Re: What's the verdict on the Prius?

You are right about that. When I think of Toyota, I think small with limited passengers. Looked at a Toyota that my wife LOVED, but one of our car seats had difficulty fitting because there was not enough depth. If I wanted tight turns and such without passengers, it would have been great. Of course, with the Prius, I need to be careful while tooling around places such as Rochester Michigan where they train blind people. Seems that blind people can not hear the Prius when it is stopped.

The Hummer may have a lot of room, and it is much safer in a crash, but eat drinks a lot of gas and rides closer to a truck. it is nice that you can see around you, even in areas where they have lots of trucks (think rural areas, texas, detroit, etc.... you probably know your own areas where you see a lot of SUVs).

Both are fun in their own way. For my own tastes, however, i would probably not purchase either as an only vehicle. I find the hummer too large, and most toyotas too small for the family. As it is, when I have any visitors, we have to run multiple cars just to fit everyone in the Buick. I hate that, and I really do not want a mini-van or other SUV type vehicle .