If I buy a new Toyota Prius now, would it have the brake problems everybody‘s so hyped about?
I purchased my 2010 Prius in October 2009 - and I have to tell you I love the car. It is easy to drive, park and handles very well. Yes, I know about the recall - but I love the ad that Toyota put out, and have already been contacted to have it fixed. I have had previous Toyotas as well as Subaru and Volkswagon - the Prius is by far my favorite car. I love the nice interior, as well as the fact that I can drive so many miles without a fill-up. My dealer gave me a fair price for my trade-in and we moved forward. Sorry, but I haven't seen the quality of an American car that measures up to a Toyota - and I have owned them. They seem to give up the ghost at about 100,000 miles and you can get twice the mileage on Japanese cars. However, I must say that the Volkswagon Bug that I purchased in 2000 was my biggest disappointment - the engine started to eat itself after about 70,000 miles. That is another story sorry to bore you. Enjoy the Prius and ignore the ugly comments that others have made - it is a great car!
that is a vehicle with catalytic converters on the downstream end of the exhaust system as apposed to the catalytic converters up by the engine.they are usually used in conjunction with other catalytic converters placed before them. they are to help burn the unburned fuel which was not burned in the first catalytic converter so as to pass smog !
I'd say no, even if there were no brake problems. The Prius is just not a cool car. the Camry hybrid looks good though, I've read that if you floor the throttle at the lights, the electric motor will actually spin the front wheels a little!
as gas prices increase, prius prices will increase and toyota will start making more. However, theyre still very hard to get and somewhat of a gamble. if gas prices go down, the value of the car will decrease sharply and you will have ended up overpaying.
