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I have a 2006 Prius and I drove it 300 miles the other day on the highway and averaged 53 MPG. It's spacious inside. My girlfriend and I can open the back and
by pj 17y ago
I have a 2006 Prius and I drove it 300 miles the other day on the highway and averaged 53 MPG.
It's spacious inside. My girlfriend and I can open the back and camp inside there. It's smart. It's good looking. For years it was worth more than I paid for it, partly because I have the California HOV stickers.
But still, a vehicle that is an investment. What's not to love?
- msluyter 17y agoI'd agree with everything except for the good looking. ;) It's definitely a sophisticated car, but I've wondered about a couple of things: do TCO calculations for the Prius include the cost of upgrading the batteries? Will the depreciation accelerate as the cars age (and batteries wear) and as other hybrids enter the market? What is the environmental impact of building those batteries?
- Alex3917 17y agoThe batteries are covered by a 10 year warranty. And the entire battery would never fail, at worst you'd have to swap out one small piece of the battery which isn't very expensive. (The 2nd generation and later support this.) Of the million plus that have been sold, I read that something like only 3 people have had battery issues so far.
- pj 17y agoJust to add to what Alex3917 said. I spoke to someone who had an older model Prius than I did. He had owned it for a while and said that he noticed a bit of fuel economy decline, but that's it. But, like I said up there, I've had mine for over 3 years and it still gets 53 MPG. As I learn to drive it better and let go of the need to go really fast, I get better mileage as well.