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Does anyone regret getting a 2016 Prius two vs a Prius 3 or 4?

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by Mavi, Feb 17, 2018.

  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    7-passenger versions of the Prius+/Prius Alpha used a Li-Ion battery located between the front seats, under the centre console box. 5 passenger versions used the NiMH that we have, located under the cargo floor, behind the rear seats.
     
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    Sigh...

    Russell shares some subjective opinions, while tooling around in an Eco. His bottom line, it's better because it's lighter, I guess. No mention about what's specifically deleted.

    It's short, the commercials start about 5 minute mark, and it's a bit over 6 minutes.
     
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    I don't regret getting the Two over the Three at all. My wife has a Camry with nav and entune that we never use, so I knew I wouldn't need it. The Qi charging would've been nice, but realistically it wouldn't charge the phone very much on short trips so not really worth it for me. I wasn't a fan of the softex seats (getting seat covers anyway), so the Two was the way to go for me. Honestly, the only thing I really wanted on the Three was the hud, but since I didn't want the other features of the Three, it just didn't make sense to spend all that extra money.
     
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    Warranties are nice if you don't expect to use them, but they're there just in case you got an odd factory defect. If there's a systemic problem, a warranty won't convince me to buy a known lemon. If I expected things to be replaced under warranty, I'd also expect them to be replaced again (and again?) when the car is out of warranty.
     
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    No, it's neither a hunch, nor am I an expert. It's simply what I've read. Could what I read be wrong? Of course.

    http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/archive/whats_the_best_battery
     
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    No regrets on my 4 touring. i'm enjoying the heated softex seats, wrapped steering wheel, upgraded tires and rims, and the *slightly* upgraded infotainment system. Entune still sucks. The newer safety features were an option on the higher models when I bought my 2016 and all proving to be very useful. I like the IPA - parking assist and BSM - blind spot monitoring
     
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    Those safety features are now standard since mid 2017.