Good day! I found a 2010 Prius IV winter gray, nav and solar roof package, that someone had traded in February (right at the beginning of Toyota's bad news avalanche) with 10K on it. The dealer certified the car, and I plunked down a deposit on Sunday. Then, we had Mr. Sikes and his runaway Prius in CA on Monday, at which point I called the dealer to cancel the order. Now I'm looking at certified BMWs, but I'd like to find a reason to not knuckle under. Tell me why I should go back into the deal (if it's still available!). Thanks!
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?
To spiderman: Driving to and from office on two-lane local roads, approx. 45-50 miles r/t @ day. To mad-dog-one: HA! good one!
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?
BMWs are beautiful cars. They're also expensive to maintain. I have an '01 Saab 9-5 base wagon with 172K on it, and those 30K tune-ups are costly (parts, labor, etc.). I'm looking for something safe, reliable, and highly efficient (my pinko-commie-liberal-treehugging left brain speaking). BMWs qualify on #1, pretty well on #2 and probably not on #3.
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
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
Yes, hikc, I know. And, I'm also suspicious of his story. Did you hear that the Orange County DA is suing Toyota b/c of three Camry crashes this week, two of them involving drivers 75+ yrs old? This snafu apparently is a bonanza for cash-strapped local governments.
Dear Tom, I want to hear what the factual ownership experience is like, and not base my decision on hearsay or media hysteria. I'll keep listening.
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?
