I had a Prius a few years ago when I took a trip to MN. I'm tall enough that my head was hitting the headliner. Every bump caused the "button" in the top of my hat to dig into my scalp. That was enough for me to never want to own one.
I kind of like the Prius?!?
I was recently on a business trip and Avis stuck me with a Prius for a week. I was kind of excited because I expected it to allow me to legitimately trash the Prius but it's sort of did the opposite
The Prius is actually nice to drive! It's not sporty but the steering has a nice feel. I kept expecting it to be completely gutless, and it's not fast, but I'd say it has a little more get up and go than a lot of basic economy cars.
I really liked the interior, it had a cool spacey, 2001 sort of vibe. I even liked the weird center cluster. The one I had had awesome white accents but they pussed out and made the seats very light silvery grey which didn't match the rest of the black and white interior. It's not like the the silver hid dirt and stains either. Being Avis my car was filthy and gross with grime, dirt, and stains EVERYWHERE. ( I actually debated going civic, mustang, or 3 instead of WRX just for a white interior)
I actually like the brake pedal feel way better in the Prius than my WRX. It's got a sentive firmness to it that I really miss from my old 5th gen Celica.
plus the fuel economy is no joke. I thought I was beating on the poor car but the display stayed pegged 47mpg. I didn't bother to do my own calculations but based on other similar buisness trips I would have expected to use 7+ gallons that week and I only used 5gal!:thumbup:
Of corse to counter the good, there was still plenty to complain about
The exterior styling makes me angry, at least the old priuses were bland and nondescript this new "origami" styling is ridiculous and ugly. It's like somebody at Toyota said "remember how we claimed the 7th gen Celica "looks fast" but it really just looked angular and bloated? Let's do that again but way way worse!"
The split in the center of the rear hatch made for a heavily obstructed view in the mirror. I guess It wasn't a concerning blind spot but still it was bad.
Also the amount of highway road noise in the Prius makes the wrx sound like a luxury car.
the back-up beep was annoying, I get that pedestrians might not hear it in reverse running off the electric motor but still this sucked.:thumbdown
Overall its good qualities do out wheigh its faults. Its nowhere near as dismal as expected It to be and If I had a terrible long stop and go traffic commute I definitely opt for a Prius, and trade it in for something fun when I moved, or got a better job with a tolerable commute
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The Prius is actually nice to drive! It's not sporty but the steering has a nice feel. I kept expecting it to be completely gutless, and it's not fast, but I'd say it has a little more get up and go than a lot of basic economy cars.
I really liked the interior, it had a cool spacey, 2001 sort of vibe. I even liked the weird center cluster. The one I had had awesome white accents but they pussed out and made the seats very light silvery grey which didn't match the rest of the black and white interior. It's not like the the silver hid dirt and stains either. Being Avis my car was filthy and gross with grime, dirt, and stains EVERYWHERE. ( I actually debated going civic, mustang, or 3 instead of WRX just for a white interior)
I actually like the brake pedal feel way better in the Prius than my WRX. It's got a sentive firmness to it that I really miss from my old 5th gen Celica.
plus the fuel economy is no joke. I thought I was beating on the poor car but the display stayed pegged 47mpg. I didn't bother to do my own calculations but based on other similar buisness trips I would have expected to use 7+ gallons that week and I only used 5gal!:thumbup:
Of corse to counter the good, there was still plenty to complain about
The exterior styling makes me angry, at least the old priuses were bland and nondescript this new "origami" styling is ridiculous and ugly. It's like somebody at Toyota said "remember how we claimed the 7th gen Celica "looks fast" but it really just looked angular and bloated? Let's do that again but way way worse!"
The split in the center of the rear hatch made for a heavily obstructed view in the mirror. I guess It wasn't a concerning blind spot but still it was bad.
Also the amount of highway road noise in the Prius makes the wrx sound like a luxury car.
the back-up beep was annoying, I get that pedestrians might not hear it in reverse running off the electric motor but still this sucked.:thumbdown
Overall its good qualities do out wheigh its faults. Its nowhere near as dismal as expected It to be and If I had a terrible long stop and go traffic commute I definitely opt for a Prius, and trade it in for something fun when I moved, or got a better job with a tolerable commute
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I went to Tire Rack because they're having a sale on O.Z. racing classic rally wheels, with the REALLY sexy solid dish design. You can set up any car and I'm going to try and get their system to show my a Prius with the gravel rally O.Z. classic wheels because I think the high tech figure of the Prius with the nearly full dish will go well together. Heh. Here's an image of the wheels from a shop that recycles Cosworth parts:
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Nice write-up. I've owned a Prius since 2007. After 275K miles on it, I've yet to do anything except change the fluids, tires and pads. The first brake pad change was at 110K mile (regenerative braking makes pads last ungodly long). The one thing I would add to your write-up is how other motorists tend to treat Pruis drivers. They will cut you off in a heartbeat think you are going to slow them down if you get in front of them. On the flip side, it makes it easy to pass people as they would never expect it in a Prius. Power-wise, it is on par with most compacts or small sedans out there, so I've never understood the complaints about it being too slow. I drive the hell out of this car, and yes, it will spin the tires, and yes, you can get it sideways with some finesse...ask me how I know?
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