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Originally Posted by nevada
i dont mean to piss in your cheerios, but $10k would have bought a LOT of gas for the 4runners...
and, you wouldnt have had to drive a prius...
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ah, well, I said it cost less than 10k... I didn't say how much it cost.
LOL, you havent gone thru my build thread have you? My 4runner maybe gets 16mpg. I have 33's a roof rack, a tire on top, 300lbs of storage box and gear and run 5.29 gearing. My 4runner is no longer a DD. My rpms are about 3400 at 70mph. check out the build thread in my sig.
thats why I have a DD, my previous DD is a 2001 Grand Am GT, which gets about 20-22mpg if I dont go crazy on the gas.
My wifes 4runner is a 2007 V8 that was averaging 18-20mpg on her drive to work.
So by getting rid of the 2001 Grand Am and paying just a bit more for the prius, both my wife and I almost both TRIPLE our gas mileage to work. I work nights, she works days so we both get to use it as a commuter.
Together we are averaging about 53mpg, Im getting about 56mpg to my work and home. That means I can go to work and home and she can go to work and home and we still havent used a gallon of gas. We did the math and we will save on average over TWICE as much money on gas than our Prius payment is.
Its all math and money and because we are both able to drive it to work, it nearly triples BOTH of our gas mileage.
And its actually not bad to drive either! I actually dont mind it much!
Im gonna put a "stealth" deck in it and one of these bad boys
Kenwood KSC-SW1 Subwoofer @
with a huge amp I have laying around.
I love the fact I can get in and start the car with the key in my pocket.
My wife is loving the drive.
And Im super competitive with others and myself so Im always trying to get better gas mileage on my next drive than I got on the one before.
Rating:
Duhockey gives the prius a 5 thumbs up!
PS. oh, with the money we save I can pay off my wifes 4runner faster, Once my wifes 4runner is paid off Im buying one of the following as an onroad toy: Scion FRS, Dodge Charger RT, Hyundai Genesis, Lexus IS350, havent decided yet.