Yes, tall people who ride with me find the passenger seat to be pretty uncomfortable. And you can forget trying to sit in the back seat! But it's a great one man car. My Three has the same suspension as the non-touring Four. I'm very surprised at how well it performs, and how well I like it. It has a "firm" but not harsh ride. The steering is dead-on. It seems to corner nicely (probably even better with a tire upgrade.) My 15" tires actually handle pretty good. Noisy, but good. I don't think I would change a thing in my suspension. Just the 5-cent opinion of an "OG."
There is no Model One, the Base is Model Two. The larger wheels won't give you more ground clearance. The wheels are bigger but the 17" tires are not as tall as the 15" ones, so it ends up at the same place. The turning radius is given in feet, not inches, so the difference is two feet.
The SofTex seats have tons of lumbar support! I turn my lumbar to the lowest setting. I'm assuming you have the SofTex seats because your avatar says you have a Four Touring.
So the glove box issue requires throwing away stuff not needed like the green folder and filing some stuff in the house. No room for receipts anymore.
From a long time ago I started putting the vehicle manuals and so forth in the house , meaning the glovebox doesn't store the books anymore. Just wet wipes and perhaps a rag or two. LG-H901 ?
Waxed both vehicles this morning. What a chore. Cracked open the interior renew it and it looks and smells like weak watered down Armor All. save your money and buy Armor All. Used 2001 for the sealant.
Yes I can adapt to less storage space, but I don't like that I have to do so. For those of you interested in minutiae, here's a list of what I keep in my car. Top glove box: Registration & insurance, tickets for upcoming events. Bottom glove box: pens, scrap paper, comb, spare eyeglasses, aspirin, change, nail file, a couple pairs of sunglasses for different use (e.g. without contacts wearing glasses, etc.), some hand moisturizer, sanitizer, contact lens case and contact remover, medicated eye drops, eyeglass cleaner spray and cloth, wet wipes, small first aid kit, seat belt cutter, tire pressure gauge, instruction manual for the nav system and radio (inside of which to prevent getting bent or lost I keep lottery ticket forms and restaurant coupons). Under shifting arch: a box of tissue. Under driver's seat: county atlas Under passenger seat: fire extinguisher. Uncovered cup holder: water bottle Covered cup holder: lip balm & eye drops Door cup holders: napkins Center console: USB 9V charger, connection cord, Bluetooth earpiece charging cord. It has quite a bit of leftover room. Wheel well under hatchback floor: emergency reflector, car batter jump starter, extra collapsible cane (I'm disabled), bathing suit, suntan lotion, swimming goggles, waterproof watch, towel, sweater, casino cards for the local ones, playing cards. Hatchback: five insulated bags for grocery shopping, spare ballcap, a dozen or more cloth bags for shopping and carrying stuff around, a bag with 3D glasses for movies (the Navy base theater charges $1 to buy them), plastic spoons, discount and loyalty cards for local stores, batteries and CDs for when I get around to recycling them, car manual, a couple paperback books I'll read eventually. Yes I can probably get rid of some of this stuff and only take it when I need it but that requires more planning and leaves me out of luck if I spontaneously go shopping or swimming.
Perhaps the forum sponsors will start to make available some male handbags in the accessory section of this forum ? Lol. LG-H901 ?
Danny says it's in the works. Available only in Bone China color, but for $300 you will be able to get a black appliqué that covers most of it.
Accidently put a small chip in me new classic silver unloading a case of 20x20 tile. have not told my wife as I need to buy the stick and fix it before she sees it.
Never lie. They always know. Then you're in trouble for the chip AND the lie. Maybe you should get an Aerobed for the garage, just in case.
Yesterday I was having my car (2013 Prius 3) serviced, and since my lease ended soon I got a new car rather than pay for the service. I got the 2016 Prius 4 Touring that I had decided was the best one for me. I have a few questions already even though I've only driven it less than a half hour. 1. Storage. Despite the lack of a spare, there doesn't seem to be more room in the hatchback. I don't know where the space went, but I had to take a lot of things out that I used to store under the floor. When I looked into the hatchback of a Prius 3 on the lot, it didn't seem smaller. 2. Jack. This may be a misprint, but the manual shows a jack with the tire repair kit even though the instructions don't say to use it. My car came with a space for a jack in the Styrofoam, but no jack. The space fits my emergency reflector perfectly, but if I'm supposed to have a jack I want it. 3. Weather. I live in a large city, and when I was parked at home last night the car was showing the weather for the much smaller adjacent city where I bought my car as "current weather." Can I fix this? 4. EV mode. I haven't seen any indications on the dashboard when I'm in EV mode, even when I'm stopped at a light and the engine is off. Maybe because the dashboard is so busy and has so many controls and I've only driven a few minutes.
