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" I just checked the Yahoo autos site. The Prius didn’t get good ratings on anything but mileage."

I didn't believe you and went over there to see. Good grief, I wonder if any of those folks have actually driven the car. It's wonderful on the highway, for example, yet one guy is griping about it. We have three cars here (Acura, Subaru, Prius) and the Prius is my preferred vehicle for long fair-weather trips because of its excellent handling, quietness, good ride and brakes, etc., not to mention its mileage. I averaged 58 mpg in a blast down to Santa Barbara a few months ago! (For snowy conditions, nothing beats our Subaru, however, but it uses at least twice as much gas.)

For some reason this car polarizes people, and folks who know nothing about it take a set and go out of their way to badmouth it. I think some of that is going on at that forum.

The one thing about the Prius that I and many other owners really dislike is the OEM tires, the artfully misnamed Goodyear Integrities. Ours are about worn out, and we'll be replacing them with the Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position tires that are so highly ranked by owners and by TireRack.com. I won't miss those Integrities, as they limit the car in many ways.