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I rented a Prius for 24 hours today so that I could get an idea of whether or not I wanted to plunk down the money for one or not. I'm sure some of what I will say is going to annoy some, though that isn't my intention.
The car has almost 3900 miles on it now. I'm not sure what package it is...no nav system that I've discovered and the interior is grey with a red tint to it that I don't care for.
This is what I've experienced so far...
The good:
I've travelled somewhere around 70 miles, and I think the average fuel economy is in the mid-upper 40s. I'm usually pretty easy on the gas as it is and I find I'm even more so with this. I find that it suits my driving style pretty well. So chalk up great fuel economy. That's about 20 mpg over what I'm getting in my Daytona.
I've mashed the pedal to the floor to see what the car do in a merging/rapid start situation. The car accelerates much more rapidly than I expected, though the engine protests to much for my liking. (Yes, I know it's not meant for that kind of driving.)
I liked rolling through the drive through on electric power.
I like the ride so far. I've read that the seats are a problem for some. I haven't experienced that so far, though admittedly, I haven't put that many miles on the car at one time. Still, I find it very comfortable.
Quiet. I looked down and saw I was rolling along at 75 mph and didn't realize it.
Lots of storage. Plenty of places to put stuff. I unloaded my brother's Alero into it as I was coming back from home and it swallowed everything and had plenty of room to spare.
The bad:
I really dislike the MFD. I just hate touch screens in any application. I'm sure that the wheel controls would help alleviate that once I got used to them, but I question the durability of it and find it a distraction.
Minor nit-pick. I don't like the clock. It's too small and I was in the car a full 15 minutes before I actually realized that there was a clock in the car. Of course, I was watching the road most of the time.
Personally, I'd rather have analog gauges than a digital dash.
The switch from electric to gas isn't as seamless as I thought it would be. The car seems to shudder when the gasoline engine kicks on while driving through town. Very annyoing.
Cruise control doesn't function correctly. I've managed to get the resume function to work exactly once. I find I have to accelerate myself, then use the 'set' function. I imagine this is just something that isn't working correctly since the car is so new.
While the ride was nice, I don't know if it was my cup of tea. I like something that is a little more of a driver's car. There didn't seem to be a lot of feedback.
First impressions:
A very nice car, though I'm not sure I'm willing to put nearly $30K into one.
I'm going to drive the car around a bit tomorrow before returning it. I hope to put another 50-75 miles on the car on some back roads where I usually drive and see how it behaves there.
The car has almost 3900 miles on it now. I'm not sure what package it is...no nav system that I've discovered and the interior is grey with a red tint to it that I don't care for.
This is what I've experienced so far...
The good:
I've travelled somewhere around 70 miles, and I think the average fuel economy is in the mid-upper 40s. I'm usually pretty easy on the gas as it is and I find I'm even more so with this. I find that it suits my driving style pretty well. So chalk up great fuel economy. That's about 20 mpg over what I'm getting in my Daytona.
I've mashed the pedal to the floor to see what the car do in a merging/rapid start situation. The car accelerates much more rapidly than I expected, though the engine protests to much for my liking. (Yes, I know it's not meant for that kind of driving.)
I liked rolling through the drive through on electric power.
I like the ride so far. I've read that the seats are a problem for some. I haven't experienced that so far, though admittedly, I haven't put that many miles on the car at one time. Still, I find it very comfortable.
Quiet. I looked down and saw I was rolling along at 75 mph and didn't realize it.
Lots of storage. Plenty of places to put stuff. I unloaded my brother's Alero into it as I was coming back from home and it swallowed everything and had plenty of room to spare.
The bad:
I really dislike the MFD. I just hate touch screens in any application. I'm sure that the wheel controls would help alleviate that once I got used to them, but I question the durability of it and find it a distraction.
Minor nit-pick. I don't like the clock. It's too small and I was in the car a full 15 minutes before I actually realized that there was a clock in the car. Of course, I was watching the road most of the time.
Personally, I'd rather have analog gauges than a digital dash.
The switch from electric to gas isn't as seamless as I thought it would be. The car seems to shudder when the gasoline engine kicks on while driving through town. Very annyoing.
Cruise control doesn't function correctly. I've managed to get the resume function to work exactly once. I find I have to accelerate myself, then use the 'set' function. I imagine this is just something that isn't working correctly since the car is so new.
While the ride was nice, I don't know if it was my cup of tea. I like something that is a little more of a driver's car. There didn't seem to be a lot of feedback.
First impressions:
A very nice car, though I'm not sure I'm willing to put nearly $30K into one.
I'm going to drive the car around a bit tomorrow before returning it. I hope to put another 50-75 miles on the car on some back roads where I usually drive and see how it behaves there.