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curtismc Champion Author Amarillo Posts:12,155 Points:2,123,935 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2011 11:19:14 AM Ignore curtismc Report Abuse Okay, I know it's just now hitting the lots, but was wondering if anyone's picked one up yet and their comments. I'm currently driving a 2010 Honda CR-V and REALLY need the better gas mileage along with the room. Comments and observations would be greatly appreciated. And I don't mean about my CR-V! Curtis

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Okay, I know it's just now hitting the lots, but was wondering if anyone's picked one up yet and their comments.

I'm currently driving a 2010 Honda CR-V and REALLY need the better gas mileage along with the room.

Comments and observations would be greatly appreciated. And I don't mean about my CR-V!

Curtis

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reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,355 Points:1,848,850 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2012 9:46:15 AM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse last friday a person with a white Prius V had parked next to my prius. Looked nice and she indicated they were really pleased with the room...
ProspectorTim Champion Author Memphis Posts:2,914 Points:978,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 10:10:03 PM Ignore ProspectorTim Report Abuse The more we drive it, the better we like it.
reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,355 Points:1,848,850 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 9:39:36 AM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse Car sales for Prius Hybrid (along with all hybrids) for last month, May 2012... Unfortunately, Ford has no major vehicle to compete at this time... Very unfortunate...
GBHUGVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:4,697 Points:789,160 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 8:35:19 AM Ignore GBHUGVA Report Abuse Poor sales of the prius would indicate people do listen to CR.
GBHUGVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:4,697 Points:789,160 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2012 7:16:57 AM Ignore GBHUGVA Report Abuse The Prius test score, said Consumer Reports, puts it slightly under its chief competitor, the mediocre Honda Insight, and is too low for us to recommend the model.”
purplebears Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:9,153 Points:1,182,745 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2012 11:33:11 AM Ignore purplebears Report Abuse Why are all the negative posts made only by one person but posted multiple times? I’m sorry that your Prius makes you miserable. Really GBHUGVA, your posts remind me of a dirty political campaign. You’re obnoxious, bitter and highly unbelievable. You obviously have some demented agenda or you wouldn’t spend your time in this message forum. I’ve never clicked the “ignore” member feature before but sadly, you’re my first.
GBHUGVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:4,697 Points:789,160 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 9:21:03 AM Ignore GBHUGVA Report Abuse Prius C’s test score, said Consumer Reports, puts it slightly under its chief competitor, the mediocre Honda Insight, and is too low for us to recommend the model.”
GBHUGVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:4,697 Points:789,160 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: May 22, 2012 7:24:06 AM Ignore GBHUGVA Report Abuse Lexus kills off hybrid.....hmmm
GBHUGVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:4,697 Points:789,160 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 9:17:06 AM Ignore GBHUGVA Report Abuse Ford takes on Toyota with lower-priced hybrid May 17, 2012 12:04 AM ET. By DEE-ANN DURBIN TICKERS IN THIS ARTICLE.NAME LAST CHNG % CHNG # F 10.16 0.00 0.00 # TM 76.72 0.00 0.00 DETROIT (AP) - Ford is taking on Toyota in the hybrid market. Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that its new C-Max hybrid small minivan will have a base price of $25,995 when it goes on sale this fall. That's $500 less than Toyota's Prius V wagon. Ford says the C-Max's fuel economy will also beat the Prius V, which gets an estimated 42 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving. Toyota Motor Corp. has dominated the hybrid market for more than a decade. In March, for example, 65 percent of the 50,000 hybrids sold in the U.S. were made by Toyota, compared with 3.5 percent for Ford. Ford hopes to change that with the five-seat C-Max, which will be sold only in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric versions.
GBHUGVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:4,697 Points:789,160 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 9:25:59 AM Ignore GBHUGVA Report Abuse 2013 Ford C-max Plug-in picking up where the 2005-2012 Escape Hybrid left off would be a better choice than the V. "Toyota lies about MPG's, The wifes Prius got 40.3(395miles on 9.8gal) last fill NOT the 60/51 Toyota claims." 2004-2007 Toyota claimed 60 mpg city/51 mpg highway later in 2008 it was changed to 48 mpg city/45 mpg highway still higher than we get. Our 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid gets 32.5 most of the time, paid 10grand the wifes P.O.S. 2004 prius only gets 40.3 not 60 like they said, but she got it for 7grand, ok beater I guess, but the Ford is our favorite, better quality for sure! reb4, that driving 30-40mph(pulse-glide/hyper-miling) in 45-55limit roads will get you rear-ended, oh maybe your into that kinda thing!
GBHUGVA Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:4,697 Points:789,160 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2012 1:09:23 PM Ignore GBHUGVA Report Abuse The trend seems to be to small cars, I like the room of at least a mid size I am going with the new Ford Fusion 47city/44hwy
reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,355 Points:1,848,850 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 8:51:23 PM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse Actually saw a Prius V downtown. It was a cab! Plenty of Prius Cabs downtown, but not expecting seeing my 1st Prius C being a Cab!
ProspectorTim Champion Author Memphis Posts:2,914 Points:978,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 11:13:30 AM Ignore ProspectorTim Report Abuse I had the "AVG MPG" up to 52.4 when I turned the car over to my wife after I picked her up at the Memphis airport Saturday. :) I think ALL cars get worse mileage in winter. Partial blame goes to the winter-formulated fuel; but I can see how cold weather would have a bigger effect on a hybrid. It's just the way it works. No matter how gingerly you drive it, the engine MUST run until it reaches operating temperature and when the battery needs to be charged. If you are running the heater, the engine has to run more too keep the temperature up (and driving a V, you have more space to heat than a regular Prius). Also, the heater fan draws more electricity, so the battery has to be charged more often, even after the engine is warmed up. Now on top of all that, everything you have turned on - radio (especially XM), lights, wipers, etc all add more electrical drain and require more frequent charging.
bachm Rookie Author Columbus Posts:3 Points:410 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:58:37 PM Ignore bachm Report Abuse I was told that the Prius V gets worse mileage in the winter-cold weather than the regular Prius. I have an 2008 and sometimes get only 36 around town if it is really cold. Also the more worn the tires, the better the mileage.
ProspectorTim Champion Author Memphis Posts:2,914 Points:978,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2012 11:25:28 PM Ignore ProspectorTim Report Abuse Well I make the payments, but the Prius is my "wife's car". She's been out of town for a week, so I finally got to drive it. She had been getting about 40 MPG with it. After I drove it a couple of days, it was getting low on fuel so I filled it up and reset the MPG data. I didn't make a note of the Odometer reading, so I don't know exactly how many miles I have on this tank - but I do know that I have driven it over 100 miles just in the last 2 days. So far my average MPG is 50.9 and getting better as I learn how to make the most of it. :D)
reb4 Champion Author Chicago Posts:19,355 Points:1,848,850 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jan 19, 2012 9:08:09 AM Ignore reb4 Report Abuse Matrixdom, the matrix is rated at 25 city, 32 Highway. The PriusV is much bigger than the matrix. Matrix is smaller than my normal size Prius... Prospectortim, good luck with yuor PriusV. I have a normal Prius, which is plenty big enough for me... [Edited by: reb4 at 1/19/2012 9:09:49 AM EST]
ProspectorTim Champion Author Memphis Posts:2,914 Points:978,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2012 8:28:04 AM Ignore ProspectorTim Report Abuse We just bought a Prius V 3 last night. Too early to tell much yet, but we are looking forward to the MPG! Traded in the 2005 Subaru Outback XT Limited (2.5l turbo) that was averaging around 19 MPG. With the trade in and 1.9% financing for 72 months at Digital Credit Union, our payments will be just a couple of bucks higher than the Sears bill that is almost paid off. :-D
MatrixDom Rookie Author New Brunswick Posts:37 Points:276,140 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 15, 2011 9:59:48 PM Ignore MatrixDom Report Abuse Why not a Toyota Matrix ? You get as much room as a CR-V, especially with the rear seat down. You don't feel like you're driving a car either since the car's center of gravity is higher than most passenger cars. Oh yeah, you also get 32mpg city/36mpg highway with the 1.8L engine. I got 40mpg out of mine more than once.
LXH18 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:15,860 Points:3,239,500 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2011 12:39:57 AM Ignore LXH18 Report Abuse I checked one out today at the Toyota dealer. Around $27,000 for one with minimal options to $36,000 for a fully loaded one. I seen three of them and they're all black color. 44 mpg city and 40 mpg hwy. for the Prius v. The original Prius mpg is 51 city and 48 hwy.