Last week I helped my son move to college. I took these pictures to share with you all the space I had remaining after packing a mini fridge, his cello and his bike. Great car. I would probably but it again.
We've done pretty good with our regular 3rd gen, various moves, but yeah: the v's hatch dimensions are all more generous, and the ceiling stays level all the way back. That's a 12 volt outlet on the right side?
The v (wagon) is the replacement for our minivan. It has a tremendous amount of storage capacity...especially if you remove the rear seats: I know it seems like overkill but I removed them before my son and I went on a nearly 5K road trip. The extra room let us easily fit in our folding bikes, cooler, etc... along with all of our camping & travel stuff. BTW trip info here : Just got back | PriusChat When we got back I decided to leave the seats out until we took our daughter back to college. The extra room was great!
Hummmm, maybe what I should look for is an used Prius V without rear seats. Ever since our Sienna AWD was decommissioned earlier this year, my wife and I are sharing Prime. We have managed so far, since we also have old HCH our son is driving. But I have been looking around for a second car for mostly intown use. Four things I want are 1. affordability, 2. spacious cargo (I only need two seats, but prefers full size bed of 4x8, but anything larger than PRIME is better, thus no sedan), 3. AWD for winter driving issue, 4. fuel efficiency, all with equal importance. I found quickly there is no single car that clears all the marks. I first thought to buy a cheap but reliable used pick-up or minivan, but they are so hard to find. Then thought about midsize SUV lead by RAV4 hybrid, but both cargo space and mileage were compromise. Next, I was thinking of Nissan Leaf all EV to move away from petroleum dependence. But if I can find reasonably priced reliable used Prius V, that may clear all but AWD part.
One thing to be careful of when removing rear seats and loading up the car, the main battery cooling vent is under the passenger side rear seat so you'll want to be sure you don't block it.
