Hello Tam,
In case you aren't aware, HJ's long term Toyota Prius Road Test is well worth a read. It can be found at:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/index.htm?id=135
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Tam,
Nice to hear from a Shetlander. Good luck with the Prius.
I'd a wonderful holiday on the Mainland and Unst about 15 years ago. I was impressed with the new roads and ferries that had been built since 1968, my first visit. My part of the Tait clan came from the Voe and Bixter area.
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I'm as fascinated as everyone else in how you get on. Toyota might be quite interested, too. HJ
This chap may be interested too....
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=38...0
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I think the technology is promising and I would like to use one but as a high milage user I would have the following questions:-
1. How long do the batteries last?
2. How much do they cost to replace?
3. How are they disposed of (environmental issues)?
4. When is the diesel version comming which hopefully is even more efficient.
5. When is there going to be a mainstream car - an Avensis or RAV4 etc?
As an aside, leasing cos need to make them better value as at the moment they do not know what the residuals will be and as such the lease cost is prohibitive.
Best of luck with it.
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I think the technology is promising and I would like to use one but as a high milage user I would have the following questions:- 1. How long do the batteries last? 2. How much do they cost to replace? 3. How are they disposed of (environmental issues)? 4. When is the diesel version comming which hopefully is even more efficient. 5. When is there going to be a mainstream car - an Avensis or RAV4 etc? As an aside, leasing cos need to make them better value as at the moment they do not know what the residuals will be and as such the lease cost is prohibitive. Best of luck with it.
are you a yellow jacket and clipboard wearer?i see lots of these these days maybe the car is just an appeasement for govt bodies and red ken????? i love the car by the way but have to admit never driven one
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:::::::::: When is there going to be a mainstream car - an Avensis or RAV4 etc?
Prius is pretty mainstream, it´s a 5 door hatch after all. I think they funked it up a bit for marketing purposes. I would imagine they were pretty keen to distance it from the humdrum Avensis.
They´ve just released a hybrid SUV, the Lexus. If it´s anything like the petrol model our friends have in Oz it´ll be very desirable indeed.
PS I´ve not got anything against Avensii.
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"are you a yellow jacket and clipboard wearer?i see lots of these these days maybe the car is just an appeasement for govt bodies and red ken????? i love the car by the way but have to admit never driven one
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No! The questions are pertinent to ownership costs for high milage users.
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"are you a yellow jacket and clipboard wearer?i see lots of these these days maybe the car is just an appeasement for govt bodies and red ken????? i love the car by the way but have to admit never driven one -- " No! The questions are pertinent to ownership costs for high milage users.
well then for high mileages the answer is a good diesel always was/is.
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