Gas prices

[DierwulfBL]

another great thing about the prius (and probably the civic too) is that they're virtually emission free (unlike a late model civic). Yea i watched a whole show on TLC or discovery on the Prius and it seemed like a very nice economy car. The continuously variable transmission is a work of art too, just imagine a CV tranny on a car with some high power, always in the peak of the powerband. Yea the show said the prius originally was supposed to cost 30,000 but they got a hefty government grant that knocked the price down to around 20,000 and then you get the income tax credit of i think 2000, so essentially 18,000 for a earth friendly, good gas mileage piece of machinery. However, like most new things i'd definitely wait on buying one, just incase theres issues with the design that dont hold up (like most new models). Definitely a step in the right direction. Oh yea, has anyone seen that eclipse prototype thats crazy lookin and orange???? It's a hybrid and makes something like 600whp and crazy amounts of torque. So just like regular cars, the hybrids will have economy versions, and more performance oriented versions, just gotta give it some time to progress. I dunno about you guys, but i can't wait to see what the high performance hybrids can do.