Identity is Prius - buy a new one or upgrade?
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Anonymous
| DH has been driving a Prius for over ten years. He identifies as a Prius owner - he considers himself practical and loves the environmental friendly aspect. His best case scenario is buying a Tesla, but that's too expensive for us. Anyone bought a new Prius after owning one previously? Did you like the new one? Or should we upgrade to a hybrid in another car? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| Your DH needs to change his identity. |
Anonymous
| I upgraded my 2009 Prius to a 2019 Prius in the fall and I love the new one so much. I think he should upgrade! |
Anonymous
+1000 I don't even say Prius--I say Pius (pronounced like pious) because people use them as badges of environmental piety. There are LOTS of hybrid/plugin/full electrics out there, although it's probably going to be another 5 years or so before full-electrics are really a good mainstream choice. Still--branch out! I mean, if you love everything about the Pius, go ahead and get another one. But there are so many more options now. |
Anonymous
| I'm the same as your DH. Love my 2007 Prius. It actually runs perfectly fine, but... it's getting old. I would like a brand new Prius, or a Tesla, which is a little pricey... I really don't like any of the other options out there right now, and my Prius has had no problems whatsoever. it's just the feeling that I need to branch out and get something new. So, I stick with my old Prius for now... waiting for something better to come along... |
Anonymous
TBH, you sound like an anti-social douche. You're soooooooooooo edgy in your Prius hate. |
Anonymous
| Why not just drive the old one? |
Anonymous
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We live in the city and just replaced our 2007 Prius with the BMW i3. The BMW can be expensive but USAA car buying service knocked $11,500 off the price.
We do a lot of driving in the city and use it as commuter car. If you like the prius you will like this car. Test drive it or another electric. |
Anonymous
| Love my 2018 Prius. They also now offer it with 4 wheel drive. |
Anonymous
Yup. Toyota has beefed up the engine since 2007 - it now has much better acceleration. If your husband wants a really nice small suv, have him test drive the RAV4 Hybrid XSE. Really sporty styling, multiple AWD driving moods, and really awesome acceleration @ 40mpg |
Anonymous
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So his identity is "he sorta kinda cares about the environment, up to a point where he doesn't actually have to do anything that changes his life in any way whatsoever" then?
Because otherwise he'd have a fully electric car. |
Anonymous
| Just bought a 2020 Prius Prime. Love it. Had a 2006 Prius which about 5 people wanted to buy from me with stacks of cash. |
Anonymous
What did you get for your old one? I have a 2005. |
Anonymous
| Prius is up there with PT Cruiser on the hideous car scale, IMO. |