Time to say goodbye to Prius

Caution long post....
It has been a fun ride thu time to let the Prius go after two years, some 18,000 miles and several road trips out of state. Highs were steering, mpg, ability to carry stuff in hatch back and plain fun ride. Lows were lower back pain that side lined me several days with pain after one four hour road trip and one multi-state trip (after several days on the road) thu have since been told one must keep hip joint point higher then knee point so keep that seat high it seems....actually no power seat was other low. Not a bad trade off really lol. Will still have the 07 highlander hybrid so still a relative in the family maybe.

Carmax is offering $16,000 for my red/tan pris IV (no nav nor sunroof) would be nice to get $17,000 but it will be a fast sell. Needs tires and $200 under engine felt pad. Will try to post to Craigslist tampabay fl today thu only have until Friday to take the offer. Will use the money to pay down the house note a bit which has a 6.x rate and no chance to refi due to amount owed presently

Other rides -
Considered trading both rides in on new Camry hybrid due to the 0% interest offer for 4yrs thu not certain I would be happier with that over my 'old' prior body style highlander v6 with tow kit and 3rd munkin seat, large storage area and 26mpg all day long in the city.....true not the same as 48mpg ciy lol and no sunroof

Sorry to say thu I have always thought of my highlander as a timex watch....keeps ticking but lacks soul when driving thu very comfortable....a plus to my almost 55 yr old body at times. Funny thu, mostly took Prius on out of state trips anyway due to mpg difference and drove Prius 80% of the time in state.

Did drive a used Prius v that I did not think much of when driven prior at different dealer at different time thu this one had a rattle in the dash....maybe why it is used with only 700miles on it right lol? Would no touch that ride until rattle was fixed and don't trust a dealer to fix that type of rattle when it comes to taking a dash apart and putting it back as original from factory. Did drive a new Prius v while at same dealer and it did not have the dash rattle. The Mazda cx5 seems like an interesting ride but will wait until disel model makes it to US if that day ever comes.

Enjoy your Prius rides, I know I did and will be sad to see it go. Just got new tires on the highlander and it needs nothing done to it. Had thought Toyota said there will be a recall on the highlander battery pack cable but dealer knows of no such recall....planned which seems weird to me.

Ride safe

 

Yes the prius IV has leather and power lumbar. The issue I feel is that the seat bottom and back pivot as one, unlike a power seat which of course can adjust seat bottom separately from the seat back. The Prius V offers I have read better seats then the regular Prius thu guessing the same type of adjustment as regular Prius ....no power seats either.

 

No Prius that I know of comes with power seats

 

Very nice to know. Guess I was accustomed to my 2010 series IV not having them so never really looked for them in 2012 models....come to think of it don't think I ever drove a newer prius. Will have to do a double take on the V model next time at a dealer and try out that power seat feature for some reason I thought it had the old hand pump lever.
Thanks for the information

 

I do believe I am impressed. If I am reading correctly a 2012 prius with deluxe sunroof package comes with a slide sunroof plus solar cells. If that includes a remote a/c start that is very cool. Might have to go kick tires thu of course we are talking a Lot of green for that spec model I bet.

 

Guess this is what happens when one simply drives a 2010 for two years and does not track updates from one year to the next. Thinking/guessing the first solar sunroof did not open but if I am wrong on that point also please don't shoot. If it now opens for 2012 models then maybe it was good I was clueless on updates until now.

Don't think I would trade both of my vehicles on a new 2012 Prius with those goodies but it is worth driving one tomorrow.

 

Now that is just mean....lol. Nice pic.
Thanks

 

I do appreciate in updated spec info...just did not track 2012 changes. So far as how that reply was handled...not make or break but I understand things happen in cyber space. Priuschat is a good site I feel.

did get to drive a sea green 4 with solar sunroof today. Nice seat adjustments...power if others do not know lol.
they want msrp 33,893 which includes, to me, worthless $699 toyoguard some such stuff...under coat etc.. Sort of like the color and light gray leather is ok...well fake eco leather if you will. Hud is ok but only saw mph and eco mode guage so maybe that is all it does...per a sales person.

they will match carmax for buy out price on my priis...$16k.

womder if a 2012 power seat bolts in a 2010 with power plug already there? I will check the site for post on that topic.

 

at least the dealer does not charge a dealer fee so that sort of off sets the $699 tyoguard package. did like the seats in that Prius V though, very nice.