2007 Toyota Prius - First Drive - Car and Driver

Technical directory Larry Webster discusses the Toyota Prius hybrid.

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[robinrmscheer]

@LOLDISNEYLAND

Just wondering, how many miles is on yours? I'm considering buying a used one, but I don't know if the quality will be good fir one with 85,000 miles.

[princecthulhu]

now a see why jeff dunham is sick of this car lol

[ignoranceintolerant]

I agree about Honda's trannys, but Toyota, despite the recent news, makes quality cars.  I've driven all types and they are good.

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

I completely agree with you.

How many 2000 model hyundai and kias do you see on the road today? how many toyotas of the same year model do you see today? Toyota is still in abundance compared to Hyundai and kia lool.

On another note, one of my prius is about 6 years old now and has done too many miles. I never replaced a part yet except for oil, petrol, air filter, brake pads, tires and air freshner lol. Prius is an epic car, It honestly is.

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

I can fit a whole door in my prius or about 3 doors stacked together lool.

I love it. haha

I am doing a lot of renovations at the moment and keep deferring on buying a utility truck.

[citrusspoon]

i dont know what he drove but i have a prius and the steering and braking seem better than a normal car

[fast55chev]

What you are leaving out about that, is A) That was 10 years ago and B) That was a few cars not all of the engines had that problem and C) Toyota has a recall on that issue for the cars life.

Now, lets bring Kia/Hyundia's problems into view. SOOO many problems that consumers complaints says "In fact, there are so many problems with Kias it's hard to know where to start. Most cars have one or two problems that tend to be dominant, but with Kia, pretty much everything seems to go wrong."

[palebeachbum]

I explained earlier to someone else why I might get better mileage than others. Most Optimas have an auto, I have a manual. I drive gently as well. There are plenty of unhappy Toyota owners. I work with one actually. The 2.2 4cyl in her Camry seized at 176k miles because of the infamous sludge problem. It's very common. Also many people disappointed with the quality of their Corollas. Toyota isn't as superior as people want to think. Same story with Honda. Auto trans failure is very common.

[palebeachbum]

Err, that's a road test review. Not an ownership survey. Consumer Report says Sonata is better than Camry. Beside, wouldn't you expect a better car for thousands more? LOL

[palebeachbum]

I know I have a good car. It's given me no reason to think otherwise. If you think the lower price is because of cost cutting, how do you explain Camry's higher price and lower reliability ratings than Hyundai Sonata? Think about that for a minute. PS, Optima is the same as Sonata.