I hate Toyota Priuses

That is right everybody, I sincerely and utterly hate the Toyota Prius with a fiery passion. Why do I hate the brand so much? Well there is this whole thing about it being the most over rated car brand out there and the fact that Toyota's are not as great as everyone thinks them to be. To be honest, the Toyota Prius is the ugliest freaking car I have ever seen, yet every single person in the media has a huge freaking hard-on for them. The car is boring and over-rated.

Did I mention that Toyota is over-rated? I think I did. Anyway, it seems like everyone wants a hybrid now-a-days, but they really do not realize that having a hybrid makes no real difference at all. My father being the "do it yourself" kind of genius (I use genius in the most sarcastic sense possible) that he is, made his 1990 Volvo 740 a hybrid, raising its highway mileage from 20 to 25 MPG. That's a 20% raise in fuel economy, but come on it is not all it is cracked up to be.

I drive a Chevy Cavalier and I get about 30 MPG (35 with the AC off and STP) without trying, yet when I was reading "professional" reviews for the car, they all stated "well you're better off buying a Toyota," yet all the owner based ones stated that it was a perfect car, and that it is better then any Japanese car (okay, maybe I am imbelishing a bit, but damn it I think American cars > Japanese).

Needless to say, I think the "professional" reviews are (obviously) paid to say "go buy a Japanese car, they good," over looking the fact that in recent years that American cars have more then ever caught up with the Japanese when it comes to quality and reliance. Hell, GM as a company offers more hybrids then Honda and Toyota combined, yet everyone keeps on buying those bland Priuses.
I'd rather have a Chevy Malibu with Flex fuel (or whatever the hell they call it) then a Pirus any day. Sure it does not get 70 MPG (or whatever the Pirus is supposed to get), but it is sure a lot more appealing.

What was the over-all point of my rant before I went all over the place? You don't need a freaking hybrid to get good gas mileage, just look for good, small yet powerful engines for that, and as for the idiots that hate SUVs shut The hell up and stop whining, because believe it or not you're safer driving one of those then you are a smart car or a Prius (or even my Cavalier).

*links can be found on google by typing "I hate toyota prius" and "toyota priuses suck," I am using them to support my position (for once I am using some research to bacl my staements).