Newbie with a question about the Prius Prime

The touch screen is pricey to replace. In the range of $7000 or so. This concerned me as I too plan on keeping the car a long time. I purchased a 10 year service agreement that does cover this repair.
Keep in mind with the exception of Navigation the major functions of the screen can also be done via the multi informational display that all Primes have.

 

The buttons on the steering-wheel offer quite a bit of the functionality too. That redundancy of operation is commonly overlooked.

As for the screen ever needing repair or it being worth extremely expensive is unlikely. Large is becoming the norm in part due to it being robust & affordable.

 

i would go with the model that has knobs and buttons. but i'm not a touchscreen fan, aside from reliability and expense. prefer to keep my eyes on the road.

 

This is what a Warranty Is for. Especially an Extended Warranty. I have never understood why people do not buy them.

A car ( For most people ) is the second largest investment they make next to a house.

I paid 3K for my extended warranty but you do some very simple math and you get an answer If you have to shell out 7000 or so for a repair and your 3K warranty pays for it. Just ONE repair covered buy that warranty and it pays for itself.

Further more many finance companies will want an extended warranty, they are protecting their investment, and it does not change the payment all that much.

If I recall correctly my payment changed about a Dollar with both The Service Plan & Warranty which extend out to the end of the contract.

In the past these Warranties used to be a sham and only covered very specific things. I am talking back in the 70's & 80's

I have already used mine once to get a new Tire and Wheel because a ( Curb Jumped Out In Front Of The Person I Let Drive It )

 

As an anecdote, the touch screen navigation in my 2007 4runner still works fine (or as well as early 2000's era technology can work).

I still prefer physical buttons because they are easier to find without looking down, and easier to use with gloves on. The climate controls in the Plus are great.

 

They might be expensive now but the price usually drops as technology advances. Plus used ones will enter the market as car get totaled, wear out.

 

Love mine in 2018, but buy warranty online and save big dollars. Like $800 for 100k 0 deductible. Whole thread on this.

Now, had I known 2019 will apparently have a normal rest seat option and CarPlay, I might have waited a few months.

 

I'd be happy as a clam, with a vehicle having completely manual, intuitive, ergonomic, eyes-on-the-road heating/ventilating controls.

I think there's a couple of reasons they're going to touch-screen:

1. Herd mentality: consumers expect a big screen. Or, they've been talked into expecting it?
2. It's cheaper for the manufacturers, than taking the time and effort in designing robust/ergonomic manual controls.

Actually, maybe it's all one reason...

 

After more than four decades of driving, buying eight cars in a multi-vehicle household, I have yet to have any car suffer enough repairs during the offered extended warranty period to have made the warranty worthwhile. Yes, I've paid a lot for certain repairs, but only after even the extended warranty periods had passed.

Thus, I've saved significant money by not purchasing such coverage. More than enough to cover several such in-period repairs.

(Disclosure: two of those cars are not yet beyond the offered extended warranties.)

It shouldn't be. Retirement accounts / investments should vastly exceed any car 'investments' (expenses really). Maybe even exceed a house (also more an expense than an investment, as I've described in previous posts).

 

the big screen is great for gps. other than that, i don't get it. unfortunately, the gps stinks.

if CarPlay puts google on the full screen, it will be well worth it for those who need gps.

 

I watched a video review about the Lincoln Continental and it is loaded with manual switches and buttons for the old school folks but the controls for heat and A/C etc. had manual buttons and on the touch screen had another selection to do it by touch. The best of both worlds but that is what you get for $75,000.

 

You could still get a Buick with manual heat/cooling controls, column shifter, manual windows and a bench seat.

 

You can?

 

Not sure with the recent GM announcements.

 

Please please please I need help what year prius is this from ?

 

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You missed the point on the second part where I said that a Car is most likely the second biggest investment, maybe I used the wrong word INVESTMENT. My 401K and the money I pay into Social Security does not drive me to work every day. They are a Monetary Investments where your Car is a Material One.

 

Some new cars may have buttons and dials but most are electric switches anyway and are run by a $1000
Electronic module.

 

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You missed the point on the second part where I said that a Car is most likely the second biggest investment, maybe I used the wrong word INVESTMENT. My 401K and the money I pay into Social Security does not drive me to work every day. They are a Monetary Investments where your Car is a Material One.[/QUOTE]
I refer to a car as an expense, not an investment.