Chickened out

Cause you will probably really like the car and you will likely get extremely good gas mileage.
What will you be using the car primarily for?

 

Seems as you were Siked out.

 

No BMW will ever come close to the MPG you'll enjoy in the Prius.

Go back and get that car

 

For me, I only wished I had gotten my Prius now rather than last month because of the all the great deals the dealers are currently throwing out there.

Having confidence in a car is part of liking it. If you backed out of the deal, that probably means you didn't really like the Prius enough anyways and all this recent media attention was just the proverbial nail in the coffin.

If I were you, I would just go ahead and get the used BMW. Why be driving a car that you will constantly be second guessing yourself in?

 

I had a 2003 BMW 325ci with 7,800 miles for only 2.5 months. The previous owner was a rich old lady who never drove the car. I drove it 2,000 miles before all sorts of electrical issues began popping up. I knew all about BMW's electrical demons but I figured the relative low mileage wouldn't affect my car just yet. Boy was I wrong and I took a big hit in the wallet when unloading it.

 

Buy the Prius
There are so many ways to brake the Prius if you drive correctly even if something goes terribly wrong which in itself is unlikely

 

... and you know that was a Gen II Prius NOT a Gen III, right?

 

Do what you think is right. This isn't a rational decision. If it was, you would buy the Prius. Once you elect to go on emotions, there isn't any way for anyone else to put down a meaningful argument, so asking here is probably not going to be helpful.

Tom

 

With 9.5 years of Prius driving now, I couldn't imagine anything to convince me to not drive one.

It's really weird how coworkers make comments about safety concerns, forgetting that I've been driving one for so long without ever a hint of trouble... 194,450 miles spread across 3 generations of Prius. No big deal.

Until the recent hysteria, there wasn't any reason for anyone to be concerned. What has actually changed?
.

 

my factual ownership experience: 2004, 70,000 miles, sofar tires are the only thing i've done. 2008, nothing but oil and tire rotation, 20,000 miles. both cars have been perfect. 2 camry's and now hycam, all 3 perfect with no unusual maintenance and no repairs or recalls and never went in for floormats, ours are fine and there is plenty of room below the accelerator pedal.

 

Hi olliedawg
Since Oct.2004 I have owned 2 Gen II Priuses An 05 purchased new traded in at 13,000 Miles for my present 07 Touring Edition presently with 23,000 Miles both fully loaded And If I could afford a gen III Id Buy one this second also I live in Las Vegas and I see a lot of Prius cabs there is
A local cab company that is nearly 100% Prius some of them have over 250,000 miles AND THEY ARE STILL IN FINE SERVICE
I TRULY believe in the reliability of these Great Cars. Even in the present climate of the past few days I am an Electronics Engineer for 25 years and know the present issues are external to these vehicles.
Good Luck in your decision
Bob2780
Ps I am not affiliated with Toyota

 

If you decide to go back into the deal you'll do it based on your research and preference. I love my Prius because the economy of driving it (MPG and service); fun to drive; the technology and environmental considerations. It is very practical including a ton of storage. In addition Toyota for a very long time had an excellent reliability record. Currently there is a lot of bad news re Toyota and time will tell how much of it is factual. You should put it in perspective and see the big picture. For sure this should be a buyers' market - who knows how long that will last and it could end very suddenly if the current issues get resolved.
Good luck,

 

Gas prices have jumped to a little over $3/gal here. I'll bet Prius demand will jump in a couple months.

I've only got 10k miles on my 2009, but not one malfunction so far, very reliable. The JBL volume knob malfunctioned over time, but the serv. advisor observed the problem, replaced within 2 weeks, no problems since.

 

It sounds like you are on your way to recovery. I stated my reply to get your attention, and it appears to have worked. There is a lot of silliness going on about the Prius and Toyota at the moment. That's all it is: silliness and bullocks.

Read through this site. Ignore the recent rash of hysterical postings, and you will easily see that the Prius is one of the safest, most cost effective, and practical cars ever made. That's the factual ownership experience.

Tom

 

I've seen a lot of potential, or even current Prius owners who seem to have a hard time making up their minds. I can't say I've seen this same level of people needing attention (or convincing) in making an adult decision. Sounds a lot like Sikes and his excuses of why he was afraid to stop his car...

Is this indicative of many Toyota owners? If so, this might help explain why some Toyota owners can't stop their cars?