Just figured I would share my experiences with the Pri now that its approaching the 10K mark...
Current driving conditions; All highway, 50mpg solo with no criuse control on, speed 68: 55mpg drafting a Semi at 5 to 6 car lengths at 67 to 70 mph. I also feel that I can "out perform" the cruise control by a large margin.
CONS, in order of severity,
1. EVERYTHING RATTLES INSIDE THE CAR!! All the panels, the dash, the little bracket for the "mirror sensor", the "B" pillar cover, the Oh *#^% handle, ....and on and on and on...
2. THE SEAT MIGHT AS WELL BE MADE OF JELLO....Its also to short and has no side leg support. (The one thing my 300ZTT has that I truly miss )
3. The "shift" knobbie needs to be moved. Even a little would help. I'm over 6' and my knee bumps the thing occasionally.
4. ICE seems to have a hard time deciding to turn off once a day when I leave work. Scenario: Start car, drive to first red light about 200 yards away, ICE is running then while sitting at light it seems to spit, groan and moan then turn off. (lots of low frequency "vibration") It then never does it again.
5. Car threw up on me once, but figured out how to avoid this. I have read numerous posts here in regards to "don't top off your tanks". well...I fill up to the first click then pull the nozzle out to the tip area and just let the fuel "pour" in at a slow rate till its full.
PROS:
1. I am getting the rated mileage advertised..atleast by my calcs.
2. Car has plenty of power...almost impressive for what it is.
3. Lots of room inside, lunch crew likes that!
4. Stereo sounds really good to me (JBL Ver).
5. Plenty of room for storage.
As far as the emissions, its nice to know your not bugger'in up the atmoshere but its something you can't see. (unless your car throws up on you :lol: )
The car has met everything it what advertised to do as far as my experiences reveal. However all the "CONS" were obviously "NOT" advertised!!
I reccomend the car highly however. And if there is any insight as to the "rough ICE cutoff" I'm curious as to if anyone else experiences this.
Current driving conditions; All highway, 50mpg solo with no criuse control on, speed 68: 55mpg drafting a Semi at 5 to 6 car lengths at 67 to 70 mph. I also feel that I can "out perform" the cruise control by a large margin.
CONS, in order of severity,
1. EVERYTHING RATTLES INSIDE THE CAR!! All the panels, the dash, the little bracket for the "mirror sensor", the "B" pillar cover, the Oh *#^% handle, ....and on and on and on...
2. THE SEAT MIGHT AS WELL BE MADE OF JELLO....Its also to short and has no side leg support. (The one thing my 300ZTT has that I truly miss )
3. The "shift" knobbie needs to be moved. Even a little would help. I'm over 6' and my knee bumps the thing occasionally.
4. ICE seems to have a hard time deciding to turn off once a day when I leave work. Scenario: Start car, drive to first red light about 200 yards away, ICE is running then while sitting at light it seems to spit, groan and moan then turn off. (lots of low frequency "vibration") It then never does it again.
5. Car threw up on me once, but figured out how to avoid this. I have read numerous posts here in regards to "don't top off your tanks". well...I fill up to the first click then pull the nozzle out to the tip area and just let the fuel "pour" in at a slow rate till its full.
PROS:
1. I am getting the rated mileage advertised..atleast by my calcs.
2. Car has plenty of power...almost impressive for what it is.
3. Lots of room inside, lunch crew likes that!
4. Stereo sounds really good to me (JBL Ver).
5. Plenty of room for storage.
As far as the emissions, its nice to know your not bugger'in up the atmoshere but its something you can't see. (unless your car throws up on you :lol: )
The car has met everything it what advertised to do as far as my experiences reveal. However all the "CONS" were obviously "NOT" advertised!!
I reccomend the car highly however. And if there is any insight as to the "rough ICE cutoff" I'm curious as to if anyone else experiences this.