Can High A Mileage Car Ever Be An Enthusiast's Car?

If you had to describe the Toyota Prius gas-electric hybrid in one sentence or phrase, what would you say?

Well, Toyota describes the Prius as "an enthusiast's car for a new kind of enthusiast."

Certainly it's an easy way to justify the Prius' personality, which is one of benign efficiency. It can travel farther on a gallon of gasoline than its competitors, but it does so with all of the tangible excitement of a senior citizens' bingo tournament.

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fourmccs - 4/2/2012 11:03:28 AM

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Economy, yes. Enthusiast car, hardly.

ThierryHenry14 - 4/2/2012 11:09:45 AM

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High mileage cars can be an enthusiast's car.

But to call a Prius an Enthusiast's car... thats why I don't drive a Toyota...

AlleVier - 4/2/2012 9:00:01 PM

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Good point, geveva. An enthusiast is one who is enthusiastic about cars within the context their varied purposes--economy, utility, performance, luxury, value, etc.--and realizes that no car meets all these needs. (Though I must say, there are a enough Prius-owners who feel they own the road to make you realize that an asshat can't be defined by his preferred car anymore than an enthusiast can.)

toyfan - 4/2/2012 2:49:34 PM

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When you live in California and gas is $4.50 a gallon, this car is exciting!!!
By the way, it won't break down much either!!! That excites me too!!!
If I lived on a race track and didn't have to pay so much for fuel, I would have a different opinion.