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Prius v owners: what is it replacing?

Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by fotomoto, Nov 2, 2011.

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  1. Another Prius

    51 vote(s)
    16.9%
  2. SUV

    79 vote(s)
    26.2%
  3. Truck

    16 vote(s)
    5.3%
  4. Crossover

    16 vote(s)
    5.3%
  5. Midsize car other than Prius

    33 vote(s)
    10.9%
  6. Large car

    6 vote(s)
    2.0%
  7. Stationwagon

    26 vote(s)
    8.6%
  8. Compact car

    27 vote(s)
    8.9%
  9. Subcompact car

    7 vote(s)
    2.3%
  10. Other

    9 vote(s)
    3.0%
  11. Minivan

    27 vote(s)
    8.9%
  12. It's not replacing a vehicle

    5 vote(s)
    1.7%
  1. GuamKelly

    GuamKelly Member

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    My wife gets the Prius V, our son gets her Very Nice 2005 Camry XLE, and I get to keep teh Sienna minivan he's been driving around for occasional hauling. Oh, and my daily driver is a 2008 Prius. We're a pretty solid Toyota family.
     
  2. 2sk21

    2sk21 Member

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    Even though you are on the other side of the Earth, it looks like our situations were pretty similar :)

    We had a Sienna (wife's daily drive) and 2005 Camry XLE v6 (mine). We replaced the Sienna with the Prius v. Now the Camry has become my wife's car and the Prius v is mine. The main reason is that she has a highway commute while mine is on slow side roads. We both get great milage after the new car came.
     
  3. dustmonkey

    dustmonkey New Member

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    I left a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited at the Toyota dealership; they gave me a great trade-in price for a V5 which I drove off, never looking back at the bogus, fraudulent Santa Fe. My experience with Hyundai was by far the worst of any car manufacturer I've ever experienced. It was unmanagable on the highway, got 13 city and 19 highway, far below EPA and once we shook on the deal, all civility and respect from the dealership vanished. What a joy to now own a Prius - I kick myself in the head for the money wasted in not purchasing a Prius and buying that ugly boot-shaped behemoth Hyundai calls a wagon.
    And with the money saved on gas, I will pay for the differential in cost in 3 years.
     
  4. GuamKelly

    GuamKelly Member

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    dustmonley, you don't have to hold back, you're among friends. How did you FEEL about your Santa Fe?
     
  5. Orateam

    Orateam New Member

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    Mercedes R350. Beautiful car, but 13mpg was annoying. Plus Mercedes out of warranty are expensive to keep.
     
  6. agilityv

    agilityv New Member

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    2010 GMC Acadia. We love the Acadia except for the 13 MPG city. Gas mileage is the "only" reason we traded. The V is the only car that gives us tremendous gas mileage and the room to haul our dogs, equipment, supplies, & luggage for road trips. Now if only we could get delivery on it.
     
  7. GuamKelly

    GuamKelly Member

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    I wasn't familiar with it, had to Google a picture. Looks a lot like our Prius v's! I hope you love your new car as well as we do.
     
  8. Boo

    Boo Boola Boola Member

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    My brother's Prius v is replacing a Kia Rondo. He still wishes that the Prius v had a third row seat like the Kia Rondo and non-US Prius v's.
     
  9. dustmonkey

    dustmonkey New Member

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    And to think I could have traded in my 2000 Camry and gotten a customer loyalty discount. But there must have been peyote in my bagel the day I walked into Hyundai and plunked down good money for a mediocre wagon at best. And to further demonstrate just how thick my head is, I was close to buying a Lexus CT 2000 at the time.
    Prius rules
     
  10. zenMachine

    zenMachine Just another Onionhead

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    "peyote in my bagel"?

    That's a new one...
     
  11. hrududu

    hrududu New Member

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    Our new v, package five (no AT) replaced a 2006 Highlander hybrid with 145K. Concern about adapting from AWD to front wheel drive in snow country. Have a set of studded snow tires on a Tirerack wheel and tire package, but so far no real snow conditions here in western Colorado.
     
  12. HaveNoCents

    HaveNoCents Conservative Tree Hugger

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    We replaced a fully loaded 2007 Jeep Commander that managed to squeeze about 14mpg. Good riddance.
     
  13. mosquitohater

    mosquitohater New Member

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    My Prius v 5 replaced my 2005 Volvo xc70.
     
  14. Orateam

    Orateam New Member

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    Yeah, a lot of neighbors didn't even notice we changed it. We loved the Benz, but we love the Prius as well.
     
  15. PriusVOrlando

    PriusVOrlando New Member

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    We traded in a 2011 BMW 328i coupe that we leased and just putting too many miles on it and wasting alot of gas money. So happy with our PriV5, love all the features and the gas mileage is amazing! Nice ride on the highway too. :)
     
  16. Starkie

    Starkie Junior Member

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    You should have bought an SRT-4 in the first place. :D
    Just as fast as an SRT-10 Viper and alot cheaper and 25MPG too.
    Then you could have kept it like I did mine:).
    And then bought the Prius.
    Of course, everything I just said is all in good fun between fellow SRT fans, right :cool:

    Congrats on the Prius though, it's a very cool little spaceship.:welcome:
     
  17. Masik

    Masik Junior Member

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    he-he.
    Replaced a 1992 Paceo with PriV3. Quite a change, if I may say so myself :rockon:
     
  18. vlady

    vlady Junior Member

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    Replaced 1998 Corolla CE with PriusV5 last weekend. Corolla served me good for 13 years without any problems, but the time has come to move into modern car with better gas millage and comfort.
     
  19. TruSound

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    Picked up the V3 a couple days ago, traded in my 07 FJ Cruiser.

    Loving the V so far, 120 miles and the gas gauge hasn't budged, the FJ's gauge moved faster than hands on a clock.
     
  20. Keiichi

    Keiichi Active Member

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    Just replaced my 15 year old Nissan Sentra GXE (1996 model) for a Prius v Five (ATP) last Saturday. So far, enjoying most of the features of my car. Just wish I could make the display console keep the music screen up instead of going to the Fuel/Nav page.