What you don't like about your Prius?

Other parts of the world its called a "Park brake" for that very reason. Use it when you're parked. I wouldn't leave all the pressure of holding a car still with just the transmission. You'll just ask for trouble at the end of the day.

Got nothing to hate about the car. More power perhaps? I have everything I need. LED headlights, auto headlights, auto wipers, auto dimming mirrors, HUD, Radar cruise, sat nav, Pre-crash system, reverse camera with guide, IPA, solar panels, sunroof, seat heater, leather... probably missing sports suspensions, stiffer steering feel, spare tyre and more sound deadening and it'd be a Lexus CT200hL.

 

So, I'll get my first Prius today if I'm very lucky, monday if not.
I have two questions from what I read in this thread.

There were people complaining about metric conversion.
What do you mean exactly? I can get the speed in km/h but not the fuel consumption and temperature? Since I get my Prius in Canada, will I have this problem? I can't believe it would not be in metric in Canada.

Then, a lot of people mentionned "the rattle". What kind of rattle exactly?

Thanks!

 

There could be any number of rattles or noises if you get one that has that problem. Some here have gotten rattle and noise-free cars so there's no pattern or reason. The noises usually get worse as it gets cold out. If you search here, you will find many threads on them and some have offered solutions. It's possible that Toyota by now has cured most of the causes of the G3 rattles.

As far as English/Metric, I believe pressing a button over the power button will convert everything to the system of choice. I have not tried the Metric feature but will see if the usage and history converts properly later on today. Enjoy your new ride!

 

Since you are getting your Prius in Canada, it will be in all metric and if you pressed the km/h-mph button it would only change your speed from km/h to mph. I may be wrong and others from Canada can give you more detail. In the US when the button is pushed it only changes the speed from mph to km/h and nothing else. There are those of us in the US (me included) that would love to have it change everything. I would much rather see my consumption in l/100 km than MPG. But alas that isn't the case here in the US. I still love my car though and loving it more everyday.

The rattle that most talk about on here involves the brake pads. On some and not all, when one would hit even a small bump in the road, the brake pads would rattle in the callipers. There was nothing wrong with how the car stopped and I never felt I was in danger of the car not stopping. The noise it made was just really annoying. Again not sure about Canada but Toyota in the US issued a Toyota Service Bulletin (TSB), so that if anyone took their car into the dealership complaining about the rattle, they could get it fixed under warranty.

I hope this helps. Cheers

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That's wonderful, MPG's give me headaches.
Though I have to admit that I prefer km/L since it's easier to visualize the distance you can drive with a litre than how many litres to run 100 km.

If I hear any rattling, I'll check if any TSB was emitted here.

Thanks a lot gentlemen.

 

1 Too low for the 3 miles of gravel roads I must drive to reach my farm.

2 Not being able to turn off the traction control to allow getting around in a few inches of snow.

 

The Genii offers a way to turn off traction control. Is there not the same option for the Geniii? It is not a simple method but it is useful if you ever get stuck.

If you are having trouble with only a few inches of snow then you may consider buying better tires.

 

I second the lack of metric conversions as a horrible design omission. The computations should be no problem for the Prius' powerful computer. That this feature is not built into all models across the world is a dumb decision that can only increase the cost of manufacturing and testing, IMHO.

Even my lowly Nissan can do temperature conversion. AND, on top of that, it also has a compass!

 

Oddly enough, the Gen II Prius reads outside temperatures in °C, then converts to °F. The values are integer. You can see the effect of this when the outside temperature slowly changes: the displayed value will often jump by 2, since there are 1.8 °F for every °C.

Tom

 

The phone and ipod interface is garbage. I'm going to be doing the hack to be able to control it while you are moving. My Infinti was able to make phone calls and navigate in one fell swoop, tap the button, "dial "say name" mobile" and it did it, not the 3 or 4 steps you need in the Prius. Same with navigation, although with the G coupe I needed to clarify state before I could start with the navigation.

If there are any quicker ways please share.

Oh, and my radio defaults to FM at start up even if I have it on USB when I turn it off.

Other than that, the car is quiet, comfortable and does exactly what its made for, to get you from pt A to pt B and get out of this world gas mileage.

 

Really wishing it had the charcoal colored paint, but only complaint is I have to work at getting my golf clubs in the back with the seats up!

 

My rear view mirror would "blur" when playing music with deep bass.

 

Will we be able to upgrade to this?

 

I slide the driver's seat all the way back, first class legspace, but the steering wheel is still over in the next county. I'm not an Orangutan.

"...they have proportionally longer arms than the other, more terrestrial, great apes."

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"The 2010 Prius’ ergonomics were designed for only two kinds of creatures: those who like to sit five inches back from the front windshield and orangutans. Everyone else will find that the steering wheel, adjustable now for tilt and reach, is still too far away for a proper seat position."

I concur, Mr. Jay Shoemaker of TTAC.

 

I know it's already been mentioned, but the screen display that shows the nav, satellite, etc. sucks eggs like a Hoover vacuum cleaner! I bought my wife a Hyundai Sonata Limited and man, that screen is to die for! I would not necessarily expect that from Toyota, but at least have something of a screen better than cutting off the title of a song due to the restrictions of their setup of the screen display! It's like looking at a computer screen for a computer that has DOS on it!

 

I get a lot
of bug jerky on that leading edge.

 

But greatly improves thee cars overall appearance over the ugly plastic covers.