Wallowing in the stupid

Given this station’s broadcasting I’m not all that surprised the web site contains misinformation. This is the tidbit that jumped out at me…

The Toyota Prius and Yaris are both good buys on sticker price and fuel, but both have high depreciation rates. The Jeep Patriot costs less than the Prius and ranks high for value on maintenance and repairs. All three just made Forbes’ list of the least expensive vehicles to drive.

eh?

The Prius, according some spuds at no-name places such as Automotive.com., Forbes, Consumer Reports, Edmunds and that source no one ever quotes, the Kelley Blue Book has one of the best if not the best depreciation rate of any car currently on the market.

So when the station above blathers about Prius depreciation being high I have to wonder if it isn’t someone at the station who might be high? Then we toss in the random Jeep Patriot reference and I wonder what the “reporter” was thinking? Operating costs on a Jeep compared to the Prius? Seriously?

This one liner about the Patriot from Motor Trend kind of says it all,

Sum Up: CAN’T BE AS BAD AS COMPASS. SURELY.