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Mainly as a way of keeping more money in the pocket but it's actually not that bad. Silent, easy to drive and makes decent progress. Rubber-band tyres make the ride a bit jiggly but it corners pretty flat. Sixty in a tad over ten seconds so no slouch in the big scheme of things.
Prius T Spirit with leather, cruise, climate, phone bluetooth, music hard drive, sat nav, head up display, in fact the list of kit is fanatastic for the price. Park assist and rear camera anyone?
Only negative at the moment is the attitude of other drivers. I've had three dangerous overtakes made on me that wouldn't have been in the old car, people just won't be behind it.
dfen5 said:
Mainly as a way of keeping more money in the pocket but it's actually not that bad. Silent, easy to drive and makes decent progress. Rubber-band tyres make the ride a bit jiggly but it corners pretty flat. Sixty in a tad over ten seconds so no slouch in the big scheme of things.
Prius T Spirit with leather, cruise, climate, phone bluetooth, music hard drive, sat nav, head up display, in fact the list of kit is fanatastic for the price. Park assist and rear camera anyone?
Only negative at the moment is the attitude of other drivers. I've had three dangerous overtakes made on me that wouldn't have been in the old car, people just won't be behind it.
Wasn't bought for climate change reasons either,all that fuel used to get the component materials for the batteries shipped to Japan, then all the fuel to ship the cars out of Japan....oh well, each to there own I guess.
Should have just got a bargain barge.
On a positive note, I like the colour !!
JR Hartley said:
You bought a brand new Prius 'to put more money in your pocket', yep makes sense that.
I imagine it's a company car. It's so cheap to run as a company car from a tax perspective. Most cars of its size will cost the driver 17% benefit in kind tax. Prius is 10%, if you're not a petrolhead or if you've got a toy for the weekend then it makes perfect sense. Plus for £22k or so you get a car with a spec that would cost you £30k+ in an A3.We had one on a weekend demo last month. It's mightily impressive if you don't mind driving an auto. The SatNav and phone interface is a masterpiece, the most intuitive piece of technology i've used in the last 5 years. As for the engines, it drives just like any other 5 door automatic; a bit sluggish at times but gets on with it when you want to. Handles actually quite well but completely bereft of any feedback. My only problem with it is the actual car body itself which is incredibly cheaply made. Everyone at Toyota has been ace so far too, their JD power rankings are well deserved. We've tried for 10 weeks to get the same demo from Audi of, well, anything.
As for image, i'd far rather drive a Prius than a Golf or A3.
delboy735 said:
all that fuel used to get the component materials for the batteries shipped to Japan, then all the fuel to ship the cars out of Japan....oh well, each to there own I guess.
So just the same as every other car then. Every car has bits shipped from all over the world, and the cars are then shipped out all over the world.agent006 said:
I imagine it's a company car.
Correct, 10% BIK 
I had the options of the Audi A4 and so on but as with most company cars, it's not a weekend toy. It is however a very, very cheap reliable way of getting to work and making the odd business trip even with private fuel. Company car park willy waving doesn't really interest me.
Just had to buy the missus a new Ka so now I'm putting a few quid away to get a Caterham or such like kit for fun in the not too distant future.
Gingerbread Man said:
dfen5 said:
I'm putting a few quid away to get a Caterham in the not too distant future.
A brilliant idea.In five years time most company cars will be hybrids of some sort, it'll happen just like the switch from petrol to diesel in the last decade. BiK is a powerful thing!
A friend of mine just bought one of these and I have to say they are actually pretty good cars and make a lot of sense for a daily.
Very comfortable to be and waft along in near silence and the standard equipment is very impressive.
He is not a 'car guy' but having a Prius has created something in him that brings a certain pleasure to driving, he treats it like a game in trying to get the best possible fuel economy out of it which has improved the standard of his driving no end and really makes him think about what he is doing on the road.
So there you have it...A prius creates a PH type person.
Very comfortable to be and waft along in near silence and the standard equipment is very impressive.
He is not a 'car guy' but having a Prius has created something in him that brings a certain pleasure to driving, he treats it like a game in trying to get the best possible fuel economy out of it which has improved the standard of his driving no end and really makes him think about what he is doing on the road.
So there you have it...A prius creates a PH type person.
would seem like a good idea, HOWEVER....
99% of prius drivers seem to think that because they are saving the planet they have the right to cut me up or hold me up (usually at around 56MPH in the outside lane) and from what I have heard the VW bluemotion Range, the Volvo Drive-e range and the Vauxhall Eco series all piss all over it in terms of fuel economy and I wouldnt like the cost of replacing those batteries at x'000 miles!
I can see the whole green motoring thing, and in a way i almost agree with it, despite the oil in my veins, but I dont think the best way is with a small oil burner to charge batteries in a plastic car (which comes from oil) is the answer.
For me its Hydrogen, far cleaner and no horrible batteries to change/dispose of, plus decent performance!!
99% of prius drivers seem to think that because they are saving the planet they have the right to cut me up or hold me up (usually at around 56MPH in the outside lane) and from what I have heard the VW bluemotion Range, the Volvo Drive-e range and the Vauxhall Eco series all piss all over it in terms of fuel economy and I wouldnt like the cost of replacing those batteries at x'000 miles!
I can see the whole green motoring thing, and in a way i almost agree with it, despite the oil in my veins, but I dont think the best way is with a small oil burner to charge batteries in a plastic car (which comes from oil) is the answer.
For me its Hydrogen, far cleaner and no horrible batteries to change/dispose of, plus decent performance!!
Petrolhead_Rich said:
For me its Hydrogen, far cleaner and no horrible batteries to change/dispose of, plus decent performance!!
Hydrogen is hugely energy intensive to produce. Plus you also have the same shipping and storage costs as with Petrol/Diesel. By all means hate hybrids but please don't do it because you've fallen for the Oil Companies' PR machine.Libertine said:
TomHunnisett said:
Just had to scroll to the top of the page to remind myself what website I was on...
I hope you don't work in I.T. 
Hmmm, there is a function where we can look at your garage...hope this helps.
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