Thinking about selling a car - help me decide which one...

[ny biker]

If you are the type to drive a car until it dies, it will last alot longer than the Prius (no unknown battery issues).

There are no unknown battery issues with the Prius. Let's kill that myth right here.

If the Matrix meets your needs best, keep it. Plenty of people are on wait lists to buy Prii right now so I'm sure you can sell it easily.

[SadieKate]

There are no unknown battery issues . . . .

Hold the presses! Stop the scientists! We don't need no more stinkin' research on anything because we now know what we don't know!

[GLC1968]

There are no unknown battery issues with the Prius. Let's kill that myth right here.

If the Matrix meets your needs best, keep it. Plenty of people are on wait lists to buy Prii right now so I'm sure you can sell it easily.

Ah...but there are unknown battery issues for us - as in, it is unknown in my family how to work on a car that is partially driven by batteries!

[OakLeaf]

Ah...but there are unknown battery issues for us - as in, it is unknown in my family how to work on a car that is partially driven by batteries!

Best keep it that way and not work on 'em in the backyard. My neighbor who's a body repair man, tells about an insurance adjuster who was electrocuted by a short in a Prius. Perfectly safe as long as you're not laying metal objects (his clipboard) across parts of the internals, after it's been crashed.

Of course it could be an urban legend, but he told it like he heard it from someone who worked at the shop where it happened.

[mimitabby]

Best keep it that way and not work on 'em in the backyard. My neighbor who's a body repair man, tells about an insurance adjuster who was electrocuted by a short in a Prius. Perfectly safe as long as you're not laying metal objects (his clipboard) across parts of the internals, after it's been crashed.

Of course it could be an urban legend, but he told it like he heard it from someone who worked at the shop where it happened.

It's NOT on snopes.com; they're usually very good about keeping track of urban legends!!!!

[Crankin]

Keep the Matrix. You're already doing a lot to cut down on energy usage by selling one car. You need to have your car fit your lifestyle. If that includes dogs and bikes, you need to think about that.
The Matrix is not exactly an energy hog.

Of course, my opinion always goes against the grain. I think Priuses are ugly.

[tulip]

Of course, my opinion always goes against the grain. I think Priuses are ugly.

I agree. They look like cockroaches (so do classic Citroens, but I like those). I found the Prius that I drove to be lacking in some very significant ways. The rear window slopes so much that when I look in the rearview mirror, there's only a sliver of window to see through. And the rear side panels are very wide, further reducing visibility. I just like to be able to see all around, and I couldn't do that in the Prius. Plus, the other cars I was looking at (Matrix, Fit, Rabbit, Corolla, Yaris, Versa) were about $8k cheaper, so I couldn't justify the purchase on gas savings alone.

They are so popular, and it's great that there are so many Prius aficionados. Too bad they can't use the same technology in an improved body. I like the first generation Prii better.

Hijack over.

[GLC1968]

Crankin and Tulip - the 2009 Prius has a new look. I haven't seen it in person yet, so I can't comment on the rear window thing...but overall, it's much neater looking (and less hybridish).

After all this internal debate, I'm finding that I'd love to get something that is more practical like a Matrix (or even something more wagon-type like an Outback) in a hybrid model. That would solve all our issues!

So, it's settled then. Once we get moved into the new house, the Prius goes up for sale. Anyone in the market for a nice dark red 2005 with 60K miles and a navigation system?

[OakLeaf]

Plenty of people are on wait lists to buy Prii right now so I'm sure you can sell it easily.

I struggle with pluralizing that name, too

For a long time I thought it really ought to be Greek: Prios, Prioi. Now I say it's a fourth declension Latin noun: Prius, Pri[long U]s. Except I don't know how to make a long U in HTML.

GLC: keep the Matrix. (and don't forget: Matrices.)