Day 3

Today and tomorrow are my days off so I get to use the car for casual purposes. One extremely cool thing about this car is that it is SO QUIET!!!! Which is a major plus for me.
I usually work pretty late and I'm not home until about midnight. By 6 or 7am in the morning I'm usually woken up by the sound of someone starting their car. Well this morning my dad wanted to get a little test of the car so I took him for a spin around the block. My brother didn't even know we were gone until 5 minutes later when the phone was ringing off the hook.
Later today my mom decided she wanted to go for a spin so we went shopping. She too was surprised how quiet the car is, not only outside but inside as well. While you are driving you don't hear the engine. Another major plus, my mom felt that this car is so still. When you stop at a red light, instead of having that feeling that "shaky" feeling that the car is still on, it actually feels like the car is parked.
So far 3 days into my week long test drive and I'm starting to really like it. I might not have made my conclusion about how much I like the Toyota Prius or hybrids but my parents surely have. Currently they have a 2002 Honda Accord and a 1998 Nissan Quest. Once the Honda gives way sometime within the next 5 or 10 years, the next car is definately going to be a hybrid. As for the Nissan, if there is a decent hybrid can out, there they will gladly trade it in under the Cash for Clunkers program.