tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767436267595533711.post406283462699032621..comments2023-06-25T09:23:28.260-04:00Comments on Hungry Grad Student: Quest for the PriusLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10045550852792928389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767436267595533711.post-88486572168086743362009-09-29T09:32:43.339-04:002009-09-29T09:32:43.339-04:00Laura,
I could totally see you in a Prius! I'...Laura, <br /><br />I could totally see you in a Prius! I've ridden in two of them and LOVED it! I've also heard GREAT things about the Honda Civic Hybrid and the Diesel Jetta. My first car was a 1984 mercedes 190d and it reminds me of your car. So many quirks, so many things didn't work too! I had to turn on the windshield wipers to get the horn to work, turn on the hazard lights to roll down the windows, etc. Eventually my back window stopped rolling up and was covered with a trashbag. I put about 40,000 miles on the car in two years driving to and from VA for horse shows. Anyways, even with the not advanced technology on the 1984 I could drive from SC to Lynchburg and back to SC on under 3/4 of a tank - that's about 8 1/2 hours of driving! A friend with the diesel Jetta only fills up every 3-4 months... so even if Diesel goes sky high it is worth it. I think I’d prefer the Prius though!<br /><br />I really wanted a hybrid, but couldn't afford one, because I needed all wheel drive (my parents are moving to northeast Vermont) and room for the dogs. The SUV hybrids get very pricey.<br /><br />I’ll cross my fingers for you! Years ago Food Lion had something similar to the Subway Scrabble and McDonalds Monopoly – my dad had two of the pieces to win the $500,000 dream home on the counter in the kitchen, went to the store, got the 3rd piece, came home to put it on his sheet and revel in his win and learned my mom and grandmother had thought those game pieces were trash and thrown them away! We looked through way too much trash at the dump, but never recovered them. So, there is hope that you’ll win the Subway Prius!<br /><br />I miss you!!!!<br /><br />-LydiaMiss Muddy Pawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929933904266166107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767436267595533711.post-16182583788679120312009-09-16T14:21:45.033-04:002009-09-16T14:21:45.033-04:00Laura-- I LOVE my Mercury Mariner Hybrid....it'...Laura-- I LOVE my Mercury Mariner Hybrid....it's SOOO quiet and comfortable...and when all four of us (or 5, if you count the dog) have to go to Louisiana, we put everything on the top in a zippered weatherproof cargo duffle bag type contraption, and we're GREAT! It has an electrical outlet-so the kids can play ibox all the way from Georgia!!!<br /><br />Get one as soon as you can!! They're GREAT...Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129057379173879319noreply@blogger.com