Hybrid Car

I own a revolutionary Toyota Prius petrol/electric hybrid car.

It is easily the most fascinating car I have owned. Low emissions, cheap road tax, no congestion charge, Toyota reliability, a government cash back grant and amazing economy made it an easy choice. There are no compromises as the comfort, space and performance are as good as most family saloon/hatchbacks.

I chose black because I never owned a classy looking black car before. It looks fabulous when clean but really shows the dirt, even in the summer. I get an average of around 57 to the gallon, but this gets better on a trip to London! The Prius hybrid car gets better economy in traffic than on the highway. The ride is very smooth, relaxed and quiet. This encourages you to take things easy which obviously improves the economy too.

Best trick is in the supermarket car park where you can creep up on unsuspecting pedestrians in electric (stealth) mode and make them jump because they can't hear you coming! The car has electric everything, including air conditioning and steering. The Japanese version has Auto-Parking which does all the difficult stuff without human intervention, but the insurance companies didn't fancy it here.

A friend of mine is thinking of installing a biodiesel conversion in his car and it will be interesting to follow his progress to see if the figures are any better.

Why not check eBay to see if there are any Toyota Prius's for sale?