Ok Now Would you Buy a Prime? (POLL)

wait until they are on the lots, so you can drive and compare. no problems with the 4 seats and raised hatch floor?

 

Since you already have a Gen 4, I would say wait for next year's Prime. It's rumored to have a 5th seat.

 

5th seat isn't a key factor for me, since most of time I only drive it alone. Hatch floor looks a little weird but still OK. The thing that bothers me is the spare tire. I got my front left tire blew up on the highway just 1 month after I bought the Gen 4. This really make me think my choice of trim Three was so right.

 

couldn't agree more.

 

I need 5 seats. I have a baby that I like to have in the middle of the car. Also we take our in laws with us to dinner. When they make the Prime fit 5 I will buy one.

 

I'm not selling our 2014 BMW i3-REx but a Prius Prime in May 2016 would have been fair competition. Still, I am having fun with the 168 hp, rear-wheel drive ... learning all sorts of bad habits.

Bob Wilson

 

Next year's Prime??? We will be lucky to have 2017 Prime by next year...2018.

 

Someone really needs to post the same setup with a Gen 4 and a Gen 3, so we can understand the difference in cargo space and especially height.[/QUOTE]
my pip measures 25" of usable height where the backpack is, and 19" just before it starts to dip down at the tail light. the only thing i can't tell is if the double bubble window gives extra height.

 

I've had many occasions where the cargo in the rear is touching the glass after I close the hatch in my PiP. Reducing that space even more is unacceptable.

Although the Prime was never on my shopping list, if it was, I'd wait until the mid-cycle refresh to buy one for my purposes.

The thing is, I already have my most excellent PiP, which makes the Prime pointess for me. My next car will be a full EV to replace my Acura TSX.

 

We keep mentioning the mid-cycle refresh like it's going to be a major redesign. I doubt that will happen. I don't see a fifth seat or battery relocation in a refresh. That stuff would need a major design change I think. New headlights, more efficient battery cells, sure, but not anything major. Maybe more option packages, efficiency improvements based on real world data.

In any case, it's never a good idea to have cargo touching the rear window unless it's pillows or something soft. One good bounce and you could be asking for trouble. That is my big concern with the cargo space and why we need to see it in person to make a decision. The comment about a gen 3 to 4 comparison is good. We all could benefit from that. Like maybe a common sized box in the same location in each car, and one on top of a 3inch prop in the gen 4 to approximate the prime floor. Pix with hatch closed and open.

 

You would have to do two comparisons - one to a G4 with a spare tire and one to a G4 without a spare tire. Since my Prime-alternative is a Three+ATP, mine would be to a G4 with a spare tire since a Three has one. The height difference there is reported to be about 2.8 inches, which isn't much. The G4 without a spare will have a larger difference but a vertical wall between the cargo area and the rear seats when the rear seats are folded down.

 

Why? Dianne Whitmire is already reporting incoming shipments of the exact model Prime soon to her dealership?

Dianne's SoCal 2017 PRIME thread for inventory & deals ... fall 2016 | PriusChat

 

Maybe in California, but here in the heart of the country??? Any approximate delivery dates available?

 

Ohhhh... got it. .

You can always get it delivered. I heard a few people doing that to get a PIP to get a good deal or if it wasn't sold in their state.

 

I might trade in my gen 4 when they come out with a prime that reaches at least 50 electric miles.

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you should be good for quite a long time.

 

That would be nice, but those matrix LED headlights have my attention. Current headlight tech leaves a lot to be desired in deer country. And as I get even older, those oncoming headlights are way too glaring. Which brings up a point, why does everybody have those LED fog lights on all the time? The headlights are blinding enough!