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To: geode00 who wrote (187261)	5/24/2006 11:05:00 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Jenkins pointed out in a satyrical letter that the average Prius actually costs about $9,000 more (being in such demand) than a comparable non-hybrid, but saves the average driver about $500 - $600 a year in lowered fuel costs: Let us assure you that the Prius remains one of the most fuel-efficient cars on the road. Toyota applauds your willingness to spend $9,500 over the price of any comparable vehicle for the privilege of saving, at current gasoline prices, approximately $580 a year. priuschat.com You need to recoup the extra expense within two or three years for buying a Prius to make economic sense. Either the Prius must get cheaper or gas must triple in price to do it.