You wanna see smug? The Prius drivers have got nothing on me in the EV!

Joe is right. The Prius is merely a high-efficiency gasoline powered car, albeit a relatively big and powerful one. I will be trading it for a plug-in hybrid as soon as they come to market.

Foreign oil is the biggest problem our country faces. Wars are not fought over electricity.

As for changing your own oil, you can do it without a problem. Just make sure the car is off. You wouldn't change the oil with the key on in the VX, would you? You make it sound like the Prius is "Christine" or something. There are fewer moving parts in a Prius than in a Vehicross. No starter, no alternator, no slushbox, no transfer case, no second differential.

The Prius has its flaws. But it is the most environmentally friendly (new) car you can buy besides the Tesla Roadster.

Anyway, I digress.

Nate