[Dasbanter] Honda vs Toyota?

[Not Erik]

On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 10:41:29AM -0700, Mark C. Ballew wrote:
> I'm thinking about buying a Hybrid. Any opinions on the Toyota Prius Vs.
> Honda Civic? Other than the fact that apparently there is a 6 month wait
> for a Prius?

A couple of things for you to consider:

  1. The Prius is supposed to be a better implementation of a hybrid

  2. The 2005 model year will have something like a dozen[1] new hybrid
     vehicles, in case you wind up waiting more than about a month.

  3. Per a suggestion from Don Marti, a quick check of www.toyota.com
     and www.honda.com shows Toyota using Apache on Linux, while Honda
     runs IIS on Windows 2000.  Are you going to trust an auto
     manufacturer that runs IIS?


Footnote:
    [1] Not really a dozen.  I'm pulling numbers out of my proverbial
        ass, here.  Some of the 2005 hybrids have started quietly
        showing up at dealerships, though.  Ford Escape is one, if
        you're an SUV weenie.

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