Well, think I might have to turn in my jalop-card

"Decay buys too many beaters" (decay)
04/24/2014 at 22:24 • Filed to: None

I actually think the Prius-C looks quite good** am I going crazy from being in Portland too long?

**DISCLAIMER: the comment relates to the exterior styling of the car and ONLY the exterior styling. It does not in any way reflect my views on the anemic powertrain, hopeless transmission, soft confidence-lacking brake performance, or numb handling. If however, they made a hardcore hot hatch variant without all the stuff for green weenies, I'd buy it.

DISCUSSION (21)

PS9 > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:26

Meh. Prius hate is overblown. As if the folks who get them would just get brown manual diesel wagons instead if Toyota didn't make them.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:27

Here's what I don't get: Toyota has a sublime chassis and a great boxer engine. Why don't they put a 4/5 door body on it, and sell it as a corolla?

No Prius Needed > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:27

Every time I see one I get worried that it is a Mitsubishi Mirage but then I realize its just a Prius.

dogisbadob > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:27

I agree, the Prius C actually looks pretty cool, plus you can get a panoramic sunroof on it. The C is the sporty Prius.

Nibby > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:28

Don't care for the Prius C. I don't hate it, but don't like it either.

But I love that blue color.

fhrblig > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:29

I would like the Prius C if it didn't drive like shit. I actually like the styling of it.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:31

It looks nice. I think they should take the hybrid doo-dads out of it and throw the base Camry engine in with a 6 speed.

Decay buys too many beaters > fhrblig
04/24/2014 at 22:33

Undoubtedly, toyota only makes one car that actually handles. And by Toyota I mean Subaru.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
04/24/2014 at 22:34

Because those belong to Subaru.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
04/24/2014 at 22:42

oh, yeah... that's right... Toyota did the style, not the mechanics!

wait, then why the hell do the Camry and corolla look so bad in contrast?

Also, why isn't there a small, light, cheap RWS Subaru saloon?

Decay buys too many beaters > Nibby
04/24/2014 at 22:44

blue and white are both good colors for it.

Nibby > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:46

Toyota makes some SUVs and trucks that handle well too... off road :D

Aaron James > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:47

As long as you're still showering and using deodorant you can have a pass on liking the looks of a prius. (as long as you don't actually buy one)

Decay buys too many beaters > Nibby
04/24/2014 at 22:48

No manual, no care (especially for off roading) though I think the FJ Cruiser might still have a manual?

AthomSfere > Nibby
04/24/2014 at 22:50

Oddly enough:

Kinja'd!!!

Nibby > AthomSfere
04/24/2014 at 22:52

Decay buys too many beaters > Aaron James
04/24/2014 at 22:54

The odds of me actually buying one are slim to none (I'm a manual supremacist). That being said I have considered buying a first gen insight, they are actually ridiculously fun to drive with a 5 speed (don't knock it till you try it on an autocross course), and quite impressive from an engineering perspective (I'm a mechanical engineer)

Decay buys too many beaters > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
04/24/2014 at 22:57

Three on a tree or bust!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Decay buys too many beaters
04/24/2014 at 22:58

That'd be.. interesting.

RotaryLover > Decay buys too many beaters
04/25/2014 at 04:24

I like it too. No jokes. One of my art teachers got one. If I ever venture into the hybrid market, I'd buy one.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Decay buys too many beaters
04/25/2014 at 07:51

Kinja'd!!!

I liked the concept better.