Prius gen 2 or corolla hybrid 2.0 ?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Lostuco, Jan 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM.

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  1. Lostuco

    Lostuco New Member

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    Hello everyone,

    Im using my prius gen 2 since 2019. Before that i had a civic ek (also great car) then we were waiting a newborn. So we have sold our civic and bought a prius gen 2 (178.000 km). Im still using the gen 2 Prius, i love it . Right now ive done 330.000 km. My wife said lets sell the prius and buy a new corolla 1.8 or 2.0 hybrid (touring sport).

    Tbh I don't want to spend so much money on a new car. Because i am taking care of the prius. I make the oil changes almost every 8.000-10.000 km. I never had any oil consumption or any issues.

    But the car feels old or lets say she is little bored. And she want to tell her family that we have also a new car (or we can afford it).
    But in my mentality i don't want to get debt for something that is not necessary.

    I think this car (prius) is amazing and i think/hope that i will be using 5 more years without a major issues (i said i hope ).

    What would you do if you were in my place ?

    Should i upgrade the car or not .

    Btw still having 4.5L (Summer) - 5.1L(winter) fuel consumption.


    Thank you guys
     
    #1 Lostuco, Jan 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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    1.8 hybrid Prius or Corolla is not a keeper . Poor engine ..no happy life with 2zz engine . Wife is typical sorry. She not paying . She just showing you will do whatever . Can she work on it???
     
    #2 Tombukt2, Jan 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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    With all due respect this is not a car question. It is a marital relationship question.
     
    #3 MCCOHENS, Jan 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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    As far as marital relationship, many have said "Happy wife, happy life:". YMMV ;)
    I suspect the Gen 2 Prius is getting old enough to need expensive work soon. The Prius is a hatchback and the Corolla is a sedan. I have not been following Corolla Hybrids to know what Hybrid generations were used, but I think they started with the Gen 4, likely 1.8L engine.Here in the US, the safety features we wanted were not offered on the Corolla so we did not look too closely at that car for our needs.

    In my case here in the US, my 2017 Prius was totalled in an accident. My wife did not want another hatchback and ride comfort was a major concern due to ongoing medical issues, I ended up buying a 2025 Camry XLE, which is a larger sedan than the Corolla. In the US at least, all 2025 Camry are Gen 5 hybrid with the 2.5L engine. It is much heavier, so much less fuel efficient than the Prius. My Camry was made in the US but if the Camry is offered in Belgium, it would be made in Japan even though it is not sold in Japan.
     
    #4 Prodigyplace, Jan 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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