[s-cars] Pree-i suck, was Can Anyone Run a VIN for Me?

[Dave Kase]

I rented a GTH Mustang and beat the snot out of it - best rental for 
me.  I went to rent a Prius just to try it but you could not get Sirius 
with it! 

There was an interesting article in AW a few weeks ago.  Why did the 
Honda's and Geo's of 'ole get 45-50 mpg and the Prius only gets 40?  
Weight!  People will not forgo their desires for creature comforts even 
to save gas.  The Prius weighs like 800 lbs. more than an old Civic.  
BTW, a good friend commutes in a 1990 Honda Civic - no SE, no LE, no 
nothin'.  He gets 45 mpg all the time and the car is a 4 speed!  Only 
270k on the clock too.  ;-)

Kase

P. Dooley wrote:
> Adding my .02 to the Prius bashing...
>
> I've had the fortune of driving a Prius as a rental car for a couple 
> weeks this winter.  I say fortune because now I know I don't like 
> them.  Overall impression was I couldn't wait to return the car and 
> get into a real car.  I commuted in the car (30 miles each way mostly 
> highway) and ran to the ski resort several evenings and weekends 
> (western PA interstate and small mountains).  All total, I ran about 
> 1,200 miles in the car.  I averaged 35MPG which was for sh*t.  My BMW 
> E36 gets that or better running the same routes and is a hell of a lot 
> more car and comfortable - I've actually driven 500+ miles on less 
> than 20 gallons in this car!.  I'd rather pay more for gas, drive my 
> S6, be more comfortable, and enjoy the overall driving experience than 
> drive a Prius.  The list is long as far as things I didn't like about 
> the car - so much so that when car rental companies happily offer me 
> one, I'll walk the other way.
>
> The Prius may have their merits and many people love them, but it's 
> definitely not for everyone.
>
> Especially not for me.
>
> Paul
> 95 S6
> renting cars too frequently for business
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