Comments by "Be Low Below" (@toyotaprius79) on "Everyman Driver" channel.

  1. Hindsight says that it would have been best to invest and secure in-house recycling supply chains, instead of profit-squeezing right on time supply chains.
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  2. What the Prius Prime should need: Full synergy of Battery like the Rav4Prime; 91 hp HV + 97 hp ICE = 189 hp hybridized and a 1.5" lift kit
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  3. The problem is not EVs, it's a Market Failure deliberately favouring profit and stock buy backs over R&D, over engineering and over inflating products for the shortest roi. They call it "competitiveness". For electric efficiency, affordability and practicality, smaller and lighter is better, fact. And the fact that there's not enough hybrid Ford Mavericks being built for demand, the fact that there isn't an EV or PHEV Ford Maverick should screaming volumes. Hell in Europe the Ranger is a PHEV but not in the US? The oppertunity for Hybrids was 15-20 years ago, when Ford had the Escape for f🤬s sake The fact that Toyota or Hyundai have not yet made a small, hybrid/plugin pickup truck is frankly worse
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  4. Neither are PHEVs or EVs and still stupidly expensive Toyota and Tesla are even more stupid for not offering any such small truck.
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  5. Really have to ask ourselves why there isn't a full EV Prius, why there aren't adequate base trims, why there isn't a choice of a 1.8l phev, or even a 1.5l 3cyl hybrid seen in the Yaris/Aqua in Europe and Japan? Hell why isn't there the Aqua/PriusC in Europe and the US? Toyota is seriously squandering its long held industrywide domination, no wonder why the Chinese have taken over the global automotive scene.
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  6. That's to all that govt bond interest and tax avoidance for the wealthy.
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  7. Bullshit. Haven't you noticed how extortionately expensive and large all "cars" have gotten with fewer and fewer variety of choice? It's a broader market failure like the repeat of 2008.
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  8. Still above 80% more than pre covid prices here in Europe
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  9. *Drives away to avoid questions over Israeli apartheid*
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  10. Profiteering and Inflation is an incestuous cycle, plus repeating the same mistakes the automarjet made before 2008. What else could we expect with the oversaturation of premium SUVs/Crossovers no matter the fuel? That's already a limitation of choice. Small city cars in Europe are no longer profitable like the Citroen C1/Toyota Aygo, hence why they're discontinued, hence why the Ford Fiesta is dead Cuz over a decade of financing the most profitable and "popular" vehicles had created inflation that made the least profitable cheap cars even less profitable, limiting the choice of new vehicles, shrinking the new car market. It's a spiral and the pyramid will come crumbling down yst again
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  11. You should try telling that bs to all of us in Europe. This Mitsu PHEV has been among the top 5 most sold SUVs here since 2014, and also being above 3rd best selling plug-in since then. Just try it, quite often that's just the only thing from stopping plug-ins from making sense.
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  12. Sharpen your knives and forks for the class war
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  13. neither the hybrid or Plug-in hybrid Prime 😒
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  14. Signs of economic crisis much?
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  15. Yeah , naturally But Citroën > Toyota And that's coming from an owner of a 14 year old Prius for 7 years
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  16. Toyota is going down the wrong path, the audification
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  17. It's a gigantic, profit gouging SUV. Nobody else thinks that the auto market in the west is hurtling towards another brick wall? Chinese EVs that are quicker and cheaper to build are already here by the shipload.
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  18. That's regrettable. If I was a yank with health problems I'd move to Cuba
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  19. Nobody finds it weird that Toyota hasn't bothered making a simple, light hybrid pick-up like the Ford Maverick has achieved on its own for years?
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  20. Toyota will fine comb everything to make the excuse to void your warranty claim
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  21. Get a Citroen.
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  22. Yet another expensive midsize crossover-SUV? This is what's called a market failire. NO WONDER there's a scramble to ban and tarrif more competitive and modest Chinese EVs.
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  23. It makes me laugh remembering all of the TDI vs Prius videos from over 5 years ago.
