Wife liked Prius / Hello

[06DaytonaR/T]

Hello we almost bought a Prius. It was just enough more than a Camry at the time. The interesting thing is the dealer never has any in stock.

Good luck happened and I was able to get a Hemi Charger Daytona. But the wife likes Prius and is now thinking Camry Hybrid next year. The Camry has a new style that is like the Avelon.

Just wanted to say hi!

[TonyPSchaefer]

Well Hello and welcome to Priuschat.

[Tideland Prius]

welcome to PriusChat!

Ask away if you have any questions regarding either vehicle.

[SW03ES]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(06DaytonaR/T @ Apr 13 2006, 12:57 PM) [snapback]239174[/snapback]</div>

The interesting thing is the dealer never has any in stock.[/b]

Do we never listen to the news?

[Bill Merchant]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(06DaytonaR/T @ Apr 13 2006, 09:57 AM) [snapback]239174[/snapback]</div>

Good luck happened and I was able to get a Hemi Charger Daytona. [/b]

So what kind of milage are you getting in that Hemi? Things are beginning to warm up in the northern hemisphere, so most of our milage should be rising. I'm getting 50 MPG, up from 42 MPG in the middle of winter. I'm glad my milage is going up becuase the price of gas is shooting up.

Good luck.

[V8Cobrakid]

nice smug there bill. hehe

welcome to the group

[Vandil]

Amusing, 05 GT owner here.

Also skimming the prius/hybrid info because the wife's interested in a hybrid for her next car.

Certainly doesn't get the MPG you guys do and I'm running premium only, but I think 06Daytona can agree. We sure have alot of fun burning it up! (av 19-20mpg mixed driving, 25hwy if I'm light footed)

Short commute for me, one trip every two weeks to the station. The wife however puts alot more miles on her car and I think a hybrid would be a pretty good fit for her.

[TonyPSchaefer]

Now now, Bill. Oh sure we were all thinking it....

Let's allow him to settle in first and then we'll ask him to start tracking the mileage on that Hemi. Eventually, he'll realize that his wife is kicking butt in fuel savings every month. Don't let him in on it, but we'll quietly make a competition of it.

Wait a minute. You're not reading this, are you?

[Bill Merchant]

I'm reading your post, Tony, but I doubt 06DaytonaR/T is; it looks like he's a one-post wonder. And I sincerely wish him good luck, he's going to need it a lot more than Prius drivers will as gas goes and stays over $3.00.

Do you suppose, Vandil, that we aren't having any fun not burning it up? There's another current topic, started by galaxee I believe, about what makes a Prius fun. This is a VERY fun car to drive, and fuel.

[Vandil]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ Apr 16 2006, 03:57 AM) [snapback]240451[/snapback]</div>

Do you suppose, Vandil, that we aren't having any fun not burning it up? There's another current topic, started by galaxee I believe, about what makes a Prius fun. This is a VERY fun car to drive, and fuel.

[/b]

The car certainly wouldn't have the owner satisfaction rating it does if people didn't enjoy the prius. Personally it's just not the car for me. It's like practical and stuff

Different strokes for different folks. I just wanted to point out not all of us cry all the way to the pump. Some of use knew exactly what we were getting into and we bought what we did with gas/personal desires in mind when we did so.

You like getting 55mpg and I like getting 450hp. Nothing really wrong with either unfortunately they haven't come up with a way to have both yet and still have it be semi practical and affordable.

One day perhaps.