Recent content by Toyfour14

I drive from WI to IL at least twice a month, but my work is very close. Snow is the enemy as you know for small compact cars, but I keep reading with snow tires it will be ok. Even in an suv with 4wd or awd you can't drive faster than normal. What worries me is getting stuck in the snow. That's...

That's exactly what I do. I ask for an email from the sales manager that shows they agree they will match he price. I tell them about the trade in at the end. I have always used truecar and if they don't want to sell it to me at the estimate truecar gives I go elsewhere. Many dealers try and say...

Should I stick with the Clean Trade-in amount? Anything less means go away to another dealer?

Where is the best website to see real world trade in values for my 4Runner? NADA is one choice, but is it the best?

Why does the Prius have such a horrible resale value? I read in another forum an owner had '13 with 36k miles. He paid 24k and only got $12j on a trade in. There goes his gas savings.

Light snow...how about heavy snow?

Would you drive the Prius if you lived in the snowy Midwest vs AZ?

The 4Runner and Prius both have traction control, but the 4Runner can be thrown into 4wd and the Prius can't. How does the Prius handle in the snow with just traction control.

One thing I don't get is the solar roof. It serves no purpose in my opinion. If your close enough it turns on the a/c to cool the interior. It's also a $1,500 option too.

Well said. I commend Toyota on making so many hybrids, but unlike 4Runner they have not been around long enough to say they will last in this market. There is just too much competition now and with low gas prices hybrids and Prius's can be sold for next to nothing at the moment. What appeals to...

Well said, but the average person will say $10k of gas in 5 years?$@!- As I'm passing hem by in the snow I'll ask them that same question.

Tesla and Prius have a 10 year warranty on theirs I believe.

I know it's not a fair example, but none the less it's like comparing night and day and left and right. Overall I'm just discussing the gas savings, size, engine, reliability, snow performance and why someone would need to go all out with a 4Runner and spend that extra $10k of gas in 5 years vs...

How do use your Prius, how do use your 4Runner? Do you have snow tires on the Prius?

The thing that people won't know is that when the hybrid's die off slowly (which they are because gas is so low) the Prius will be worthless offsetting any and all gas savings.