Corolla vs Prius = no contest

[yoda]

Hi All,

Well, I've had my Prius for 2 weeks now. Still can't get over how much I love it AND the fact that I don't miss the power of my old Trans-Am at all!

Anyway - I had to take the Prius in to the dealer today for it's scheduled additions (Protectant Stuff and Lowjack). (Don't lecture me, I ALWAYS get Lojack. I know that Prii are hard to steal, but anyway...)

The nice dealer gave me a corolla to use FREE since my Prius has to be there a day (my work schedule - I couldn't wait for it and had to do a night dropoff).

Nice of the dealer to let me use the corolla free - And I suppose it's an ok little car - but I have to tell you - it's NO Prius. I think I've been spoiled. It's like going back to a scratched up LP after being subjected to perfect digital CD's.....

Yoda

[norman]

I had a Camry V6 loaner once (when they scratched my '04 Red"). The Camry felt like a big puffy balloon on the road. Light and twitchy handling. Felt like it needed a bag of potatoes in the trunk to give it more stability. I noticed the lack of torque (compared to the Prius) once it was in "top gear", and the big dash "in your face". What can I say? THey're both Toyota's and well built, but nothing on the road compares to my Red "princess".

[DaveinOlyWA]

i went from a corolla to my Prius... granted my corolla was an older model, but there is no comparison. it simply has to do with the fact that the Prius has too many new and advanced features that the corolla simply didnt have

[kazots]

Corolla is a good choice for a car for your children going to college, but not for a person who is interested in the environment and gas saving.

[Codyroo]

The corolla gets very good gas mileage....even better if driven reasonably. Emissions will be a problem for most non hybrid vehicles, but can be minimized by driver behavior (drive reasonably, combine trips, drive when necessary, keep tires well inflated, etc).

The corolla is a good car for college students, Low cost of ownership (low purchase cost, low cost to maintain, good gas mileage, low insurance)with high reliability. Absolutely nothing wrong with any of those things. A much better choice than a V8 Mustang or a Hemi anything....(cool cars, testosterone pleasing performance, but maybe not the best choice for low cost of ownership, and high reliability).

[sdtundra]

Had i not gotten the Prius, i would probably be in a Corolla. One of my friends has a 1998 Mustang GT that just eats gas and being red, tickets. I told him to look into a Corolla hell even the S or XRS (XRS comes with the Camry 4 cylidner making 158 hp) he said its too girly....and wants to get an 03-04 Cobra....?

[Devil's Advocate]

Well better than when I had a warranty issue and the dealer loaner was a Chevy Silverado crew cab!!!!!! I used more gas in 3 days than two weeks with the Prius. I almost made a claim for the additional money spent on gas. This happend when gas was 2.25, I would probably make the claim if it happend today.

[xsmatt81]

does your friend notice mostly girls drive mustangs?

the only time i see a guy in a stang is with GT or the better models, stock mustang is a girls car for sure..always see women in them.

[Tideland Prius]

wow this thread's from 2005.

Fast forward to today and the new 2009 Corolla is a lot better.

[priusenvy]

Originally Posted by norman

I had a Camry V6 loaner once (when they scratched my '04 Red"). The Camry felt like a big puffy balloon on the road. Light and twitchy handling. Felt like it needed a bag of potatoes in the trunk to give it more stability. I noticed the lack of torque (compared to the Prius) once it was in "top gear", and the big dash "in your face". What can I say? THey're both Toyota's and well built, but nothing on the road compares to my Red "princess".

You drank the Kool Aid. A V-6 Camry has around 260 horsepower and does 0-60 in 6.7 seconds, a full THREE SECONDS faster than the Prius. It will absolutely smoke a Prius in ANY acceleration contest, and keep up with a BMW 330i (in a straight line).

You're deluded, and the numbers prove it.