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Will you buy a 70 mile per gallon Toyota Prius if gas hits $6?
I just came across the 70 mpg Prius and think it's pretty cool. Total cost is about $24K, but you get a tax break and can drive in the car pool lane. Would you buy one if gas hits $6 per gallon?
Here it is: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/solar-powered-to...
Jim...you make sense. I don't drive enough, so a Prius wouldn't help me much as much as some others.
Ralph...yes the "import piece of crap" makes no sense. Most of Ford, GM, and Chrysler has their parts made in foreign countries, but are only assembled in the US. Honda, Toyota, and Hyundai all have plants in the US. I buy American as much as I can, but I will not spend thousands on an inferior product. The Asian cars are better right now. Toyota sales is increasing, while Ford, GM, and Chrysler is decreasing. There's a reason why.
Jessica....I've never heard that a Prius is more harmful. I've heard the opposite. But I agree that hydrogen fuel vehicles would be the best. They have them in Europe, but the fuel is hard to get. That would be the best.
Bullet...I seen a smart car, and would consider buying one to tote around in IF I drove more. But the Prius is much larger and safer. So, if I kept my midsize, the smart car might be a good choice.
Wayne....I agree that the Prius is not the best looking car. But gas will likely hit $6. For many people who drive 2K miles or more per month, that can be $600 per month gas bill. At some point, looks becomes secondary.
Gruz...watch the video. We are talking about the solar Prius. 70 mpg.
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- sirranksarotLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
If you're smart, you just figure out if the premium that you're going to pay for the Prius is less than additional money you would spend on gasoline for the non-Prius alternative.
In other words, if you can get 35 mpg with a regular car and it will last 5 years, then you will pay
15,000 miles/year * 5 years / (70 - 35)mpg * $4/gal = $8,571 more for gasoline than you would for the Prius given the same assumptions.
So if you can get a 35 mpg car for cheaper than the cost of the Prius minus $8571 then the regular car would be more economical. Of course I made a lot of assumptions that would have to hold as well, such as the price of gas at $4/gal and driving only 15000 miles per year. I also neglected the time value of money.
Of course if you are just a whacko environmentalist then these econ don't matter :)
- Jessica RabbitLv 51 decade ago
Not a chance. Manufacturing a single Prius is more harmful to the environment than operating a Hummer for 3 years. I think it is time for the government to promote some of the other alternative fuel source vehicles, like the one that the guy in Clearwater made that gets 100MPG and its fuel is water.
- What to do?Lv 51 decade ago
No person on Earth ever saw a 70mpg Prius. do your research on the internet. My coworker has one for a year now. It has better mileage in stop and go than on the highway. He gets around 40 in town. I get 38 with a NINE YEAR OLD DIESEL. I get 50mpg on the highway, he gets 40-42. His car cost over 24K, mine was $9200. The longest lived Prius has 300+K miles on it, I should get around 500K from my diesel.I can burn vegetable oil, biodiesel, kerosene blended with mineral oil, jet A, and waste fryer oil. He can burn gasoline. Have a nice day.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Hell no.
In real world situations, the Prius gets 45mpg tops. If I really wanted to save fuel, I'd buy a diesel. I'd be able to go a lot faster and I'd save more fuel than a Prius ever could.
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- 1 decade ago
gas will fall, the market won't support $4 a gallon gas, the speculators driving this market will suffocate on themselves. oil dropped a bit, speculators popped it up friday.
a prius is a waste. pop down $99 for a new smart, they are $10,000 less and get 50MPG and you aren't driving around with 2000 pounds of batteries that can't be recycled, and cost $8000 to replace.
a happy smart owner/driver
- 1 decade ago
Clearly this would be a much sought after car for me. In this case less really is more. Less consumption = more money in my wallet.
Ignorant comments like, I would never buy imported an imported piece of crap, is abuse.
- 1 decade ago
NO but not because of import status....
just drive W/O waste and charge customers for MY inconvienance
- Anonymous1 decade ago
i would... would u rather spend over 200$ on gas to fill your tank or have a good looking car u wont have enough money to pay the taxes because u spent it all on gas ! think about it
i would
