Consumer Reports: Prius, Corvette 'Most Satisfying

[jkash]

Consumer Reports: Prius, Corvette 'Most Satisfying' to own

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The Toyota Prius is the car that makes its owners happiest, according to a survey by Consumer Reports, but the Chevrolet Corvette is a close second.

"There's a strange dichotomy in the 'Most Satisfying' cars," pointed out David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports' Auto Test Department.

Generally, cars that have high performance engines do well, but fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles also seem to have happier owners than owners of similar non-hybrid vehicles.

Ninety-five percent of Prius owners said they would buy one again. Among Corvette owners, 93 percent said they would buy the car again.

The Prius is a gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle that runs partly on electricity generated by its gasoline engine. The Corvette is General Motors' iconic two-seat sports car.

The Ford Mustang GT, another iconic American performance car, claimed third place in owner satisfaction rankings.

Champion credits the Prius's unusual design for much of its appeal. Unlike hybrid versions of otherwise non-hybrid vehicles, the Prius makes a very public statement about the owner.

"Everyone can see you're driving a hybrid," said Champion.

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[p626808]

Originally posted by jkash@Mar 2 2006, 06:26 PM
Consumer Reports: Prius, Corvette 'Most Satisfying' to own

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The Toyota Prius is the car that makes its owners happiest, according to a survey by Consumer Reports, but the Chevrolet Corvette is a close second.

"There's a strange dichotomy in the 'Most Satisfying' cars," pointed out David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports' Auto Test Department.

Generally, cars that have high performance engines do well, but fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles also seem to have happier owners than owners of similar non-hybrid vehicles.

Ninety-five percent of Prius owners said they would buy one again. Among Corvette owners, 93 percent said they would buy the car again.

The Prius is a gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle that runs partly on electricity generated by its gasoline engine. The Corvette is General Motors' iconic two-seat sports car.

The Ford Mustang GT, another iconic American performance car, claimed third place in owner satisfaction rankings.

Champion credits the Prius's unusual design for much of its appeal. Unlike hybrid versions of otherwise non-hybrid vehicles, the Prius makes a very public statement about the owner.

"Everyone can see you're driving a hybrid," said Champion.

Read more.

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That is why I own both a prius and a vette

[maggieddd]

Prius - the most reliable vehicle of 2005

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5241767

[mdmikemd]

Originally posted by maggieddd@Mar 3 2006, 09:17 AM
Prius - the most reliable vehicle of 2005

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5241767

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Uh oh, they reference CR, someone we know will soon be knocking that...

[Tideland Prius]

Does anyone have the latest issue of Wired? Apparently the Prius won the award of "Best Hybrid"

[malorn]

Originally posted by maggieddd@Mar 3 2006, 08:17 AM
Prius - the most reliable vehicle of 2005

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5241767

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How can that be? How many folks on here have had their Prius stall on them? The most dependable car had a recall for stalling and I am in trouble for questining the methods of CR? <_< This was not a recall to adjust the headlights, it was a recall to take care of a stalling problem. I have no trouble believing the most satisfying car but the most dependable? c'mon.

[malorn]

Originally posted by p626808@Mar 3 2006, 07:51 AM
That is why I own both a prius and a vette

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which one do yoy find the most satisfying and do you fill out CR surveys?

[slortz]

Originally posted by malorn@Mar 3 2006, 03:05 PM
How can that be?  How many folks on here have had their Prius stall on them? 

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A good question if you are honestly asking it but somehow I get the sense that you are posing it rhetorically.
By this question are you implying that using a percentage of the number of people who have voiced having the stalling problem on PriusChat would be a better gauge of overall vehicle dependability than CR's survey methods?
Do you have any idea what percentage of the overall 12,000+ PC'ers have/had the problem? How significant a number is that when put into a percentage of ALL Prius owners nationally or worldwide? Please don't give me an answer like, "Well, I don't have any numbers on that but I'm just sure by my gut feeling it must be a lot."
Do you know what the numbers are for people who haven't posted anything about a stalling problem because they haven't had to?
After finding out the answers to those questions then you have to ask how does that compare to all of the other industry makes to know whether the statement/result is inaccurate.
I'm not about to say I have the answers to these questions cause I don't know the numbers--which is why I can't understand how you can discount a widely accepted survey resource like CR without having ANYTHING other than your own personal (completely unbiased, of course )perception. If MR (Malorn Reports) surveys can give me substantial trustworthy data to review, please do.

By the way, you'll be happy to hear I have not had a single reliability problem in close to 20,000 miles of my Prius ownership.

[ScottY]

Originally posted by slortz@Mar 3 2006, 05:39 PM
By the way, you'll be happy to hear I have not had a single reliability problem in close to 20,000 miles of my Prius ownership. 

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hey, same here. A bit more than 20k miles, no problems at all!

[tleonhar]

Originally posted by malorn@Mar 3 2006, 04:05 PM
How can that be?  How many folks on here have had their Prius stall on them?  The most dependable car had a recall for stalling and I am in trouble for questining the methods of CR? <_<  This was not a recall to adjust the headlights, it was a recall to take care of a stalling problem.  I have no trouble believing the most satisfying car but the most dependable?  c'mon.

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Same things I just can't resist :P God will get me for this...

Um, maybe if GM dealers had hot spots in their service waiting rooms. Every week when the GM owners are in having their vehicles repaired, they could describe their problem-du-jour while they are waiting on the mechanic.