XPost: az.general   
   From: michelle@michelle.org   
      
   In article <1IJKh.101211$pj4.29919@fe09.news.easynews.com>,   
    autorun  wrote:   
      
   > I am the owner of a Prius 2001. When I decided to purchase the Prius   
   > in July 2001, I believed I made a right choice. Everything went okay   
   > until Friday, July 8th, 2004,   
      
   That is a discontinued model; the only things that the 2004 and later   
   models have in common with the 2001 to 2003 models are   
      
   The name "Prius"   
   They're made by Toyota   
   They're hybrids   
      
   Yeah, Toyota has finally caught up in production to meet demand, so the   
   Prius is now being sold just like other cars; you can actually negotiate   
   prices.   
      
   The only owners who are questioning mileage claims are those who do not   
   understand how EPA mileage estimates work.  The EPA is revising its   
   testing methodology, so every car will soon be showing lower EPA   
   mileages than they are now.  I think it's about a 12% to 15% reduction   
   across the board.   
      
   But when all is said and done, the Prius will still have the best gas   
   mileage of any production vehicle on the market, and will undoubtedly   
   still have the highest customer satisfaction rating of any car.   
      
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