I'll be upset if the new Prius DOES have...

Re: I'll be upset of the new Pirus DOES have...

You think the seats are uncomfortable??? reggers:

 

Re: I'll be upset of the new Pirus DOES have...

I got ya on the seats could have a bit more adjustment (lumbar). I don't understand how the bladder and tires cause you any problems? I think most of the frustration with the tires and bladder have to do with colder temperatures/snow. You being in Las Vegas I can't see these two things really affecting you. At least in AZ where the weather is about the same as Vegas they are sufficient. With regards to the tires, they work just fine in desert environments. In fact I didn't think they were the end of the world in limited snow the one time I drove the Prius in some. Other than that they work fine in the desert in which I (and yourself) live.

I think there's four types of people that have problems with the bladder:
1) People that live in very cold weather where filling the bladder is inconsistent. I believe this to be a very minor inconvenience.

2) Those that are sheep and just repeat other things they've read about bladder issues even though they themselves haven't experienced anything. If they have, there's a high likely hood there's some placebo affect going on here. In addition people often don't like things when they've conditioned themselves to believe there's a problem. An example of this was the study many years ago that gave half the participants non-alcoholic beer and the other half regular beer. Both groups later showed signs of being intoxicated. They thought they were drinking "real" beer, and the rest is history.

3) The biggest, complete, bubbling morons of the human race that can't figure out when your fuel light starts flashing it's time to pull over. If you're on a road trip in the middle of nowhere, plan accordingly.

4) The one guy that I've heard of that had a legitimate problem with his Prius incorrectly reporting he had a quarter tank when in fact he was out of fuel.... this of course wasn't his fault.

 

Re: I'll be upset of the new Pirus DOES have...

Which only means that the Prius in every other country have higher emissions than the US model. Given that there are a number of studies showing evaporative gasoline emissions are the single largest light duty vehicle contributor to most urban area smog problems, I am more than willing to put up with the minor inconvenience of the bladder. If they figure out a way to get the same emissions without it, great. Otherwise, I'll just keep putting in gas when the last pip starts blinking and not worry about it.

Rob

 

1. The same uncomfortable, non-adjusting seats
2. The same uncomfortable, non-adjusting seats
3. The same uncomfortable, non-adjusting seats
4. The same uncomfortable, non-adjusting seats
5. The same uncomfortable, non-adjusting seats

Is that clear enough for you Toyota?

Wildkow

 

I've had no bladder problems (much to the dismay of all the PharmCo ads on the evening news). I just fill when down to 2 pips, and the car still has better range than my lemon Volvo with a bigger tank had; I simply don't obsess on how many drops of dead dinosaur I've put in, nor do I care to push it and try to get as many miles as possible out of a tank. (No arguments... please see other threads on "ran out of gas" and "fuel bladder",)

How about some wishes for the '10 or '11, when I'm ready to upgrade:
1. Plug-in with at least a 40-50 mile electric-only range. That would cover 95% of my driving day-to day, and I'd just budget for vacations costing more dinosaurs. I drive many "short trips", because I live in a beautiful inner city neighborhood (go Creston-Kenilworth!) in Portland, and don't have a commute that lets me warm up, but have to go to multiple sites within 5 miles of each other on a regular basis for my job as an RN case manager.
2. Cushier seats with some adjustments (and an OEM seat heater).
3. Better soundproofing to road noise, please.
4. A built in system for roof racks. My Volvo (which was otherwise a total Ford lemon) had little screw out plugs that could be used to mount a rack without the whole figure out what-pillars-you-need thing. You just bought an OEM set of Thule crossbars.
5. A better factory warranty (5-7 years is no longer terribly unusual... Toyota needs to get with the times). If they really think the car is soooo well built, stand by it.
6. Quality OEM tires.
7. A built-in iPod-on-the-screen system a la DICE without bugs please... not the dinky plug-into-the-headphone jack thing.

 

A Hemi?

 

the lock out feature for dialing cell phone numbers! I have to open my phone to call folks sometimes....and before you give me a hard time....I live in RURAL Montana, and there is hardly ever anyone on the road with me during my 67 mile commute (one way) so I am using the phone responsibly I PROMISE!:hurt:

 

yeah, that's one I'd like as well. To use the handfree we have to dail. Dialing on the phone itself is a lot more distracting than dialing with the screen's much larger numbers. I guess Toyota feels if someone got into an accident dialing their physical phone at least it wasn't *their* fault?

 

Now these are seats, my Porsche 928 seats, the best in the known universe. I'd love to mount these into the Prius

 

What about the Kows!

Wildkow

 

It's a Canadian thing, Eh?

 

Thanks for reminding me how much I hated my '89 speedster seats ... they were right on part w/ the Prius, but at least the prius has the "very little adjustment" as an excuse.

I'll be upset if the Prius DOES have an ICE.

 

The Prius has the most comfy seats of any car I've ever owned by far.

Of course, my last two cars were an Echo and a Geo Metro, so I'm not spoiled like the lot of you. Except in getting great gas mileage - I've been spoiled for years in that aspect.