I’m thinking of replacing my trusty Mercury Cougar (I’ve had it 7 years), and I’ve been doing some preliminary research. While I’ve always had a soft spot for the Subaru WRX, and the Scion tC looks like an amazing value, and the Mini Cooper is… well, a Mini, the geek in me keeps coming back to the Toyota Prius. Any Prius owner care to supplement (or contradict) the ecstatic opinions of the motoring press? Does that amazing powerplant work as well as they say?
(Of course the fact that my latest fill-up was at $2.29 a gallon has nothing to do with my thinking. It’s the Prius’s optional Bluetooth support….!)