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  24. Great to see the CHAdeMO rapid charge port still on there
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  25. 🎯 all the mandatory luxury items for profit just creates inflation for what are essentially emotional support vehicles in the suburbs. There's a reason why Ford is quiet about its Maverick (and no PHEV/EV), the raptors and F150s are simply more profitable.
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  26. yikes... If only you yanks had the Dacia Jogger
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  27. The executives' and shareholders' gamble on profitable premium products are coming home to roost, watch them blame union workers and EVs instead while a double whammy of an economic downturn and competitive Chinese EVs wipe the floor with them.
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  28. Profits creates inflation. Inflation reduces the value of profits even if it's the same value a year prior. This is Macroeconomic long before COVID
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  29. The 1.4 Turbo is nice in the GTE plug-in. You in the US can find that in the Audi A3 e-tron.
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  30. Would be cooler on a reliability and expenses front if it were a hybrid, or Prime.
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  31. How??? unless you flooded it, what could possibly go wrong with an old Prius?
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  32. Is the Fiat Panda going to be rebadged as a Jeep into the US?
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  33. Inflation reduces the value of profits And those who set prices increase prices to preserve and grow their profit margins, every time, eventually creating a macroeconomic inflation reducing the value of their profits. Not to mention, a cost of living crisis world wide. Remember that
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  34. One thing about Tesla that can't be beaten
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  35. You've obviously never even been in or driven an electric car. These are not dull, especially not with a 0-30 sprint.
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  36. What kind of tea is this?
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  37. As is dealerships didn't already have a wasteful reputation
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  38. Mitsubishi hasn't gone far enough with electrification after the iMiEV and Outlander. That's the main sauce.
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  39. Compared to Citroën ë-C3 , these are just trash crossovers with no option to plug in that replaced genuinely good city cars
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  40. No hybrid, which is unacceptable because the Tuscon which it's closely based on has a PHEV. Even more unacceptable is how Toyota hasn't bothered to offer a light, affordable and efficient pickup
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  41. Have you forgotten about Renault??
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  42. A plug in hybrid Maverick is left wanting
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  43. GarysEconomics and others have been blowing this whistle for years. Market Failure What else do you expect from an oversaturation of Crossover SUVs and full sized pick ups while the likes of the Ford Fiesta become "unprofitable" as inflation reduced the value of said profits - inflation caused by rampant profiteering from crossover-SUVs to food and housing. A 2008 repeat is coming and another wealth transfer to the wealthy is all that's in store for all of us. EVs are only a fool's scapegoat.
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  44. There's a bunch of stories of people buying a second hand Prius from older folks who can't fix because of the dealership, buy it for dirt cheap, fixing/replacing a gas tank, water pump, battery fan, reconditioning their battery or getting a new rebuild. And they drive off laughing.
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  45. The Ioniq 5 was an SUV all along.... What a surprise.
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  46. Western markets are creating its own downfall, just when Chinese brands, who dominate affordable EVs are coming into the picture. When the Japanese and Korean brands who have gone the profitable route will see what's what.
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  47. Richard Wolff can tell you that market failures are symptoms of a wider macroeconomic problem of a diminishing consumer confidence on top of years of socioeconomic malaise pressed by a squeeze of inflation created by the desperation of multi-industry business practice of prioritising all profits to shareholders over internal investment, profits that are less valuable YoY by the very inflation that profiteering creates... It's just another giant financial bubble and it will come to harm many but a surprise to nobody. Ford ought to focus a lot more in its Maverick pickup instead of pretending it doesn't exist for not being as profitable as the larger products. It needs more base trims, more production capacity, more advertising, more hybrid options such as AWD and a plugin battery. Hell, a light pickup EV Maverick would be way more appealing than an F150 lightning for the majority of people.
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  48. ​ @Anonymous-sy2nh LOL
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  49. ​ @Streetdisciple27 or AIPAC
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  50. *crossover-SUV FTFY
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  51. I recommend Paul Beckwith and Reagan Patron (Doom Wizard)
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  52. Minus the $7500 Federal tax credit and various state credits.
