I bought one of the first Toyota Priuses three years ago, and have 38K on mine. It's a wonderful, easy to drive, no sacrifices, all around regular car. I get about 44 mpg, and I'm a leadfoot, not a creeper. The new second-generation Prius coming out next month is superior in every way, I'm sure you'll love it. (Oregon plate LOW CO2)
French Show The Day Before the Europe-to-US One
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This apparently commemerates the first official US-to-Europe transmission. I clearly remember that as soon as Telstar came up the French sent the first Europe-to-US program, a wonderful last-minute little program with a singer and live shots around Paris. This was the day *before* the officially planned "first" program from Europe. Tweaked the proper British authorities a bit as I recall. I saw it on network TV in the US. Yet I've never found any reference to it in TV histories or web sites. Doesn't someone else remember it?
Toyota's Prius is a real 4-door 5-passenger sedan with a good trunk, power accessories, air conditioning, etc. It drives great, with plenty of power on the freeway when you need it. A big color LCD touchscreen in the dash gives you a running display on what the hybrid system is doing, what your instantaneous mileage is, what it's been, etc. You even get little "bonus point" icons for every 50 watt-hours of energy you recapture on braking or coasting. EPA estimates are 52 city / 45 highway. That's right, it's more efficient in the city. You're going slower there, so why shouldn't all cars be like that? These numbers are lower than the Insight, but Prius is a much bigger car, one which could replace 90% of the SUVs, pickups and big cars most people drive without giving up anything but twisted ego-gratification. For me it will gratify my ego to be driving such a technically advanced and efficient car. Prius is also a SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle). The gas mileage translates directly into CO2 reduction, which is the main issue for me, plus other pollutants are 1/10 of normal new cars. The price is quite reasonable for that class of car, too. I put down my deposit and hope to take delivery in August. Excellent web site: Toyota Prius
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I bought one of the first Toyota Priuses three years ago, and have 38K on mine. It's a wonderful, easy to drive, no sacrifices, all around regular car. I get about 44 mpg, and I'm a leadfoot, not a creeper. The new second-generation Prius coming out next month is superior in every way, I'm sure you'll love it. (Oregon plate LOW CO2)
This apparently commemerates the first official US-to-Europe transmission. I clearly remember that as soon as Telstar came up the French sent the first Europe-to-US program, a wonderful last-minute little program with a singer and live shots around Paris. This was the day *before* the officially planned "first" program from Europe. Tweaked the proper British authorities a bit as I recall. I saw it on network TV in the US. Yet I've never found any reference to it in TV histories or web sites. Doesn't someone else remember it?
Toyota's Prius is a real 4-door 5-passenger sedan with a good trunk, power accessories, air conditioning, etc. It drives great, with plenty of power on the freeway when you need it. A big color LCD touchscreen in the dash gives you a running display on what the hybrid system is doing, what your instantaneous mileage is, what it's been, etc. You even get little "bonus point" icons for every 50 watt-hours of energy you recapture on braking or coasting. EPA estimates are 52 city / 45 highway. That's right, it's more efficient in the city. You're going slower there, so why shouldn't all cars be like that? These numbers are lower than the Insight, but Prius is a much bigger car, one which could replace 90% of the SUVs, pickups and big cars most people drive without giving up anything but twisted ego-gratification. For me it will gratify my ego to be driving such a technically advanced and efficient car. Prius is also a SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle). The gas mileage translates directly into CO2 reduction, which is the main issue for me, plus other pollutants are 1/10 of normal new cars. The price is quite reasonable for that class of car, too. I put down my deposit and hope to take delivery in August. Excellent web site: Toyota Prius