RE the Prius: Yes, compared to the Vanagon, I don't see why they bother to
put an opening hood on the car.

Jim

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> I suspect there are as many different needs for transportation among
> Vanagon owners as among the car owning public at large.  For me, the Toyota
> Prius I have couldn't be better, of extant and available vehicles.  It is
> virtually maintenance free, gets extremely good gas mileage, and is
> reasonably roomy. I have two car seats in it to accommodate my grandkids,
> yet can haul quite a bit of stuff.  Priuses have proven their longevity by
> now.  Mine has 140K miles and is going strong.
>
> Of course, the virtually maintenance free part would be a bit much for
> most Vanagon owners.  A Vanagon owner who doesn't have to fiddle with this,
> modify that, fix this other in order to use the vehicle would be sort of
> lost.  Or bored.
>
> David McNeely
>