Joining the PiP Club! And I'm excited about it!

So...I always voiced my opinion saying Toyota was too slow to release any detail on the 4th gen Prii family and I would consider a Volt.

I considered it...but ended up with a PiP 2012 used vehicle with $26000 miles on it for $19k. Was that a good deal? It looked like it was in great condition and ultimately we did want a plugin for 5 passengers with Toyota reliability to help facilitate our needs for two cars.

So we have a 2010 Prius with 70k miles working great, 48mpg lifetime and now a 30k pip. I was amazed when I test drove it that the indicators evolved (they don't show decimal places) and it did seem like it had better HV mileage! A little boring because of the fact we have twin vehicles, but the headlights are different and there are subtle changes in the interior as well as the new infotainment system. I don't know what I think about the map...

But I'm excited to try the PIP out, any hints or things to try?

I looked deeply into getting a Volt (4 seater killed it there), Leaf (range killed it there, and their used vehicles could have more degradation) and Ford Energi series (space killed it there!)

I don't know, I guess the PiP seemed perfect. Would probably keep it for a few years and hopefully wait for the PiP 2nd gen to work its kinks out. As of now, I think the IV gen won't come out til late next year and the PiP was supposedly slated to the year after?

Here's to hoping Toyota becomes more positive on Plugin Hybrids.

 

What?

I'm just asking for hints on driving my first 90 miles with it fully charged. Also curious about if it was a good deal or did I get hosed

 

We're just looking for a more efficient vehicle that seats 5, more efficient than our current Prius. Tesla was out of our price range, and we didn't like to be totally electric dependent (range anxiety). Perhaps this PiP will allow us to test the plugin infrastructure and see how things go.

10 miles EV might help and my wife's work is 10 miles away. No plugin station there yet, but we figured we're even saving against our regular Prius who's now considered a gas guzzler because we take the vehicle out all the dang time

 

Used though. Of course we don't get any incentives. But warranty is good for another 70k miles on the traction battery. What is really weird is I looked at the EV score, and the last owner drove it purely in HV, what the heck? Also, the charging mechanism was cool and showed about 10 miles EV not fully charged before I left the dealership.

 

But lease != owning...I had to battle that idea as well. Even though there is depreciation in a car right away. So might is $19,000 and I get to own it and potentially trade it in for possibly $10k after 3 years (which looking at your figure probably would cost me $9k net)

 

Fender bender with your gen 2 in the pic? Keep waiting Gen IV around the corner, but I've been saying that for over a year now lol.

Maybe you could wait until the PiP Gen IV comes out.

Something odd though, Toyota is really choking the release of the 2015 PiP at the dealerships. Could Toyota actually cancel the PiP altogether?