Is it possible to trade a car in for the Prius, even with the 3-24 month wait?
because of this, my dad doesnt want to go for the prius. its not that he doesnt want to buy the prius, he would if there were one available right now (sooooo impossible)

*sigh* so i've started looking at the scion tC...............

Trade? Don't know about that.
Scion is relatively new -- haven't heard much about them. The tC looks nice.

mmmmm, tC......have you talked with the dealership? you could probably work out a deal to trade in the car when the prius arrives.

Hi Flare:

___Since you would be waiting for some time and you father is considering the Scion, the Honda Fit SE w/ the HCH’s ICE (non-Hybrid) is rumored to be in the $10 - $12K range. 50 - 55 hwy EPA estimate, 2,200 - 2,300 #’s, smaller then the Civic in seating dimensions but possibly larger overall because it’s a 5-door hatch, and you can stand up a Mountain bike with the seats folded. This thing has configuration capabilities of a Chrysler Grand Caravan!

___It is called the Jazz over in Japan and Europe but won’t arrive to our shores until mid 2005 supposedly …

http://irishcar.com/ICOimages/hondajazznew.jpg

___Those are 15” wheels I believe to give you some perspective.

http://www.honda.co.uk/newcars/image...8_10729_08.jpg

http://www.honda.co.uk/cars/newcars/modelH...d=&wheelPartNo=

___My only question is if Honda will screw up the final drive ratio (rumored as a 6 speed manual ;)) or if it won’t use the lean burn ICE of the HCH so it does not receive the fuel economy of the HCH even though it is ~ 10% lighter, has a smaller frontal area, and has the same Cd at .28. This will be the tell tale sign if Honda is playing games with fuel economy at all of our expense or not?

___Anyway, the Honda Jazz shot down my Corolla as the number 1 seller in Japan last year and the sales success is continuing.

___Some additional commentary … I would hope they would PZEV this little beauty for our consumption as well as add side air and side curtains. If this thing came with a Honda designed 1.0 - 1.3 L iCDTi diesel and Honda cleaned up the aerodynamics just a bit, 85 + mpg EPA highway would be a guarantee. Can you tell that this is my new favorite automobile? Unless of course if Honda plays games like described above and kills its actual mileage in comparison to the HCH …

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net

nice xcel, i had forgotten it was coming over (err, the rumors), but what i saw was describing it as a sedan...had a pic too. i think it is meant as comp for the echo/xA/xB. neway...we really need to figure out a way to remapp our non-hybrid ecu's to allow for lean burn...and we could always slap a NOx cat on the exhaust.

0-60 12.3 secs

ouch, i think the 1 lt echo HB gets better than that.

Prius2013: i dont want a tC
Prius2013: i want a PRIUS
Prius2013: KDSGH:KDSFJKDSLGH:KDSF:JDSL
GreenHybridCOM: lol
Prius2013: i want a black package 9
Prius2013: those are rare i think
GreenHybridCOM: Yepp
Prius2013: i MUST have one!!!!!!!!
Prius2013: im going crazy
Prius2013: i think ill go jump off my roof
GreenHybridCOM: No, please don't.
Prius2013: *thud*
Prius2013: WHERE'S MY PRIUS?!!?!
Prius2013: *thud*
Prius2013: WHAT!?! 24 MONTH WAIT?!
Prius2013:
*thud**thud**thud**thud**thud**thud**thud**thud**t hud**thud**thud*
*thud**thud**thud**thud**thud**thud**thud**thud**t hud**thud**thud*

Yes, he's a strange kid.








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