You know why there’s not a weird capitalist cargo cult around the Prius? It’s really not that great a car. It’s a mediocre sedan that gets phenomenal mileage, and if spend a couple bucks more on it, you get pretty much the best factory installed stereo ever stuck in a mid-size family truckster.
That’s it, though. I’ll never buy a Toyota again. When I was car shopping last, if the Mazda 5 had the option of being equipped as a hybrid, I would’ve purchased that instead. I’ll probably go back to Acura for my next car after I drive the Prius into the ground. I don’t want to inflict that car on anyone else, so I will drive it until it is well and thoroughly dead.
