Prius, Would you?
Discussion
Hmm, I'm not sure if I'll get flamed or not for this...
I've been thinking lately that a Toyota Prius may be the ideal car for the missus. She largely leaves car choices upto me but has commented that she does like the look of the Toyota. I've suggested a Honda Jazz as well.
No real 'Must haves' but Auto would be a benefit as would uber low running costs (Think 50+mpg). This will be a car to buy and keep for the entirety of it's life so at least 10-15 years. Budget 10-12K which should see us in a reasonably fresh one.
We have 2 kids and the Mrs does maybe only 50-100 miles per week, much of which is around town. I've largely dismissed most MPV's as they need to be diesel to retain any value and the usual injector/DPF woes scare me especially as the car will be doing loads of short journeys.
What else should I be thinking about?
I've been thinking lately that a Toyota Prius may be the ideal car for the missus. She largely leaves car choices upto me but has commented that she does like the look of the Toyota. I've suggested a Honda Jazz as well.
No real 'Must haves' but Auto would be a benefit as would uber low running costs (Think 50+mpg). This will be a car to buy and keep for the entirety of it's life so at least 10-15 years. Budget 10-12K which should see us in a reasonably fresh one.
We have 2 kids and the Mrs does maybe only 50-100 miles per week, much of which is around town. I've largely dismissed most MPV's as they need to be diesel to retain any value and the usual injector/DPF woes scare me especially as the car will be doing loads of short journeys.
What else should I be thinking about?
BorkFactor said:
If you plan to keep it for the lifetime of the car, does this really matter? Petrol one = no worries!
Psychological I guess, the aim would be to keep the car a long time but I'd sleep better knowing the car is still worth a few grand at 10 years old and not £500 like a petrol Zafira/Picasso etc would be.lexusboy said:
Dude, seriously. The batteries ARE NOT A PROBLEM. There are still thousands, if not most of the 1st generation Prius on their original batteries and that is 10+ years old.
We are now in 3rd generation hybrid technology and the batteries are smaller and even better.
Right onto the OP. Looking at your budget I would assume you're looking at a MK2 or and early MK3. If it's mostly town driving then there won't be any problems and the MPG should get into the 50+ range easily.
No idea, about 2009/10 1.8 model?? Mk3 at a guess?We are now in 3rd generation hybrid technology and the batteries are smaller and even better.
Right onto the OP. Looking at your budget I would assume you're looking at a MK2 or and early MK3. If it's mostly town driving then there won't be any problems and the MPG should get into the 50+ range easily.
Do they throw up any common mechanical issues?
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