New Prius c owner reporting

ICS!!!!

How's the road noise on the highway? Does road noise overpower when your trying to talk on the phone? How is the sound quality of the hands-free system?

Lastly, do you find yourself grinning when you power down and see 50+ mpgeees??

 

Anti-lock brakes kicking in maybe?

 

Thank you for an excellent post. I think my experience, when mine comes in, will be similar. I'm driving a 1997 Geo Prizm - low miles - but it does rattle a lot. About the same power so my test drive did not make me feel a lack of power in the C. My 2001 Prizm has not run in over a year - bought new and run nearly 180,000 miles - mechanic said probably the computer & given the condition of the car - not worth repairing.

+1 on the blind spots in the C - especially the rear view. Salesman suggested folding down the rear seats when not needed - made sense to me. Our Fit has a similar problem with the rear headrests blocking a lot of the rear view mirror and our dog blocking the rest.

YMMV

 

the only problem with that "solution" is that you have to put them back up if you want to put something in the back without showing everyone what you're storing in the car. if you haul backseat passengers infrequently, another option is to just remove the headrests and place them on the floor in the back — that way you'll remember to put them back if you're giving someone a ride.

 

Thanks Prius C'r for your report. Please keep us informed on the MPG you
are getting and if the mpg gauge is accurate compared to calculated
mpg.

Also what make of tires did you get with your new Prius C?

Thanks

Alfon

 

Makes sense - so much so that I suspect you've been spying on my wife's Fit. She pulls the rear seat headrests from time to time. Anyway - the rear seat pretty much belongs to the dog.

 

Thank you so much for reporting back in! We all appreciate it. Pictures would of course help us drool more, though. My car (newer Civic) does those alarming brake rattles if I go over a bump. I initially thought I broke something. And thank you for an actual review of the C. Traditional auto reviews get old, and I'm glad to find out about the visibility. I was hoping it would be much better compared to a regular Prius. C'est la vie.

 

Where are you? "planet Earth" is a little vague.....

 

How big is the Prius C gas tank that you bought in gallons?

 

I pull the rear headrests in my CTh too. It makes a big difference.

 

:welcome: and thanks! please keep us updated, sounds like a great car.

 

Thanks for the info and congrats on the new car

 

Good to know...sounds like it shines the brightest with stop and go. I'm a little disappointed with that 12-mile hwy stretch, but the prevailing wind conditions and angle of slope (if there was any) are big unknowns (same with the temp, though I suspect you're in HI if you got a C this early).

 

Where is the US would you be using the A/C at this time of the year? I would say they live in the only island state in the US.

 

as reviewed, the C's achilles heel is the highway indeed, but in the high 40's
is still great, maybe a few "modifications" can increase the h-way mpg

 

What year is your Wifes Fit? On my 2010 Sport Fit, the rear headrests are integrated into the back seats...you can push them down flat. Which is nice. No need to remove them. Also allows you to lay the back seats down flat and even without worrying about the headrests.

Not a huge thing...but something maybe Toyota would want to steal in future incarnations of Prius C, or any hatchback with fold down seats.

 

toyota had that before, problem was that people and safety officials didnt like that you had to manually pull them up to use properly... so new cars are getting bigger headrests that dont need to be pulled out to be used.... unfortunately.

 

getting better than 50 mpg, especially with hills involved, is excellent result for your average driver... i would say it is probably a big real life improvement over G3.