"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
Toyotas are well designed and most are made in America. I don't think
the
Prius has as much interior room as a Camry, especially the newer ones.
The
Prius is more like the Corolla. The Corolla can get 44 MPG on the
highway.
Around town, city driving it can go as low as 34 mpg, especially with
ethanol. Also take a look at the Matrix, it comes in 4WD/AWD and gets
good
mileage too.

The Prius is quite roomy, more so than the Corolla which I am too tall
for. The Prius has almost the same room as the Camry and more cargo
space. The Matrix is a neat little car. Whatever happens, I know I'm
tired of paying for fuel at 17-25 mpg in my current cars.

Do the math, Bubbles. You'll never break even with that Prius over, say, a
Corolla or especially a Yaris or the small Scion hatchback. There is no
hybrid currently built that will save money overall in the long run. In the
short run--you only keep your cars 4 years--you'll take a beating. And when
an aging Prius is worth roughly $3K and needs a new battery, which costs
roughly $3K, then what?

Max