Oh hai newbie here!

[Jack66]

Originally Posted by Dave_PH

Test drive one. Make sure you take it out where there are cross winds if you'll ever have to do that once you own the car and be sure to go around a corner. That will tell you a lot of the problems with the car.

Welcome! Testdrive the Priuschat website also -- use the search feature and you'll have more information than you need to make an informed decision.

[GreenDragonV09]

Well, If I can get 47mpg out of my sentra driving it the way I do, Im sure I can get more out of a prius. I went and test drove one this weekend and its not too bad. I know its no sports car and I dont expect that from it, I just wanted to try to get better fuel economy. Is all. I may be getting one, I havent fully made up my mind yet cuz I still have other cars to look at.

[morpheusx]

well according to Fuel Economy the average driver of a Sentra reports back with between 26 MPG - 29 MPG except there is one driver with the base model manual transmission who reports back 35 MPG. So I think you need to recheck your math.

[richard schumacher]

Buying any new car including a Prius will almost certainly cost more than keeping your Sentra, unless gas gets a lot more expensive.

[GreenDragonV09]

Originally Posted by morpheusx

well according to Fuel Economy the average driver of a Sentra reports back with between 26 MPG - 29 MPG except there is one driver with the base model manual transmission who reports back 35 MPG. So I think you need to recheck your math.

Well, my car is not like those Sentras on that site and I am no average driver. So those results do not show any results of a Sentra with my setup and driving habits. I need to recheck no math. I hope you dont believe everything you read on the internet.

And like I said, If I buy a Prius, the Sentra will be strictly a track car. So fuel for the Sentra will be minimal unless I do a road course event. Which still wouldnt be that bad.

[robbyr2]

It's pretty much a cult here. You have to say that the Prius is the perfect car with NO shortcomings or you're a troll.

It also helps if you live in a 'high density population center', don't flush your toilet after using it to save water and wear Birkenstocks.

Test drive one. Make sure you take it out where there are cross winds if you'll ever have to do that once you own the car and be sure to go around a corner. That will tell you a lot of the problems with the car.

It's not easy to find a Prius to test drive, but if you're an aggressive driver or a "recreational driver", you should try any vehicle before buying one. I read about the cross wind and cornering issues before I ordered my Prius, but since my other vehicle is an S-10 Blazer, the Prius does better with both- not perfectly, but better than what I have. It isn't at great at accelerating, but it beats my 7 year old Blazer!

Yep, the Prius has shortcomings, and that's okay. It's okay to point them out on here. It's not cool though to pretend you own one but you don't. What you are used to driving, how you like to drive, where you drive and how much you drive will determine how much you care about those shortcomings.