2017 Prius Prime -- Too Much Technology?

Yeah I wonder if we've progressed, on car security. A single replacement fob is at least $300 through dealership; lose both and, well: don't ask. And what have we got to show for this, vs the old $5 cut-another-key at the shoe repair place?

I've got a couple of Canon EOS digital camera bodies: a 5D MK I, and MK III. With the MK I, I've got enough brain cells to adjust/set most anything. It has menus, but not overly complex, and I can remember enough to get around. With the MK III, I'm lost without the manual at hand; it's just too damn involved.

 

hmm... you test drove an advanced a year ago, then purchased a prime without knowing which model it was?

and you think it somehow might have been bait and switch?

 

On valid point the OP made was the burden on the dealership in educating the new owner on the car's features. In my case, the sales person knew virtually nothing about the Prime. It was the first one the dealer had sold and apparently no effort had been made to educate either the sellers or the buyers. The dealership was about 50 miles from home, so I never went back there. I have received most of my education on the car from this forum. Next week I will have had the car for two years.

 

I thought objective of PriusChat was educate yourself and educate dealerships anything and everything about PRIUS. lol

 

Back in August when I was taking delivery of my Prime my dealer had a job posting for a "Technology Specialist".
Since I'm retired I wasn't looking for a full time position which this one was.
Apparently the position is still open.
Sales - Automotive Product Presenter/Technology Specialist (Sales) at Bredemann Toyota in Park Ridge
I think all dealerships should have someone like this just to educate customers in today's technology in automobiles.
J

 

Maybe Toyota should have someone, looking to make the cars more intuitive, simplify the controls, make them more ergonomic and eyes-on-the road. The manual is what 700~800 pages, and you need a course to drive the thing?

I keep looking in on @jerrymildred, with his two threads, on getting to know his new Prime. I'd say he's one of the sharper knives in the block, and he's scratching his head a fair bit, having daily questions and "discoveries".

 

<sigh> millennials...

 

LOL!! That reminds me. I have a new question to put in that thread. Not significant, but I'm a bit obsessive when it comes to knowing how my stuff works. I've disassembled more than a couple purchases to look inside and see what makes them tick.