Originally Posted by
agarose2000
I bought a brand-new Prius this past January after my old honda civic was totaled (not by me) in a hit-n-run.
Took me 4 months to put 500 miles on it, since I never drove it. My friends / colleagues asked the same question - why bike when you've got a great new car?
I like the bike better than the car. Nuff said.
My question is why buy a brand new car when you have such little use for it? Wouldn't a 5 or 6 year old low mileage economy car serve the same purpose for less than half the cost?