Of course the Prius cult gives a 92% rating. Toyota in general has some of the strangest things with customer opinion I have ever seen. I had clients come in on Toyota products with sludge issues(non-hybrid Camry) and had to replace a motor out of pocket(UNDER WARRANTY MILEAGE). And if asked, ‘other then the new engine, its been very reliable’. I sold Toyotas for a few years up through 2007. I’m not going to get into the experience of selling them, South Park covers it pretty well. You’re pretty much selling them to a zombie though so it was always an easy sale. $26k Prius gets about 42mpg if you have a normal commute.
I bought a used 03 Focus for $7k(with heated leather seats) that gets about 35. My other vehicles are an 07 Mustang GT(weekends only), a Ducati Monster S2(50mpg sport bike, $9k), and a Suzuki Burgman 400(maxi scooter). The Burgman cost me $4500 with 1500 miles on it, has enough storage for a 3 day trip, and gets 67mpg(and goes over 100mph). The scooter, Focus, and Ducati all cost less then the Prius(with room for another new bike or used car to spare-maybe a used Miata to club race??). I’ve driven a few hundred Prius over time so they’re no ‘mystery’ to me. Its a tin box of a car.
If you are buying it as a CAR, there’s not much to interest a driver(unless of course one of the boobs that’s drawn to cheap LCD screens like crows to bottle caps-wow pretty lights!). If you are buying it as a PRIUS, then, well, it doesn’t really matter what anyone says.
