Prius v made to look like a Prius CI liked my C so much, but after 125k miles, it is just too small,

wow!

 

Careful, somebody might want the pair. Nice job!

 

Very interesting!

 

I bet your neighbors won't even notice.

 

Yeah - I never noticed how much taller the v (lowercaes v) is than the C.

Thanks for posting the pics.

Gotta go research MPGs in v's. The v was the first Prius I sat in at the dealers - I really liked it but couldn't see spending $27K at the time.

Your thread is making me think...darn...now I wish I hadn't seen the pictures.

 

Honolulu - Cs are around. In fact in the valley I live in there are at least 3 Cs in Summer Rain and a silver and a white.

Sure gave me a start when I got my C and a Summer Rain drove by while I was walking our dog. I thought someone stole my car.

I've actually talked to a couple of the SR owners. One said her daughter saw me driving in a parking lot and said: "Mommy - there's our car!" Funny cause they were driving by in their C when they saw me going by.

I saw more v's early on - guess cause the v came out in 2011. There is a red, a silver, white and occasionally I see a light blue v in the valley area above the University of Hawaii.

YMMV

 

125K miles on the C! That's a lot of miles in two years. Any problems getting to 125?

 

I missed this thread when it originally posted.

What an unusual and unique approach. To make your new v , look like your old Prius C. And good job in doing it.

I have to say, I like whatever tool I need. But really as a "daily driver" in my environment? I tend to like smaller better than larger. Which is damn near Un-American. My "regular" Prius is kind of a compromise between "Large" and "Small". But even then, I sometimes miss the sub-compact size of my Honda Fit. It was really nice to drive into almost any parking environment and be able to park almost anywhere. It felt small, nimble and fast.

The fact that I actually prefer a smaller vehicle to a larger vehicle results in my being able to save a lot of money when looking for automobiles. I'm not tempted by bigger is better. I have nothing against people wanting larger automobiles, nor the real fact that for some people and families bigger vehicles are needed. But solely for myself? I'd be happy with smaller. Which begs the question, Still happy with the v? Miss the subcompact size at all?

I concede that it these terms I'm an oddball. I'm suppose to want the larger vehicle.

 

So now it's too small?

Did you get bigger?

 

Just own a small and a large car, so then you don't have to worry.