Yes, and when they go to check their mirror the NEXT time on that drive, and can’t because it is broken, and a different MCer pays the price?

Congrats, first douchebag, you have had a hand in a possible death.

Just a nit - the Prius does not have a standard CVT, it is a collection of planetary gear sets and motors. There are no “gear ratios” involved, simply how much each motor applies to the final motive force.

And if you’ve driven both for any appreciable time, you’d realize how ludicrous that idea is.

Totally depends on the tire. I upsized from 185/65/15s to 205/60/15s, and after accounting for the difference in size, I lost less than 2. Well worth it for me, the HydroEdges stick so much better, especially in the rain we get at least 6 months of the year. I put HEs on my wife’s in the stock size and lost MAYBE 0.5…

Clearly, you can’t handle the 8-10 pounds the Prius aluminum hood weighs. Struts on that would be insane overkill, and would require a complete redesign of the hood to handle the stresses of the strut mounting point.

Now the hatch, that’s different. The 8 pounds that the hatch weighs is quickly overshadowed by the…

Yeah, pretty small. Entire nations, but hey, small, right?

I would hope not. The tire cost alone on that beast is $3/mile. No, that’s not a typo, those hand laid tires cost $18k/set and last 6k miles.

Compare equally appointed RAV4s. The hybrid has a $700 premium over an equally appointed gas model. Ignoring options to get the $5k you want is disingenuous at best. But in your case, it’s obviously either bald face lying to support an agenda, or you’re just stupid.

Batteries don’t die when the warranty dies. And if…

What it “explains” is that people will read a headline and ignore the “facts” in the “article”.

Try reading that link with just a hint of intelligence, and you will see what a total pile of excrement it is.

Or you could just read the dozens of articles that pick that one to pieces and show what BS it is. Honestly, it…

That’s like holding the 80s-Corvette-owner-with-a-Members-Only-jacket against an owner of a current Vette. There are douchebags in every “group”.

In the US, how many people use the “road” equivalent of that, the train? Not enough, sadly.

I think they did it in white just to keep the aftermarket happy. Can you imagine how many different skins that will be produced for that? Carbon fiber is obvious, but I see leopard print, zebra, tie dye, who knows what else.

If I ever have a 2G Prius to play with (rather than depend on for a daily driver), I plan on taking a Sawzall to the main cluster support and angling it back, pushing the mph display up onto the windshield. A simple piece of limo tint will give it the backing it needs, while being able to see through it. And since the…

You’re warped, seriously warped. In a GOOD way, of course.

The 2016 Rav4 Hybrid has a $700 premium. If you think the Prius, the grand-daddy of the Rav4h, has a $5k premium at this point, you’re dreaming. It’s NEVER had a $5k premium. And that’s simply because a non-hybrid Prius doesn’t exist (the Echo, no, don’t think so) for it to have a premium over.

The battery doesn’t cost…

I own 2 Prii, for 12 and 10 years. But I also own a 90 Talon AWD. Each has its’ utility. My Talon worked fine for a daily driver in California, I even removed the AC. But when moving to an area with more space between destinations, the 18mpg I got in town (REALLY hard to not leadfoot 400whp), and the constant work I…

2G yes, 3G no. Not easily, anyways.