Went in for 25K service on my 2010 Prius II today. Everything was fast and accurate as always (my Dealership is a keeper for sales and service). Anyways... talked to my sales guy (still there) while waiting and we looked at two C Models they had on the lot. I was impressed. Like many people, I am in the car by myself going point A to B most of the time. Getting slightly better mileage, having a little less cargo room and costing about $3000 less would make this the perfect commuter/everyday car for me. Did not take the time to drive one, but had they been out when I bought mine, that's probably what I'd be driving now. The Wagon or PIP does not fit or meet my needs, but cudos to Toyota for giving us the smart choices others are not. :thumb:
Agreed! You should drive a c the next time you get the chance. It's a much better car than I though it would be by far. Very tight and well put together. Feels solid on the road. Found the MPG capabilities way better than EPA figures.
Since you already have a nice Hybrid it would be cost prohibitive to get a C unless that is not important and you want a new car and don't care? The mileage is better but you would save very little over what you have? Just curious?
This is the only down I've noticed. On slightly bumpy roads, my glove box/instrument area rattles. Drives me crazy. Other than that, +1!
Are you keeping a lot of stuff loose in the glove box? That instrument area shouldn't be rattling on rough roads. When I test drove the c, we had to cross two sets of railroad tracks, one of them had 3 sets of rails that are always rough. That's where I decided that the car was very tight. Nothing rattled.
Rattles are a problem on many Prius liftbacks, partly because the flying bridge tends to twist the dash assembly when the body flexes going over rough roads. The C shouldn't be as bad, but the plastics are still lightweight and inherantly more prone to vibrations than thick padded dashes.
