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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our newest driver got a new  Prius with all the safety features and safety bells and whistles.  Best decision ever.  I would never give my kid an older car without all the safety features. My kid is more important that the car. [/quote]

Prius is a great car.  The only issue, and since I own one I know first-hand, is it's too slow.  You really have to factor this in when pulling onto highways and into traffic.  There's a power mode button, which will give your acceleration a boost, but you have to factor that in.  The extra boost isn't there in the pedal, it's a button that you have to push.

As for safety features in a car, they're great, but they also come at a cost.  For example, I once drove with somebody in a rental that didn't have a backup camera.  The young driver had never driven without a backup camera and kind of froze- didn't know what to do.  Granted, she's a really bad driver and I don't even ride with her if she's driving (that's another story), but while backup cameras, collision avoidance and lane change sensors/cameras are great, there is some tradeoff.  [/quote]

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