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Originally Posted by bronsin

The number is 40% according to the article.

The car has proven reliable.

And I have to like the strategy Toyota came up with. Instead of giving an obscene ammount of money to the gas companies, the Prius is designed so you give the money to Toyota.

Very cunning.

think you misunderstood me. The Prius is a good car. It is probably the only good hybrid. Would not surprise me if all the other hybrids were crap.

Originally Posted by bentjazz

I think maybe not a lot, but some (like me), would buy the diesel Yaris due to concerns about energy consumption. It wouldn't necessarily be a money issue, but an ideological issue particularly when one considers how dependent we are upon foreign sources of energy for fuel for our cars. I know I would have definitely bought a smaller engine Yaris if it were offered here, and I do feel as gas prices climb people will be more inclined towards these smaller engines. I guess we'll have to wait and see.....

Not enough. besides, most oil we import is not for use in automobiles. There is a reason a 1.5l engine is the smallest you can get in the US. Smaller ones were tried and failed miserably. Like I said as is with current prod numbers the Yaris barely sells enough to not be canceled all together.