3rd gen safety concern

my partner had a 2004? volvo, nice car. had a lot of niggling problems that drove him crazy. in and out of the dealership constantly. everything was covered under warranty and he dumped it before it ran out. nothing major though.

 

Unlike the Scion, our Prius has that big honkin' traction battery behind the rear seat that absorbs rear cabin crash energy. Also, the 12V lead acid battery in the rear helps absorb crash energy. The floor line of our Prius is higher than the Scion so a rear-end collision will have more metal to crumple and absorb crash energy.

So your profile list your car as "Other Non-Hybrid." So you really don't have a 2011 Prius?

You should as the fuel bills along with the depreciation will be the perfect reward for this posting. The smaller Prius have half the fatal accident rate as the USA fleet. If you want to 'set your hair on fire' and sell the mythical 2011 Prius that is not listed in your profile, please do but don't expect this Prius owner to follow.

Bob Wilson

 

Arguing with our resident sophist troll is futile at best. Anytime someone has a thought that goes against his "Prius is the solution for the world's problems" thought process he comes out of the woodwork. His favorite counter argument is "if you even own a Prius", which he has used here.

Now that he has discovered you and this thread, your best bet is the use of the ignore button, or else it will get killed like so many others he "participates" in.

 

A Suburban is great, pretty extreme though going in the wrong direction! I actually rented one for my family to drive from NYC to MASS to see my grandma. There were 7 of us, one little baby. It was really a great suv. We got like 12 mpg on the highway with a/c on. It was bad. About $125 to fill up too.

 

Why do people argue on a site like this? I never understood that kind of behavior on a forum that is suppose to be of "like minded" people trying to get helpful or useful info. That's my reason for being here. I hate to see people who don't know each other fighting like cats & dogs. Don't waste your breath my friends. Come on and grow up.

 

I have the same internal conflict in my mind. I do think the Prius is a very safe car though for it's size and what it is. It also will save a lot of money, at least for my family. We are both working adults and anything helps each month. The Suburban, Durango, Grand Cherokee or anything of the sort will be super expensive to operate. Plus, I personally don't think that any of them have the reliability record of Toyota and the Prius. Personally, that matters a great deal to me. I can't afford to have to sit in a car dealership all the time. I have two little one's and that's the last place I want to be. over 16,000 miles and only oil changes on my car.

 

What did you end up going with?

 

do you have a link to the story of the particular crash? how old was the little girl? I'm curious as well what you got to replace it.

 

Very important piece of information:

"Chloe was in a child car seat, but police said it appeared that the seat wasn't installed properly."

 

As authorities, they have to word it that way or they'll get in trouble. But, if true, that's a damning piece of information that likely contributed to the baby's death.

 

They have 5 star NCAP rating, the top rating. End of story. There are more things to worry about, just drive as safe as you can.

Top marks for helping out at the accident

 

You don't have to worry too much about being hit by a pickup or SUV in europe.

 

i like the dodge durango. especially the new one with the LED lights on the back. that looks pretty great. the gas mileage though is insanely bad, even on the v6. i would go with a jeep grand cherokee. my sister just got a 2014 grand cherokee limited, it has teh new 8 speed auto transmission. pretty smooth. highly luxurious. she is getting about 19 mpg i believe combined. not bad for a truck/suv that large and powerful. the new v6 pentistar (sp?) is really very good.

 

pics of durango?