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> “The people with money buy a Tesla,” he said. The Prius looks like an old-man's car to me. Teslas have all the bells-and-whistles and don't look half bad.
by Yhippa 10y ago
> “The people with money buy a Tesla,” he said.
The Prius looks like an old-man's car to me. Teslas have all the bells-and-whistles and don't look half bad. Much easier to peacock in a Model S than _any_ of the Prii.
- karma_vaccum123 10y agoTrue, but the Prius is the greatest ANTI-Peacock vehicle ever! To police, it is invisible. I have never been given a second glance by a police officer even when I am clearly speeding. Cops just seem to tune them out as granny cars.
- Yhippa 10y agoAnother benefit of being anti-peacock is that the thing will be easier to sell in the future. Lots of crafty folded sheet metal looks dated compared to more conservative designs.
- fps 10y agoa 10 year old prius, which originally sold for $21K, is worth a little over $5K today. a 10 year old Tacoma, which originally sold for $22K, is worth just under $13K today. Conservative design was the better buy.
- sixothree 10y agoToyota has made some awful design decisions in the last few years. I've owned Toyota's most of my life. I'm on year 11 of my Camry and would like a new Camry or Lexus. Instead I'm looking at other manufacturers.
- r00fus 10y agoHear, hear! In mid-2000s Toyota was an innovator and disruptor (hybrids). Now they're busy being disrupted by GM and Ford (Toyota has no production electrics) and, of course, Tesla. And the new Priuses don't look good. Everyone I talked to have said the same thing. It's like they wanted to ensure it'd fail - because Toyo is now all-in for fuel-cells.