Confused By Dealer!

Welcome to Priuschat and good luck on buying the car. If I were you I'd find another dealer unless this one's giving you a really great price. If you believe everything a car salesman tells you I have a really nice bridge for a good price, available today.

I have had my 2005 since October 2004 in general on the highway at 65-70 mph I average 50 to 55 mpg.

 

You will definetly get better mileage in a Prius that a Yaris. I have an 05 Prius and my dad has an 06 Yaris hatchback. I get around 42 to 45 MPG and he gets around 35 to 37 MPG.

What you have to balance is cost and size. The Prius is significantly larger than the Yaris, but then cost significantly more. (about $10,00 more).

If you need the size, get the Prius. If its strictly fuel economy and price driving your decision, (meaning the least expensive car possible) I'd have to go for the Yaris.

Don't think I'm knocking the Prius, I'm getting the Gen3 when it comes out. This is strictly a dollars analysis.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(brick @ Apr 12 2007, 03:44 PM) [snapback]422254[/snapback]</div>

Not by a long shot! How about the guy telling customers that the B on the shifter is for "battery" and you use it to avoid turning on the gas engine as much.

On topic: Salesdroid is wrong.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PriusJoelR @ Apr 13 2007, 07:37 AM) [snapback]422655[/snapback]</div>

Noted, and thanks for replying in the wolves' den! There are some smart folks out there - I just never seem to run into one. The folks around here don't care what they're selling. Yesterday it was a Dodge, today it is a Prius. A car is a car, right? One hour of internet research has consistently netted me more (and certainly more accurate) info than any car salesman that I've yet met!