Did you consider a Jetta TDI before going Prius?

[Actor with a Prius]

If I may put in my $0.02 ... I have owned 2 Audi's (same shnit as VW), and with my mom and sister, we've had 5 Audi's total. They drive great, beautiful cars, silky smooth tranny, and very nice ergonomics inside. However, they seem to be as we say in Spanish "Una puta fina." They are prissy bitches (excuse the language). There is always something that goes wrong. A light bulb here, sunroof malfunctions, radio something, paint chips off buttons. Nothing ever really BIG like the tranny slipping or anything, but just pain in the butt crap that you need to take it into service for. I was thinking about the TDI, though it seems as though the Prius gets better mileage. If you dont care about the extra i think 8-10 mpg, and want something a little sportier, sure go with the TDI. I'm about to order a Gen III Prius III with Solar and Leather. I'm personally really excited about the mileage, and the fact my sunroof cools down my car and I can turn on my A/C by remote, but I'm a dork like that. I have a 300zx TT, so i feel kind of weird telling people I'm buying a Prius (it doesnt sound very "cool" to my friends haha).

The only reason I'm still considering the TDI, is because most of my driving is highway, and I heard the TDI does really well on the highway. But, it doesnt have a solar powered sun roof (im ecstatic about that lol). Plus, the information cluster thingy is super cool, I'm sure I'm going to crash into a tree just staring at all the cool displays and pressing the "mode" button over and over again to try and read the fuel rating and power and blah. lol.

I cant believe this post went 11 pages, in the end, its not the end of the world whichever way you go. I do agree with someone that Diesel will go up again. We have a diesel van to transport patients for our clinic, and it's a pain when diesel is $1+ more than gas. But, it's not like ur comparing a Prius to a V12 Benz or a H1 Hummer lol.