Prius for Piano Tech?

[Marcel Carey]

HI John,
 
I've had Golf diesel (2) and found out the price was getting too high
for these and the quality was getting lower (Made in Mexico). I then had
a Mazda Protégé (3) which didn't give me any trouble at all for all the
150K I did with it. I now have a Toyota Matrix (same engine and interior
as the Vibe) and I'm extremely happy with it. It's economical and
trouble free (who wants to loose a day of work to be in the repair
shop).
 
Marcel Carey RPT
Sherbrooke, QC

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Envoyé : 28 avril 2006 08:41
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Objet : RE: Prius for Piano Tech?



Terry,

 

I’ve heard somewhere that hybrids do not get as good of mileage with
mostly highway driving, which is typically what I do. Have you noticed
anything like that, say, on a long road trip?

 

Mine is a 1999 Honda Accord with 221,000 miles. I’m hoping for 300K
before I retire it. A normal year sees anywhere from 24K to 30K miles. I
have to transport two small boys, so I need something that will
comfortably seat them along with car seats, plus carry my trunk-full of
tools. I’d need to eyeball the Prius to see if it would do all that. I
generally like the idea of reducing emissions (for human health-not sure
yet about any negative effect on the planet), but it’s also a big
difference in price right now between gas-burners and hybrids. I wish
we’d get off our buns and drill for oil in Anwar or in my back yard if
there’s oil here. At the same time, also develop alternative energy at a
reasonable cost so we can virtually eliminate our dependence on oil.
Sounds good, don’t know if it’s possible. Time will tell.

 

Other cars I’d consider looking at are the Pontiac Vibe (30/36 MPG), and
the Mazda 3 5-door (26/32 MPG). If I remember correctly, there’s a
Volkswagen station wagon with a diesel engine that gets mileage in the
40’s, but I’m not so sure how stable the price of diesel is – would have
to check that first.

 

Lots of decisions, eh? ;-)

 

John Formsma

 

 

 

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