Comments on: 2008 Toyota Prius i-Tech Hybrid Review

By: bundy

bundy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:45:23 +0000

A 1.6 hdi CITOREN NEW OVER 1000 KL driving up the east coast. RETURNED 4.4 LITRES PER 100 MEAUSERD FROM BOWSER TOP UP
COST 28K Looked at the Prius but the citroen sx 5 star rated was the go for me

By: Shak

Shak — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:54:36 +0000

oh yeah 4got 2 mention the i30 diesel thanks Robin Graves.

By: Shak

Shak — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:36:49 +0000

This motor company builds vehicles that are the pinnacle of bland and then sells them to the motoring public as sporty reliable(i’ll give them that)and fun to drive. But this is probably the car that has gripped the world as the saviour to our warming problem. in my opinion cars such as the 2 and the diesel pasaat/ jetta have the fun and economy not this hyped up blandmobile from japans blandest carmaker. A spot of Honda anyone ?

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:38:54 +0000

Not quite Robin Graves. The batteries for the Prius are closer to $4k. Apparently only 2 so far in Australia have been replace. One of them was a Taxi in Cairns that had clocked over about 500,000km. However I am not a fan of the Prius. Over the whole of life it is more polluting than a good oil burner or efficient petrol. As mentioned earlier, it is only a stop gap. Go Hydrogen and the like! If Hydrogen does get a leg up there will be a lot of upset people as it will mean Mazda will start producing rotary engines in greater numbers! That is right, the rotary is far superior as a hydrogen power plant than a conventional piston engine.

By: Robin Graves

Robin Graves — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:02:54 +0000

I’ve heard the batteries are about $10k, I’d love to cop that bill after forking out so much more for a small hatch. I wouldnt want to be in one in an accident either, imagine if the batteries got shorted out. Also if you needed to be cut free by the jaws of life, I bet they’d be nervous about cutting thru things incase its cutting thru the curret carrying wires. Give me an i30 diesel any day.

By: Realcars

Realcars — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:38:31 +0000

Doctor, IMO u would have to have rocks in your head to pay 46k for one of these new.

On the other hand if u picked one up for 23k less than 2 years old with 30k on the odo and had a long commute to work everyday then at 4.4l/100klms would be a good proposition I suppose.

By: JEKYL & HYDE

JEKYL & HYDE — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:59:44 +0000

realcars and dlr1,

put both cars in their right boxes guys.omega (govt price)say 26k,some woeful ones are 15k now w/sale.prius $???(i’m thinking high twenty/early thirty’s) to govt,now passing in at $18k.has anyone ever replaced the batteries on one?i’d be real interested to see what they cost,and how long they last?

By: Realcars

Realcars — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:46:40 +0000

Yes DLR1 u know everything as usual.

Wipe another 3k off the Omega (lets be generous)and Omega still has better resale.

U mention itech and I’ll mention sv6 and it gets even better for Holden.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:04:17 +0000

my point is you claimed toyota invests heavily in their own diesel tech,
yet the very reason they went for a venture with Isuzu was so that they had access to some diesel tech.

doesnt sound like they are too confident with what ever they currently had

By: Dlr1

Dlr1 — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:30:56 +0000

Realcars, sorry to burst you bubble but a 2yo Omega with 40K is nowhere near 20K ATM, and the base prius makes 20-22K, the iTech closer to 25. Both resales are appaling anyway.

By: Bavarian Missile (.)(.)

Bavarian Missile (.)(.) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:43:54 +0000

Yep I did Andrew just trying to let everyone else know hes back.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:30:55 +0000

Correct me if i am wrong (don’t bother, i’m not)
Didnt toyota invest in diesel tech by investing in another company called Isuzu????

its like saying im investing in a cure for cancer because i made a donation
Im sure any break throughs in a cure cant be contributed to me directly

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:53:14 +0000

BM,
you didnt pick up on that bit of sarcasm then hey???

By: RoFlmaTiC

RoFlmaTiC — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:41:27 +0000

Toyota sells the Prius at an expensive price because they CAN.

What company with a duty to its shareholders to maximise profits would do otherwise?

Maybe if the other manufacturers (aside from Honda) got their act together and finally release a hybrid to compete with the prius then Toyota will lower their prices to respond.

REgarding your proposal realcars, such a car would only provide marginal fuel savings over the system in the prius, except it would mean the car would have far less peak power and would be very sluggish (on current technology).

By: Bavarian Missile (.)(.)

Bavarian Missile (.)(.) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:29:51 +0000

Andrew J.J.T is Dingo………hes been reported AGAIN!

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:14:16 +0000

realcars, i totally agree with your last post

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:10:50 +0000

J.J.T.,
I wasnt talking to you, i was talking to Dingo ;)

but it seems like you are a lost cause aswell

By: tonyn

tonyn — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:54:17 +0000

at the end of the day….. vw gold 1.9 tdi, or audi a3 1.9tdie offer a better consumption rate and even in the govt’s “greenguide” they rate the two vw group diesels as a “greener” alternative.

Why would you buys this?? its ugly, its slow and it does nothing for the environment but make you feel good!!!

buy a diesel, vw, ford, mazda, and holden all import a great diesel that would smoke the prius and make a better mark on the environment!!!

By: AAA

AAA — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:26:41 +0000

Whenever you brake, the energy gets dissipated as heat in the brakes. What hybrid do is to convert that energy into drive energy and use it to propel the car. It’s sort of like “free” energy and that can only be a good thing.

By: Realcars

Realcars — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:47:21 +0000

Hybid tech thus far in human evolution is a wank for posers. Nothing more.Show me a plugin hybrid with an inboard combustion motor to charge the batteries as needed and electric only drive then I might change my mind.

If u can buy a better car in a Corolla and never recoup the extra outlay over the ownership cycle then why would u buy a Prius other than to pose as a “pretend” greeny.