"Travis King" <Anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
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> "Wolfgang" <NOwolfXgang_dieterSPAM@NOXcox.net> wrote in message
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>> Not unless its to get you in restricted HOV lanes and thats important to
>> you or you need the tax rebate. Unless you live/work where yo commute 90%
>> of time in heavy stop and go traffic forget the Prius. You'd take a huge
>> beating on the Camry and pay an unreasonable premium for the Prius.
>>
>> "Enrique A" <atk@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>>> Would you traded in a Camry 05 LE V6 with 20000 miles for a 2006 Prius
>>> with 0 miles? Taking in consideration that you spend about $40 every 4
>>> days on gas.
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> Stick with the Camry if you do lots of highway travel. Like "wolfgang"
> said, if you do 90% city travel, then it might be worth it. The fuel
> economy isn't much better than a Corolla out on the highway because it
> constantly uses the gas engine. I believe the electric battery charges
> when you stop or press the brakes, so when you're out on the highway -
> guess what? You rarely touch the brakes. I would think the Prius would
> be fun to drive, however. I've heard a hybrid is like a golf cart in how
> it drives - my grandma has a golf cart and it's really fun to drive.
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You could conceivably use more fuel in city driving if the trip is less than
20 minutes and conceivably use less fuel in highway driving if the trip is
more than 20 minutes. And just because the engine is running doesn't mean
there isn't times it's not above 75 mpg or more on level ground cruising at
60 especially in the summer when the warm air has less resistance. When I
was in New Brunswick Ca. I held it at 110 kph many times and my overall mpg
after driving 2500 miles was 50.
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