[Piotrsko]

But you keep comparing apples and watermelons (which is my point).

A 2 bar prius is like a $500 beater that needs a head gasket. It works, kinda, but you are limited in all kinds ways like range, reliability, cost to repair. Pretty sure you wouldn't take either on a trip across the US in a snowstorm, but I wouldn't bet money on that anymore. Also pretty sure you won't make the 197 recharge miles in a 2 bar but that isn't the point either. BTW: how many kids do you know that have the ability and tools to do a head gasket?

If that's all you can get, you make it work as good as you can, if that best is still inadequate...... I guess you're screwed. Seems to be a lot of screwed people nowadays.