Yaris vs. Prius

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Originally Posted by robkay

I considered the Prius, as well. Never got as far as driving one, though. While doing my research I read somewhere that if you need to have something in the drive train replaced you can get into 5 figures pretty quickly. That told me all I needed to know. I figure as long as you are within the warranty period you'll be a very happy Prius owner But, once you're outside the warranty period, if something major goes out that 49 mpg will seem a lot less meaningful. You can buy an awful lot of gasoline for $11,000. That's why I went with a Yaris. I keep my cars a long time and I think I would save a lot in maintenance with a Yaris as opposed to a Prius.

I wouldn't worry about the Prius reliability as it's often rated the most reliable vehicle, but the initial up front cost cannot be recouped by the majority of owners. Especially the ones passing me on the hwy going over 100 km/h.