Super excited Prius v owner-to-be Our family of 3's first car!

Congrats on your purchase. I bought the Prius V three in April and already put close to 7k miles on it. I cant stop driving it. I love this vehicle so much. I have owned 22 vehicles in my 41 yrs of age, but by far this is the BEST purchase ever. My only complaint is it should come with tinted windows. The windows are so large that the sun shines in on my little one and can be uncomfortable. I took it and hadthe windows tinted yesterday. Big difference. The car stays cooler. The rear doesnt have vents for the ac, so window tint was a must for me. Hope you love your V too!

 

Our #3 is supposed to show up next week. Very excited to become a father. Loving our v so far, though.

 

Holy crap... 22 vehicles in your 41 years of life? I just have to ask, how the heck did you go through so many cars, I mean, 25 years of driving, that's almost a car a year.

 

Well honestly, my ex was a pro football player and I changed cars every 6 months because I was young and stupid . The saying " With age comes wisdom is so true". I have owned every vehicle out there...lol yet none of them compare to my Prius. I just love this vehicle. I bought it for the gas savings but I find it so fun to drive. I have close to 7k miles on it and I bought it the end of April

 

I meant our #3 as in myself (1), my wife (2), and the baby (3). haha. The prospect of more than one kid, and no longer having a man advantage, is frightening.

 

I meant it as we are going to be 2 parents versus 1 child, haha. But yeah, the "man" advantage in the house is already gone and getting worse. Our cat is a female, too, so it will be 3:1 female:male ratio.

I hope she comes out a girl. We tried to avoid pink and gender specific stuff as much as possible, but it is unavoidable when you bring family into the equation. When they found out we were having a girl, it was an onslaught of pink/girly clothes. We've had several extra ultrasounds because the doctor thought she was small and then they thought she was big, so they've confirmed the sex multiple times. Plus, I'm super excited to have a girl, so I hope she stays a girl. haha

 

Congrats on your V! We are also a young and growing family and decided on the V after looking at a Sienna. We decided that with a 7 year old and a 10 week old that the Sienna was just too much vehicle for our small family. Maybe after we have our 3rd child, in a couple of years, we will trade in my wife's 2010 Prius for a Sienna Hybrid... if there is such a thing then.

Best of luck!

Daniel

 

Congrats on BOTH! The Baby & The New V.

 

Great post! Love the alliteration! Congrats on the baby (and the V). I'm a new owner also and love this thing. You can't go wrong with a V and while a Sienna has a lot of creature comfort, this is a wise choice. We just motored up to NYC for the weekend with my offspring - boy 12 and 6ft 1.5 inches and daughter 5' 9" and they had plenty of room. It's not a minivan but what a hoot to drive 75mph (traffic flow on NJ TPKE) and get 40mpg. Fatherhood is a wonderful thing too and your boy will be a delight to have in the back seat. If I can say anything about kids eating in the back, french fries, doritos, and cheetos last a really long time. Organics, carrots, celery et cetera desiccate nicely....Less place to hide food in a v but kids will find places to stash things. That 4 am stuff will pass soon and other interesting things take over... Just saying ......and congrats on the v!

 

We have 380 miles on our v since we picked it up on Tuesday. It is a company lease with an allowable 30k/year, so the Mini and 4Runner have barely been driven.

 

Congrats as well - I'm also a new owner - got mine on july - Friday the 13th!! ...hahaha...
We have a family of 5 - wife and I, then 11 yr old son, 7 yr old daughter, and 11 month old daughter.. if we put the car seat in the middle - both bigger kids still had plenty of room. A bit narrow for all 3 with the big car seat - but they seemed to like it. And the space - is comparible to my chevy s-10 style blazer. actually wheelbase is 1.5 inches longer- but body is 1.5 shorter... interior height and gate opening is a bit shorter - but I can still get all my drum gear in there...

I commute 42 miles one way each day - or about 25k a year just to work - and so far i'm averaging 47-49 mpg. usually running about 60mph on state roads ... and obviously slowing for towns.