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Old 12-04-2008, 11:56 AM   #29 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by theunchosen View Post
Yours, and please correct me if I am wrong I don't want to offend, I think is simplicity/efficiency? In which case a Prius or another hybrid is a good choice(used, and never new ^_^).
Not quite. Simplicity/efficiency is important (especially when taken in the Lotus sense), but the most important factor in my car-buying decision is that it be a two-seater. Helps to be a hatchback, so I can get skis, bike, dog, and suchlike in it, and has to have a manual transmission.

Even if the Prius got twice the mpg, it still wouldn't be high on my buy list because at heart it's still a stodgy 4/5 passenger sedan. I'm just glad Honda made the Insight the way it did.
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