As most of you know, Bill and I have been looking for a vehicle that gets better gas mileage. Our Jeep Liberty, well, it stinks on gas mileage. We are averaging around 20 mpg, and Bill drives a minimum of 70 miles a day. Needless to say, with gas prices as high as they are, Bill alone spends over $500 a month in just gas for his car. I recently came across a site that I could have used before we put out name on the waiting list for a Prius. vLane allows you to research and compare vehicles with just a few clicks. You are able to even research different options on the vehicle that you want. If that isn’t enough, you can run a poll like the one below.
Now, since we are on a waiting list for a Prius, I thought I’d ask everyone their opinion on getting extra options on our Prius. If you have a question you’d like other opinion on like my Prius question, you can create your own poll. It can be listed only on their site, or you can even embed it on your blog like I have done. You can also search for a vehicle based on total price, monthly price, fuel type, fuel economy, performance, and manufacturers. You can also see (by stars and reviews) what other reviewers of the site think of each vehicle. If you can’t find your dream vehicle on vLane, I would be seriously surprised.
Let me know if you make any of your own polls, so I can go vote for you (either on your blog or vLane)! Also, don’t forgot to vote on my poll!
We officially are on the waiting list to get a Prius. We put our deposit down (which was double of what we were originally were told). It was just as easy as running to the store to get dog supplies. We signed a few papers and that was that. We are definitely looking at a six month wait to get one. When we were leaving, the sales guy told us that he would probably see us again when there was snow on the ground. Madison said to him: “good, you can help me build a snowman then”. I couldn’t help laughing at that.
I have been wanting to post this since Monday. No worries — I am not pregnant and nobody here needs a medical bracelet or anything like that. Since my husband has had to work late the last two night, we haven’t had a chance to go do this yet. Figured it out yet? Well, I’ve blogged about it and asked everyone to tell my husband why we should get one of these. No idea, yet? Well, Bill decided (unless he changes his mind again which then I will have to kill him) that we are going to go put a deposit down on a Prius! We test drove my sister’s car. My only complaints have to do with things that I will just have to get use to. As soon as we put our deposit down, then we go on a 4-6 month waiting list. Unfortunately, we don’t get it right away, but it’ll allow us some time to save. I really didn’t want two car payments at the same time, but what are you going to do? The Jeep’s 20 miles per gallon is killing us when gas is so darn expensive.
I am trying to talk my husband into getting a hybrid. Right now, we have a Jeep Liberty which we love. However, it has 112,000 miles on it. My husband drives a minimum of 70 miles a day, and we are getting something like 20 miles per gallon. Needless to say, I want something that gets better gas milage.
Here’s where you all come in. My husband needs some help to see why we need to get on a hybrid waiting list now. Right now, the Honda hybrids are a 2-3 month waiting list and the prius’s are a 4-6 month wait.
Anybody want to give me a hand? List your reasons down below.
