What I don't like about the 2016 Prius

Just like in nature, vehicles evolve or die.

I don't particularly like the rear end.

BUT..

By all reports this Gen 4 is an improvement in nearly all other areas.

What I don't like about the Gen 4?
Well I think it's creeping up the "buy in" cost ladder.
My guess is in X number of years, if I'm interested in continuing my vehicular relationship with Prius and Hybrids, I won't be able to afford a new incarnation of The Gen 4, which will force me to look at "newer" used Gen 4.

But I can evaluate and deal with that reality when the time comes.

 

Isn't the Gen4 cheaper than the Gen3? At least starting price.

 

Price or looks?

Ok, ok, I'll retract that.

 

My top-of-the line 2016 Four with all availble packages was priced about the same as my 2008 Touring Prius with all of the avialable options eight years ago. (With no adjustment for inflation).

 

Supposed to be tire tread depth gauge measure!

Heavy Duty Tire Repair Kit for Leaking Car & Truck Tubeless Tires, Also Includes Tread Depth Gauge, Pencil Pressure...

 

I do not believe one needs to jack up a car to use the supplied tire inflator.

 

That tire repair kit was $9.99 on Amazon so I ordered it. I did think it was weird that I had a jack with no spare tire. Although the only time I ever had a problem with a tire, it was a full blow out on the freeway so yeah, tire repair kit would do nothing for that.

 

Don't know, though I'll admit this exhausts my interest in the topic. I'll leave pondering that question to those intrepid Two Eco and Four buyers who've opted into these fun and games, though I reserve the right to continue to poke a little fun on this.

 

Here you go, if a picture helps.

 

Okay, wait - you did know you already HAVE the official factory-issue tire repair kit in your trunk, right?

It doesn't help ME of course, but thanks all the same. Probably a helpful reminder for Zojja, though

 

Ha! I do know but I thought that people didn't like the 'gunk' of the official kit and I've watched the video on how to do it. Unless there is a way to patch it without the 'gunk' with the official kit, I thought the tire repair kit was an alternative.

 

I don't like the idea of of gunk or goo, and later dismounting the tire to clean and patch.

First, I inflate the tire before removing the nail or screw, then just like in this video; Tire Plug (Flat Tire) How-To Fix

 

My complaint with the Prius is Toyota's pricing. I was planning on buying a G4 Prius with its safety features (blind spot monitoring, accident avoidance, etc.) until I looked at the 2016 prices.

Although the base price is quite reasonable, the Prius with its full complement of safety features would have been an extra $6000. I also wanted leather--not available! Living in the Southeast Toyota distributing area would have added an extra $1000 on top of these prices to boot.

Instead I picked up a 2016 Honda Civic Touring model that does include Prius' safety features and leather seats for about $3000 less. Of course, I'm getting less MPG than the Prius, but a respectable 41 on the highway.

 

Amen!

I've long suspected Southeast Toyota is anti-Prius and does everything they can to 'poison the well.' Certainly that is true in urban areas.

Hindsight, a visit to Chattanooga might have been enlightening. I have a co-worker who absolutely won't buy from Southeast Toyota for good reason. The only good Prius prices show up from time-to-time in rural area dealers who have difficulty moving a Prius in pickup country.

In my case, Fayetteville is 45 minutes away and though my two visits reminded me of "A Fish Called Wanda," they are not burdened with Southeast Toyota. But I also have Costco car buying service which is probably how I would go if TSS-P shows up in a Level-2 ECO in a couple of years.

Bob Wilson

 

I think the Gen 4 will be rear-ended more with its squiggly-line brake lights. My brain doesn't perceive them as being brake lights.

 

Tailgaters follow too close to notice side lights, which is why there is also a center brake-light.

 

Yes, maybe the center-mounted brake light will help.

 

and they look sharp as heck at night. it's a pleasure to follow one.