So what gas mileage do you get? And don't quote the BS EPA numbers of 60mpg. In addition, check out this month's Car and Driver...
On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:07:06 -0400, STANLEY DOORE wrote > Sorry Brian. > I haven't seen nor heard of a car which gives the same or more high > mileage as the Prius unless it's a scooter. Please list the cars > which cost $8 k less than the Prius which get more miles per gallon. > Even the Hondas do not get it. Stan Doore > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 4:31 PM > Subject: [USMA:38339] Re: Toyota > > >I figured the Prius was frustrating because you paid $8000 more for a car > > that gets the same mileage as a non-hybrid. <grin> Cool looking car > > though. > > > > > > On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:53:49 -0400, STANLEY DOORE wrote > >> Yes. The Prius is frustrating in that it has limited SI readouts > >> rather than all parameters. My Deville has a single button which > >> toggles the display between all metric and all English units. Toyota > >> doesn't. > >> > >> However, I do use the metric option in the Pruis navigation system > >> since it is much easier to use. For example, a quarter mile is 400 > >> m, half mile 800 m, etc. and beyond that distances are in km. It > >> works just fine. Also while driving, metric distances seem to be > >> much more accommodating in terms of time and distance than English units. > >> > >> Stan Doore > > > >
