Reatta convertible!

What? People with large trucks ad SUVs aren’t replacing them with Nissan Leafs? I’m shocked! I have a co-worker who now commutes in a Leaf. Still has his truck to haul the horse trailer. How about adding to this study people that add a BEV to their stable. 

Don't forget other consumables in a hybrid. At almost 200K miles, I'm still on my original brakes. They may last the life of the car. 

I'd love to see either of those platforms truckified. 

I just looked at a Corvair ramp side truck this weekend. Looks like a fun little project truck. 

I saw an early 70s Ford Courier this weekend. I forgot how small trucks were. 

I bought my Prius for the same reasons. I have cars to wrench on and that are way cooler than the Prius. But, one car sits outside and I don't feel bad about it. It always starts and is a great commute appliance. 

When my car was new, people used to ask what it was like to drive a hybrid or where I charged it. My common response was that it drove just like a car, but got 50 MPG. 

I don’t understand this! I had a flat a few years ago during a road trip and put on the donut spare. It was late Saturday afternoon and I was driving almost all day on Sunday. I had a replacement tire on the car on Monday. After 700 miles on the spare, it was almost bald. I ended up buying an extra full size wheel and…

The dealer I went to had 1 hybrid and about 40 non-hybrids. The XLE hybrid they had was $840 more than the very similar gasoline XLE. They weren’t exactly the same, but the differences we very minimal. The hybrid did have a “$3000 dealer added value” (pinstripes, window tint, extended warranty, free loaner car, free…

Agreed. I considered a BEV in 2012, but the initial costs were too high, the technology (remember the 2012 Leaf?) was not proven, and about every other weekend I drive 2, 325 mile trips. Even a 2012 Tesla S was not able to support that trip. I bought the cheapest hybrid at the time (Prius C) and it’s about to roll…

If $10 per fill up isn't a big deal, please send me the cash. I've put almost 500 tanks of fuel through my Prius and if each one was $10 more, I couldn't have bought a fun car as well. 

I’m actually looking at Rav4 hybrids now. It makes more sense the more you drive. I drove almost 30,000 last year. From what I’ve seen on the lots, the price difference between equivalent Rav4 gas and hybrid, is only about $900. I’d make that up in about a year. I’m not sure why Toyota is bothering to build a non…

I bought a Prius C for the savings alone. When gas was $4/gallon, it made so much sense. I also got to keep my fun car as well. I do actually enjoy the center mount display. It's the first car I've ever had that didn't obscure the gauges for me. I'm not to tall but I prefer to sit with the seats in the lowest…

45 MPG in a Prius is probably highway driving. When I drive over 75, my Prius mileage drops below 45. Still much better than my previous car did. It was about 20 MPG on premium. I prefer using $/mile to match the cars to each other. It takes into account the extra expense of fuel (premium or Diesel). 

Because hatchback. Have a Prius. Hatchback is crazy useful. 

I work for a company that supplies parts to the F-35. I'm amazed that we have been delivering equipment since 2006. 

The local Kia dealer to me includes (sells) a service package wth new car purchases that includes a loner car. Co-worker has a Sorrento, got a used lime green Soul! as a loner last week.

CP. I’m always hesitant when a car had tires that I’ve never heard of. When I was young, I bought and sold a Camaro. When I bought it, there was a Goodyear at each corner. After a summer in my possession, the front Goodyears were still there and the back had a pair of Dangfongs (or whatever the cheapest tire I could…

True, and my car responds better to voice GPS address input than typing in the address. But for your first question, they put that big screen in the F-35 to show all kinds of data, not just instruments. And, I'm sure it was required in some government procurement document.