soooo many toyota prius'?

school kid

i dont know if this is just me but i am seeing a LOT of Toyota Prius' lately. the freaky thing is i live in a small very conservative rural town. i used to be lucky to see one Prius a week, now i am seeing abt a dozen a day. any reason as to why? and if this is happening anywhere else?

smgray99

Oh let's consider this - Prius gets 50 MPG, holds 4 adults comfortably, decent pickup and hold a heck of a lot with the back seats down. Gas prices have jumped tremendously, most econo-boxes do not even come close to 50 MPG and are not comfortable. Think you have figured it out?

JerryJ

- the freaky thing is i live in a small very conservative rural town































Although there is a bunch of FUD out there that the Prius is only driven by liberals, in fact about half of the Yahoo Prius group members are conservative. I think of the Prius as the "thinking person's car" because there are intelligent people on both sides of the isle.































- any reason as to why































The Prius has been sold in the U.S. since the 2001 model year. They have proved to be very reliable so almost all are still on the road. More than one million have been sold in the U.S. so far.































http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...shColumbiaHome































In addition, the new Honda Insight looks almost identical to the Prius (except smaller) and many people mistake one for the other.































- if this is happening anywhere else































Almost everywhere. The Prius really is a great car. I have both a 2001 that my wife drives and a 2004 that I drive. The 2004 has over 120,000 miles on it and has been trouble-free. It has cost 12 cents per mile for dealer maintenance, tires, and fuel combined. The 2001 has over 85,000 miles and has also been trouble-free but my wife doesn't keep a logbook so I don't have the exact numbers. Based on the number of times it's been serviced they appear to be similar.































2004 Prius MPG from the logbook. (Complete years only):















2003-2004 -- 50.8 mpg 17,628 miles















2005 -- 52.6 mpg 14,688 miles















2006 -- 56.3 mpg 16174 miles















2007 -- 57.3 mpg 18384 miles















2008 -- 59.9 mpg 21755 miles















2009 -- 61.4 mpg 16177 miles















2010 -- 65.2 mpg 12134 miles