE than the WORST Pius owner in Los Angeles.
I don't own a Prius, and I don't own a Corolla. *You're* the one inventing
the ridiculous excuses for owning a Prius :)
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Regards,
Noddy.
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on July 19, 2009, 2:26 am
> > The difference shows up BIG time when you
> > simply go and sit in them, side by side.
>
> Amazing.
>
> The only thing I could tell that was different was that the Prius was a
> whole lot more wanky and uglier. If you blindfolded me I wouldn't be able to
> tell what car I was sitting in based on space alone if you held a gun to my
> head.
Because you had already made up your mind.
Posted by Noddy on July 19, 2009, 3:53 am
> Because you had already made up your mind.
Close, but no cigar.
I have no desire to own either, so unlike you I have no bias.
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Regards,
Noddy.
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>> Fact: People in Australia who have large families don't buy small cars
>> like Corolla or Prius,
>
> Define "large".
>