2007 Prius gas pedal issues

Thanks! I rather suspected this was just part of the car's design. It does sound like a 2010 or later model would be ideal for me. Maybe I'll start keeping an eye on the local listings to see if one becomes available at a decent price. In the meantime, everyone here has given me some interesting ideas for making it better.

I have considered trying the cruise control in regular traffic. It's just that I live in a desert community, and this is the peak of snowbird season. The roads are insanely crowded right now. In a few months, traffic will be cut in half and in the summer it will be like a ghost town around here. Then it will be much easier to use the cruise control

 

You are correct that the Prius is my first hybrid. Before that, I drove a Honda Accord for 25 years. Before that it was a Toyota Corolla, and before that a Ford Pinto. When I was car shopping this January, I kept calling my insurance company to ask what it would do to my premiums if I bought this or that car. Every other car I considered would have raised my premiums dramatically, but with the Prius the cost of my insurance went down. Maybe that should have been a clue that the car isn't known for going fast.

Thanks for the list of bands… I'm familiar with all them except Elvin Bishop and Wet Willie. I'll check them out.