Well, we bought the Prius. The extra $10k over FIT, Vibe, Matrix can be made up by the better gas milage but its not going to be cheaper. It may be more expensive. But for what its worth, I just chalk it up to being green. If I save 2,500 gallons of gas, we are just that much better. $10,000 divided by $4.00/gallon (which I'm sure will reach in near future).

If you are thinking of Prius, better start thinking fast. The dealer said Toyota is cutting back on US delivery by 50%... Take it with a grain of salt ofcourse. Still... And today, the dealer did get a shipment of 5 new Prius. At the closing they had 3 left. Someone else bought one too. And its only Friday. The good news for us was that it was the color we wanted, the package I'm okay with and no surcharge or added cost just because they can. No dealing on the price which was fine with me as I really hate to haggle price at the dealers. They didn't try to hard sell on the all the add ons so that was good.

I'm ambivalent about the purchase. I just can't get excited about cars. This car will be garaged (stored) until my old audi falls apart.