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Prius C is in hot demand

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by cyclopathic, Dec 30, 2011.

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  1. phenoyz

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    How did u know the highlighted sentence above?
    I am very-very interested?
    are you a toyota salesperson?
     
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    It isn't so much the turbos and fuel pumps.

    It's these two which have effected reliability of diesels over the last 5 years or so:

    -Dual-mass fly wheels
    -Diesel particulate filters

    The DPFs can be particulary expensive, and can cause total engine failure. Low mileage/short trip drivers are more prone.

    Hybrids are a hard sell here in the UK still. Diesels are very common. Pretty much the only reason to buy petrol on a standard family hatchback is to reduce the initial purchase cost.
     
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    No I am not a Toyota salesperson.
    EPA states, Prius C 46 mpg highway
    EPA states, Prius 48 mpg highway
     
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    depends on what brand you look at... VW has had a lot of issues with injectors failing, some other manufacturers with other things.
     
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    This is true. But these 2 are pretty much common between all brands.

    Mazda
    Honda
    VW
    Ford
    Citroen

    Can all have these issues, as others...

    GT-I9000 ?
     
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    Of course, the dealer will try to BS you into buying a loaded model over MSRP. We really don't know yet. Best if you can avoid the Appletard-like rush.

    I'm glad we don't need to buy quickly. I'll test it as soon as possible though. ;)

    Have Prius, like to eat out, will travel to buy a cheaper car. ;)

    (Of course, buying one is all subject to my wife actually liking the car.)
     
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    City mpg. The c's overall EPA rating is ever-so-slightly (49.6033 to 49.6049) worse than the liftback, but that's just based on the rounded city and highway numbers (Toyota estimated 1/(.55/53+.45/46) compared to 1/(.55/51+.45/48)).

    However, I fully expect the c to be better for anyone who drives efficiently and doesn't drive at high speed because of the lighter weight and smaller engine.

    We still don't have the prices yet, though. February 8th is the big reveal date.
     
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    I agree, 'C' city MPG in the hands of an economical driver is going to *very* interesting. I first guessed as you are, that impressive results will be reported, but the car's lower weight advantage will be offset in part by less regen capability. I don't mean capacity so much as max power flow.

    I took advantage yesterday of ambient temps in the mid 50s F and some time to waste yesterday to see how my now broken in CTh would do in P^G city driving and a warmed up ICE. I zeroed the meters, and after 12 miles I was back to my start point with 83 (yes, eighty three) mpg on the meter. Part of that nice result was 27 kw of max regen that let me completely avoid friction brake use.
     
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    ^ NICE Body Kit:rockon:
     
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    for most of our driving "C" will be better. Avg MPH since last oil change (7K) is 34MPH. This is due congestion, not b/c we don't drive on highways enough.

    "C" is a smaller commute/runabout car I suspect most of "C" drivers will be getting higher real life MPG from C then from Gen III liftback.
     
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    I agree as long as it's not used on high speed highway where the smaller engine and worse aerodynamics will hurt. The rest of the time the smaller engine will help cut gasoline use. I'll be very interested to see how much better the short trip mileage will be.
     
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    lol pakitt,
    The numbers are right, the headline is wrong. They were going to make 12K/month japan but got over 100K orders. That doesn't mean that they would continue that high order level. To put it in perspective prius sold 315K in japan in 2010 its highest year and it was japan's best selling car. Orders naturally have to fall off in japan.

    Factories are now ramping up to 30k/month. There are already prius cs enroute to dealers in the US. Toyota may not have production capacity for all the aqua/prius c demand, but it won't miss by much:D
     
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    Speechless, does this mean dealers here in usa will price this higher
    since there is a very strong demand?
     
    #77 phenoyz, Feb 5, 2012
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    It depends entirely on the demand in the US compared to how many they get shipped over.

    Anyone got the number of pre-orders in US?
     
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