Results 331 to 340 of 406
-
June 11th, 2009 03:45 PM #331
As far as I remember, the number being batted around was 1.8m... 1.5 for tax exemption... but that was three years ago.
A 30% discount for 2.25m is 1.575m.
For that much money, you can get a top-of-the-line 2 liter compact, and buy enough gasoline to run it for over 100,000 kilometers. (typically 5 years of use)
Or... buy a Ford Focus TDCi and have enough gas to run it for over 170,000 kilometers. (typically 8 years of use)
OR... buy that top-of-the-line compact, buy an LPG kit for 30,000 pesos and buy enough LPG to run it for about 150,000 - 170,000 kilometers.
OR... buy a Honda City, and buy enough gasoline to run it... forever... (250,000+++ or nearly 500,000 kms on LPG)...
*(disclaimer... this is all considering mileage is in moderate mixed city/highway traffic... of course, you'll have to consider that every 100,000 kilometers, the Prius will still use about 200,000 pesos worth of gasoline... it's not an electric car, y'know...)
-
Of course, for the government to give a tax break to a CBU vehicle that contributes nothing to local industry and doesn't decrease our dependence on foreign oil significantly (since only relatively wealthy people can afford it) is kind of silly. So add back that 700,000 or so pesos, and you'll have enough money to drive your "gas-guzzling" Civic till it falls apart...Last edited by niky; June 11th, 2009 at 03:48 PM.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
-
-
June 11th, 2009 06:01 PM #333
It's not the point. The supposed selling point of the Prius is to save fuel and to save money. But since the car costs so much, it would more economical to buy a regular Corolla.
Even the rich prefer to save on the cost of fuel, hence some high end luxury sedans have been converted to use Auto-LPG.
-
June 11th, 2009 06:06 PM #334
-
June 11th, 2009 07:31 PM #335
Back then, we assumed the cost of the Prius at 1.8. The difference in price back then would buy nearly 500,000 kilometers worth of diesel.
-
The rich would like to save fuel, too... and the Prius is probably a good choice versus a bare-bones 3-series or a Mercedes C-Class... it's not as solid as either car, but the space is all right, it's soft-riding, very quiet and unobjectionable as a commuting car.
But... the middle class? If you really want to save fuel, you have so many options available... small diesels, minicars... LPG... dealership-installed LPG... motorcycles... the Prius is more a luxury than anything else... the luxury of not having to go to the gas station as often... but for those buying luxury cars, it is hamstrung by the fact that it wears a "Toyota" badge and not a "Lexus" badge.
Coincidentally... there will be a Lexus version of the Prius. Don't know how much it'll cost when it gets here, though.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
-
Tsikoteer
- Join Date
- Oct 2008
- Posts
- 944
June 11th, 2009 08:44 PM #336sana naman (kahit wala) may "utak" at "puso" government natin para suportahan move ng toyota to introduce green cars at bawasan ng napagkalaki ang tax para sa mga hybrids.
sell it at 700k+ then dadami na makakatulong sa nature natin
calling sir JJ, kopyahin na natin kaha then ilipat sa usapang replica cars ahahaha joke :lol:
-
-
June 11th, 2009 09:49 PM #338
-
June 11th, 2009 10:09 PM #339
Burai, actually, whether Prius is environment friendly or not is highly debatable.
-
June 11th, 2009 10:37 PM #340
Well if you look at the BIG PICTURE it might not be as environmentally friendly as the automakers want you to believe. I mean how many CO2 do they release just to build a hybrid vehicle with 2 engines versus a regular single internal combustion engine car?
Buy the one with the active safety features ... if it saves you once or twice from an incident then...
All New Toyota Corolla Cross