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  53. 15 years too late yes
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  54. Friendly reminder Toyota could've brought this 5 years ago. That PHEV battery, that 2.0l hybrid from the EU Corrolla since 2018. But instead of an accessible and practical design, Toyota gambled on the "sexy prius" meme. Whilst Japan still has the Aqua or Prius C, they hybrid Ford Fiesta they insost western markets don't want 🙄
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  55. It's almost as if no one could've predicted that market crashes consistently happen - especially when said market owners just zoned in 110% on maximising profit and stock buy backs with garbage premium crossovers with crap that puts Chinese EVs at peast a decade ahead.
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  56. Other way around. It's the trend of fat, over excess and many of the flaws of new cars - that at best comes with a series-parallel hybrid (Prius style) drivetrain
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  57. If only they used a Bolt, would be the closest thing to an original Civic in a long time...
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  58. Was certain that GM was going to repeat the same mistakes that led itself into the 2008 crash. If they're still going to price a sub conpact (and the rest of its lineup) out of reach of a consumer market that's becoming more squeezed, then they're still not immune to a shock to the economy (external or of its own making) Japanese brands are in an even worse position. Only the chinese evs seemed to be planned and ready for accessible ev ownership. Buckle up
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  59. Hype crack babies
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  60. Ford, what's so difficult about an AWD diff locking Maverick hybrid/PHEV/EV? We dont get the sensible Maverick here in Europe but every boss and their son are rolling around in 3.6l V6 Raptor trophy trucks with their depreciation written off the company's tax each year.
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  61. This is what's called a market failure and it won't stop at Nissan, that is the arms race of profiteering for Crossover-SUVs and Pickups and not investing and diversifying years ago. Why do you think there's so much fear mongering over Chinese EVs that are simply more competitive?
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  62. Superior normie box... If nobody can recognise how even the Japanese brands are going down the same dead end path that was the 2008 crash - no one should act surprised in the coming years. Toyota thinks it's ok to close factories in china, blame EVs for being inferior to other EVs, and then pivots to promote obnoxious luxury ships that are most profitable to sell
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  63. Toyota is clearly window dressing for years now and squeezing profit margins that are no longer sustainable, while BYD is eating their lunch in Asia, Europe and Australia/NZ
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  64. Not profitable enough🤷
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  65. Yeah it's a premium "hot" hatch that's the least practical and least affordable Prius yet At least it's not another crossover-SUV....
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  66. *SUV FTFY
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  67. Or should dealers be threatened to have their greedy hands chopped off - metaphorically
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  68. ​ @vlonen8926 no... Don't be daft. The race of premium crossovers has created a problem for the market (less choice and inflation shrinking prospective (and poorer) consumers) They set the prices. Profit gouging begets inflation. Inflation reduces the value of profits, therefore more greedy price increases. See the picture? This is macroeconomic.
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  69. Economics is a certain form of brain damage
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  70. So why are they worried about BYD?
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  71. Market failure and malaise. Economic collapses are a feature of capitalism not a bug. US and European industries cannot spit their dummies out of the pram and blame EVs, downscaling and decarbonization for their own blindsughted failure of chasing profits and dividends at all costs at the expense of R&D Investment, worker investments and the industries' external costs upon socioeconomic factors involved being a citizen and the worker of those self enriching, failing companies. Make a Ford Maverick EV or PHEV and watch. Hell, they killed the Fiesta in Europe too, that it's too expensive and that nobody wants "small cars" anymore or hybrids or evs because that's what we're told to believe since those profit margins and dividends made out of premium crossover-SUVs and surplus labour is a businessman's no-brainer . Especially when said profit margins weaken in value against inflation, inflation caused by this market failure beliebing that there's sustainable market demand for $40,000-$80,000 statement pieces while neglecting the entry level market and variety of choice.
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  72. Emotional Support Vehicle for the business tax write off.
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  73. EV SUVs are a hoax. Cannot hold a candle to what China is churning out
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  74. Needs a plug...
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