Prius Suffers from Wife Damage

Well she must have other attributes and qualities that make up for her bad driving
right? right?

 

Sounds like she's impatient?
If so, I'm sorry to say there is no solution, other than new wife, or give her a different car, or stop looking at your dissolving Prius.

ZC1

 

LOL! You've got a point there! J/K!
This past weekend both my boyfriend and I put down a deposit for our own Pruis... and yes it just might be a little too much for the neighbors when we eventually park them side by side upfront. But that's another story. So we've been speculating and trying to guess which one of us will get their car first. He mentioned the other day that since he has a long commute to school several days a week, I should let him use my car if it gets here first. I told him he would need to commit to no eating and drinking of any sort, as well as sanitizing his hands and taking his shoes off upon entering if I was to even consider letting him borrow it... I don't believe I've ever seen him so agreeable about anything!!
I am, however, a lot more picky about the color and package so I am still secretly hoping he'll get his Prius first so I won't have to share

 

Buy another Prius and let the wife drive the one she's already banged up!

 

I'm wondering why the damage estimate for your car is so high. Does the front bumper cover have to be removed and repainted?

If you are talking about the black plastic grille being damaged, those parts are pretty inexpensive: $47 MSRP for the center portion, $18 MSRP each for the two side pieces.
DiscountToyotaParts

It is possible to repaint the wheel that was damaged, BTW. I assume that the damage goes beyond the plastic trim piece, into the aluminum wheel itself.

 

I second that!! Good suggestion!

 

I third this one. lol

 

I know how she feels, sort of: last time I borrowed her car I hit a deer at 65 MPH, $3.5k damage. After that I'd rather call for a cab than borrow it again

 

Read the post again. It's the pickup truck that was damaged, not the Prius.

Tom

 

Re-read the post: I look at my Prius and other then the License plate bracket being all mangled up it was barely noticeable except one thing the little teeth in the upper part of the grille broke. Total damage for my front end $711 (glad I have the $100 deductible). Thinking it might be time to trade the wife in for a new model. LOL

 

Hi Tom,

The OP's post #1 quotes $711 repair cost for his Prius; and $280 for the truck.

 

I guess my problem is nowhere as severe. My wife just kills my mileage. She's all accelerator and brake.

We took a 250 mile trip last weekend. I drove first, after filling up, and was averaging 52 mpg on the interstate. She takes over after 120 miles, and promptly brings it down to 44 mpg by the time we get there.

Naturally, I look for excuses to not let her drive it, but it drives me crazy to sit beside her when she does. And yes, I've tried educating her to the proper ways to get better mileage. Her response is I drive like a grandpa.

 

Be careful, trading in a wife is even more expensive than trading in an SUV!

Rob

 

This means that your wife was achieving ~38 mpg for her leg of the trip. If this bugs you, I guess you'll have to step up to driving the entire distance.

 

There's something about my Prius that just brings out the 'particular' side of me. I wash & care for it like it was my first-born. My kids know better than to eat or drink in it. And, I'm sorry, but if my wife brought my Prius home with that kind of damage going on... I'm afraid we'd have to visit ye ole chopping block. :rip: