Yaris vs. Prius - Toyota Yaris Forums

robkay · 05-13-2009, 09:54 PM

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.

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05-13-2009, 09:54 PM	#19
robkay Drives: Hatch Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW OH Posts: 93	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.