Actually I have both been in and driven a Pri`us...even took it on vacation with 4 people and luggage... 900 mi trip.. and yes .. it does preform... however, as you say the "green-washing" is most annoying and objectionable.
The "I drive a Pri`us" you may kiss my ring because I'm so green, attitude. When and if your Pri`us is 35 yrs old, bring it by... I'll still be driving my MBZ and enjoying it. Previous to this Pri`us there was another, bought new 2 yrs ago.. it already started developing "issues" so it was traded in for a new 2011 version because the repair vs trade & replace cost was nearly a wash. Grant... AZ... On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Written as somebody who has obviously never been in a Prius before... > > Its a big car that is surprisingly quick, even by modern car standards. > > As far as I'm concerned the Prius (say it like a brit, PrI-us) isn't a bad > car, its the green-washing thats annoying. > > -Curt > > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:00:09 -0700 > From: G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hybrids > Message-ID: > <CANTuLYhE0gYVi6pkSie=RAFd=fuojxgsb5mqcukhnmptoaa...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > <snip> > Instead, I get a chevy "volt" or a "Prius" that barely pulls out of the > driveway under it's own power, costs $70,000 in real dollars to own and > support. > > I'm not drinking all this "go green" coolaid.... > > Rant over. > Grant... > AZ.... > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com