I am a 60 year old guy gathering opinions and info about this car because I am seriously interested in buying one soon. I want a 2010 or 2011 model. I have never been in one. I also own a body shop so if u have questions about bodywork I can answer them or do bodywork on your car. Maybe you could take me for a short ride or even let me drive a couple of mile's so I can buy you a nice cup of coffee at Starbucks.
Never mind. After mega research i have concluded that the seats will never be good enough for my bad back. I have decided not to buy.
Sit in one yourself. The "bad seats" aren't bad for most people. Just some people it doesn't fit. We do multi-thousand mile journeys, basically 2000+ miles in less than 24hrs, in the Prius and nobody has ever had any issues.
Perhaps this ship has sailed, but if you would like to have a seat inside a 2012 Prius Three, let me know. I am in Somerville.