We Made It!

By: Jeff Glor
Topics: Eye On The Road

(CBS)

We made it.

Independence, MO. The birthplace of Harry Truman. The buck stops here, and so do our cars.

We're outside the city's courthouse (thankfully not in it, considering the occasional parking or speeding ticket), preparing for this evening's broadcast, where Nancy and I will wrap up the trip from Main Street.

We've gone a combined total of 3,517 miles in the last five days. The cars have taken a pounding, and so have our bodies. None of us have exercised in a week, we've eaten way too much junk food, and gotten way too little sleep.

But there's not much I'd do over. Our team enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime drive, from the ocean to the mountains to the prairies, and met an extraordinary range of people, all of whom are dealing with sky-high rise gas prices in different ways.

Check out our blog postings as well as Early Show and Evening News pieces from the past week and let us know which stories meant the most to you!

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by 100mpg May 18, 2008 1:54 AM EDT: I have been working with Prius for several years now and I have to tell you that vertel_59200 is lying to you. First a new one is only $2,200. Second, they last for over 350,000 miles. Third, every car gets hit by other cars, some Prius have been hit in the front end totaling the car, but saving the passengers, and leaving the good battery intact, so you can get a good used one for $1,200. You can find proof of this all over the web, don%u2019t let someone like vertel stop you from buying something that can save your family a lot of money each month.; Reply to this comment


by vertel_59200 May 17, 2008 12:34 PM EDT: Enjoyed your report very much. One thing bothers me is that the whole turth was not given.
The public should be told that the batteries for the toyota cost about $8,000.00 to replace in on or near 3 YEARS.
Thanks.; Reply to this comment