purplequeenvt
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You've obviously never (or at least not recently) been to VT. It's rare that you don't see at least 5 Prius in one 30 minute drive to town.
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You've obviously never (or at least not recently) been to VT. It's rare that you don't see at least 5 Prius in one 30 minute drive to town.
greybeard
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That, is a given.
However, I have been to Lancaster, London, Manchester, Paris, Athens, Naples, Dublin, Dorchester, Berlin, Alpine, Weimar, Elmendorf, Muenster, Sudan, Morovia, Rome, Newcastle, Scotland, Canadian, Lisbon, Moscow, Palestine, Sorocco, Medina, Carthage, Bogata, Edinburgh, Alpine, Karnack, China, Geneva, Florence, Morovia, Kent, Odessa, Nome, Iraan, Muenster, Nazareth, Petersburgh, and a handful other places I've forgotten.
Bruce
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I see one pretty much anytime I look out the window (and have done so for 13 years), unless one of the girls has gone somewhere. 2 if my wife is home (11 years). 3 if my in-laws are visiting (7 years). 
If you need to haul a trailer, not the vehicle for you. If you have no more than one passenger you could easily fit 2 goats in the back but they can't be standing. And a full grown GP fits just fine in the back seat with room to spare. Maybe not so good in a truck unless you have an extended cab. And I can fit 10' dimensional lumber inside the car with the hatch closed. Nice on a rainy or snowy day and not so likely with most trucks. Sheet goods and pipe gates require the roof rack. 330' of fence go on the cargo tray on the back. Thirteen 6" posts 8' long fit inside, hatch closed.
I understand not wanting one if you have only 1 vehicle and need to move big stuff around a lot. But I think of it the same as I think of an electric car. If you have 2 vehicles and only one needs to go farther than the range of an electric car, having one electric can make sense. Especially if you are making your own power. OK, so maybe you need a truck for hauling big stuff frequently but if your SO isn't doing the same sort of thing at the same time, why drive a truck averaging 15 MPG all the time? Macho factor I guess.
And of course it sure is nice if you drive 2,300 miles round trip from Vermont to southern WI through Canada. We've done it 3 times. This time: $121 on 47 gallons of gas. Averages $2.57/gallon but the gas at Chester's Gas Bar west of North Bay, ON (cheapest anywhere in Canada on our path and the only place we bought gas in Canada) is $2.78 US/gallon (gotta love that 1 USD = 1.35 Canadian). 20+ gallons were Canadian.
OK enough hijacking. I know I'm way out of the norm on this forum.
If you need to haul a trailer, not the vehicle for you. If you have no more than one passenger you could easily fit 2 goats in the back but they can't be standing. And a full grown GP fits just fine in the back seat with room to spare. Maybe not so good in a truck unless you have an extended cab. And I can fit 10' dimensional lumber inside the car with the hatch closed. Nice on a rainy or snowy day and not so likely with most trucks. Sheet goods and pipe gates require the roof rack. 330' of fence go on the cargo tray on the back. Thirteen 6" posts 8' long fit inside, hatch closed.
I understand not wanting one if you have only 1 vehicle and need to move big stuff around a lot. But I think of it the same as I think of an electric car. If you have 2 vehicles and only one needs to go farther than the range of an electric car, having one electric can make sense. Especially if you are making your own power. OK, so maybe you need a truck for hauling big stuff frequently but if your SO isn't doing the same sort of thing at the same time, why drive a truck averaging 15 MPG all the time? Macho factor I guess.
And of course it sure is nice if you drive 2,300 miles round trip from Vermont to southern WI through Canada. We've done it 3 times. This time: $121 on 47 gallons of gas. Averages $2.57/gallon but the gas at Chester's Gas Bar west of North Bay, ON (cheapest anywhere in Canada on our path and the only place we bought gas in Canada) is $2.78 US/gallon (gotta love that 1 USD = 1.35 Canadian). 20+ gallons were Canadian.
OK enough hijacking. I know I'm way out of the norm on this forum.
Southern by choice
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LOL mine wouldn't! They are all 140-165 and take the entire backseat up... that is why we use the van
Electric cars
frustratedearthmother
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Not completely! My DH drove a Prius for 7 years while I drove a hybrid Highlander. You can pack a whole bunch of stuff in a Prius! And, my (6-cylinder) Highlander pulled my small trailer with no problems at all.
But, I had to give in and go back to a truck eventually...bigger trailer, more animals... but, I do miss the gas mileage!
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OneFineAcre
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Got the truck
Hauled trash
Grass cut
Next up tattoo goats
Hauled trash
Grass cut
Next up tattoo goats
greybeard
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1. I don't buy foreign branded vehicles--ever. Never have.
2. I don't buy foreign branded farm equipment. Never have
I don't care up or down, about gas mileage or the cost of gas, diesel or energy.
Never have.
2. I don't buy foreign branded farm equipment. Never have
I don't care up or down, about gas mileage or the cost of gas, diesel or energy.
Never have.
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OneFineAcre
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Got the goats tattooed
Didn't get the one disbudded
But hey
Got the cart 2/3 out of the ditch
Of course I didn't pull it out with a Prius
Didn't get the one disbudded
But hey
Got the cart 2/3 out of the ditch
Of course I didn't pull it out with a Prius
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OneFineAcre
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I've bought both
Best truck I've owned was a Ford
Best cars were Toyota and Honda ( by a long shot )
FIL has a Deutch tractor
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Bruce
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I pulled my garden tractor (no traction uphill in reverse AT ALL!) away from the pond behind the barn last year ... with my Prius 
I also used it to pull the tractor with the blower on WHILE facing uphill. Not much traction even with chains with all that weight up front even with a 50# rear weight and my 190 pounds on the seat. Once one rear wheel loses traction, it is all over but watching that wheel spin.
Never owned an American branded car. Low reliability and reliability is important to me. A 1969 VW squareback bought used at 5 years from my uncle. Followed by a Toyota Celica, Mazda 626, Honda Odyssey ('95, the "most car like" minivan, not the big one) then the 2004 Prius and the 2009 Prius in 2012 when a "I'm a good driver, really" girl rear ended me on an interstate onramp (WHILE I was doing at least 30 MPH) and did enough damage they totaled the car. And no, the expensive traction battery was not damaged.
I also used it to pull the tractor with the blower on WHILE facing uphill. Not much traction even with chains with all that weight up front even with a 50# rear weight and my 190 pounds on the seat. Once one rear wheel loses traction, it is all over but watching that wheel spin.Never owned an American branded car. Low reliability and reliability is important to me. A 1969 VW squareback bought used at 5 years from my uncle. Followed by a Toyota Celica, Mazda 626, Honda Odyssey ('95, the "most car like" minivan, not the big one) then the 2004 Prius and the 2009 Prius in 2012 when a "I'm a good driver, really" girl rear ended me on an interstate onramp (WHILE I was doing at least 30 MPH) and did enough damage they totaled the car. And no, the expensive traction battery was not damaged.
