[DeTomaso] NPC - Toyota Prius

[Rich]

just an opinion
I am a ford guy but a friend of mine bought a chevy cruse eco
he said if performs well and gets 40 mpg
costs a lot less and seems like a good alternative

-----Original Message----- 
From: Will Kooiman
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 4:00 PM
To: 'Mikael' ; 'Bill Lewis' ; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Toyota Prius

The Prius is not a bad car, but you need to factor in battery replacement.
I don't know how long the battery lasts in the Prius.  My friend Google
probably has a pretty good idea.

I've talked with plenty of Prius owners.  They tend to average mid 40's in
mpg.  As usual, your mileage may vary.

Once you include the battery replacement costs, they're not much more
economical than a VW turbo diesel or something along those lines.

But... they have plenty of room, and they do pretty well for a small family.

And... they have the same build quality typical of Toyota.

So, I don't really see how he can go wrong.

Look at it this way.  The Prius has been selling like crazy for several
years.  A large segment of the population hates hybrids.  If the Prius had
major flaws, they would be tearing it apart.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Mikael
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 2:29 PM
To: 'Bill Lewis'; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Toyota Prius

Is your son a moviestar wanting to project a green image despite their
airconditioned mansion(s)? If not, talk him out of it

Mikael

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: Bill Lewis [mailto:lotus0005 at hotmail.com]
Sendt: 30. marts 2012 05:19
Til: detomaso at realbig.com
Emne: [DeTomaso] NPC - Toyota Prius


My son is looking at a new 2012 Toyota Prius 2.  Does anyone have any
thoughts about them?  Probably 20-30,000 miles per year.   ----Thanks, Bill
Lewis

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