Not to defend the Prius too much, I wouldn't buy one, but it seems like you are being a little tough on them. The thread you linked to about the oil burning pro

Not to defend the Prius too much, I wouldn't buy one, but it seems like you are being a little tough on them. The thread you linked to about the oil burning problem starts with a post containing... the solution to the oil burning problem? > It cost us over $2,000 for each car which completely negated any money we might have saved on gas over the lifetime of the vehicle. Really? I haven't done the math and I imagine it's heavily dependent on what vehicle you're comparing it to, but... $2k is not an expensive repair for a $30k, 10 year old car.