Gen 5 Prius/Prius Prime: poor fuel economy, poor choice of colors, poor choice of packages/options

Glad to hear the door edge guards are nice. If I get one of these precious vehicles, I’m hoping for them. For some reason I couldn’t stand the look of the side molding panels on the 2022 but knew I could at least get them removed.

Hopefully you’ll be one of the first people to give us a review of the Prime!

 

So, I just found out that Tesla slashed its price tag. Now the least expensive M3 is at $37,390... so I heard. I have not confirmed it on the Tesla site. But if it's true and if it is available. With a full tax credit back on Tesla, M3 is cheaper than the all-new Prius Prime SE. All of a sudden, M3 is back on the shortlist, if I want the second car for myself. And the good thing is that Tesla does not have to be just around town car... like other BEVs. Humm, I think the Gen5 Prius Prime is no longer on my list as a viable option.

EDIT: After confirming the REAL price at tesla.com, it was clear the price posted is not real. It is still a good price in comparison to a PP without the tax credit. But not a viable option for me for now.

 

As of right now the Model 3 RWD is $44k, a $3000 reduction; could change next week or tomorrow. The tax credit could make it competitive with the new Prime.

Reports of prices in the thirty thousand range are likely for the Chinese market.

 

Yeah, I just checked at tesla.com. That sure is a clickbait tactics on the Tesla site. The best I can get is $43,630 + wall connector $350. Plus tax. After the $7500 fed tax credit, it will still be a $39,009 total cost. And, I will have to pay an additional ~$10K for the upgrading house electrical to install a 240v EVSE. Too expensive for a second car mainly for around-town rides.

 

Yeah, Tesla is not for you. I agree with three of your bullet items. But for one, "You should not keep pumping money into your Roth IRA only to qualify for tax credits." I strongly disagree. I recommend you or anyone who has the means to save to put as much money as you can into the Roth IRA law allows regardless of whether you get a tax credit or not. It is one of the best investment vehicles ever invented. I totally regret I did not max out on the saving limit on my Roth account in the past. Talk to any financial adviser if you are in doubt.

 

Well, I said, "I recommend you or anyone who has the means to save". But if you have the means to purchase a Gen5 Prius Prime, I am sure you could save more...

 

When the model y is $30,000 net net net, I’ll take a test drive

 

I thought Tesla had reliability issues? I don’t have a place to charge for 8 hrs and electricity where I live is sky rocketing so not an option for me.

 

Cat food is priority!

 

Door edge guards are a port option that are installed at the port or the dealer. When you "build" a car on the Toyota Website there are a bunch of individual things like floor mats, paint protection film, first aid kit, door edge guards, etc. Those are the port options that can be added to any car. The dealer may have already added them at the port so you have to take them if you want the car. Otherwise they can add any of those locally. I had paint protection film and the side moldings added at my dealer for my 2017 Prime.

 

Last time I looked cat protector wasn’t Toyota OEM. Maybe this has changed.,

 

Very good. Then you can definitely save the difference between $656 and $334 a month into ROTH IRA.

Just hope the used car market value will stay hot until they get your car.

 

Definitely maxed out the Roth IRA in the last 10 years of work. Had to cut 401K inputs a little to do it, but now getting 4% on 2-year certificates, woohoo!