Toyota Prius: Prius - Road-handling? Favorite features? Major gripes?

In article <googlegroups.com>,
Jeannie <com> wrote:
 

Wonderfully so. Suspension and tire technology has come a long, long
way.

 

That's because you're driving a TALL vehicle. The Prius has a low
center of gravity, partially due to the aluminum they use.

 

I have a base model--didn't even come with an AUX in jack to the stereo.
So I added it myself (coastaletech.com). I find that beyond that,
there's nothing the car doesn't have that I would wish for. Navigation
is the big thing people want, and it's easily added on demand for much
less than what Toyota wants for its built in system. I use a unit I can
take from car to car and while traveling in rental cars.

It has auto climate control, great A/C, and power locks and windows.

Some people swear by the Smart Key System. I don't think it matters,
myself, other than for bragging rights. If you need that, fine.


 

I haven't found any yet. I've been on a couple of long trips in the 6
months I've owned one, and it's VERY comfortable for that--and in the
summer, with AC on, still gets 53mpg on the road at 70+mph.

For lots more feedback visit http://priuschat.com

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:18:06 -0000, Jeannie
<com> wrote:
 

Have a 2007 package 6. With stability control, you could be Al Gore's
son doing 110 mph, make a sudden right angle turn, and it would hug
the road like a flyer in the movie, Tron. Took it up New Mexico's
mountains and it hugged the curves like a champ. Got 52 on cruise on
the interstates. I've never enjoyed another car for the money like My
Silver Fox. It drives itself. I get about 48mpg driving from 'burbs
to city.

My only bitches are the lid for the storage between the seats is hard
to reach when driving. And you mustn't be drivng to program the
destination GPS. Small problems.

My only question is: why is it Saturn and Bug owners wave at each
other but Prius owners always act oblivious?

We're here, we're green, be seen:-)

In article <com>,
Tom Ricostronza <nul> wrote:
 

WTF does your driving a Prius have to do with me just because I'm
driving a Prius?

Are you pissed because guys wearing blue shirts don't wave at each other?

Tom Ricostronza <nul> wrote:
 

I wave at other Prius owners quite often and they've always smiled and
waved back. Now, if they're not even looking in my direction that's
another story.

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Tom Ricostronza <nul> wrote: 

I bought my fully loaded '04 in October '03, days after it
reached the dealers here. For a year supply couldn't meet
supply, and owners virtually always waved at each other in
celebration of being so lucky.

Today I have more than 40k miles on the car with no problems and
great performance/economy/comfort/confidence, and like other
Prius owners I thoroughly enjoy the car, but with the
proliferation of the design no one waves any more...

"Jeannie" <com> wrote in message
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Ours is a 2006 with the full package. It's been great for 18 months and
nice to drive on either curved or straight roads -- very solid. I usually
drive our other car -- an older Volvo. The Prius doesn't feel quite as
strong and sturdy; but the crash test data says the Prius is fine. My only
gripe is that the seats are a bit low for my 6-foot frame although the
headroom is O.K. I have to say, too, that I prefer manual knobs and
switches to electronic screen buttons which disappear just when I want to
change something. We get 45-55 mpg -- a bit less in winter with the heater
running. At 65-70 mph on the highway, 50.3 mpg is typical.

TKM

On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:32:45 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<com> wrote:
 

I don't know what you have to do with the rest of humanity.
 

WTF do you have against guys wearing blue shirts? I bet you're from a
*red* state. Aren't many of those left now. :-)