Toyota Prius: Renting a Prius in Germany?

why not rent those european diesel cars that get more mpg than a prius?

"EdV" <com> wrote in message
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The selection is slim and not very attractive. The SMART car wouldn't be a
bad choice on the highways but it has poorer economy in town and much poorer
throttle response. On a rental basis the poor reliability might not matter.
The VW Lupo 3L gets better economy city and highway, but the city driving
gets the wrong sort of raves.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/consumer/autos/mareview/mauto497.htm

If you want air conditioning and efficiency, the Prius is still king. OTOH,
diesel is likely to be more widely available and lower priced.

Mike

Thank you MRV, EdV and Mike: your replies have helped a lot.

I have put the question to both http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius-Europe/
and http://de.groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota_prius_de. If I have no
luck with these, I'll look for a diesel. The SMART car and the Lupo
3L are probably too small for us (two adults, two children and a bit
of luggage).

Thank you again!

Colin

<org.uk> wrote in message
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Hope your trip is a nice one! My wife does the planning for our vacations
(she's a wizard at it) and I see she relies a lot on travel forums where
people who have already gone can weigh in.

Mike