Road Trip

[den]

Off to Sydney tomorrow to do a little work.

Petrol prices here are going to hit $1.10/litre by the start of june. Time to save up for that hybrid car. I think I like the Honda Insite more than the Toyota Prius. betnoir has bought an Insight, so I did a little research and realized something I don't like about the Prius: Centralized Instrument Panel!

Prius dash board

Insight Dash Board

Any dashboard that makes you look left (in Aus) is wrong. I can't stand driving an Echo, and the Prius would drive me crazy. And the gear lever on the steering column? It's not really, but it might as well be. I'm pretty certain I'd go for the Insight now.

Whenever Honda starts selling them here, that is.

Comments

[level-head.livejournal.com]

My Lady is seriously researching the Prius right now, this moment, and has lots of good info. The fact that it's over twice the size of the Insight (5-pass instead of 2) and gets better fuel economy in town are highlights of what she's shown me.

Pop over there and say hi!

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