Quiet?

[jeffrey]

At low speeds this car is nicely quiet- especially in stealth. However, at higher speeds I cannot remember a car with as much road and engine noise as this one. My Camry's were MUCH quieter then this. Anyone else wish Toyota had offered a "quiet package"?

I am about to have a custom shop I've used before install soundproofing material under the carpet and thruout the trunk and door panels to try to quiet things down.

Anyone else feel this is a loud car?

Jeff
Black #9

[wasage]

I agree that the road noise is much higher in the Prius than my 01 Camry Solara. I debated about getting sound-proofing and finally decided against it to keep the weight as low as possible for the best mpg. I also understand, that upgrading the tires helps alot with road noise. But, I just can't bring myself to buy a set of tires twice. So, I'll wait for these to wear out and then upgrade.

Let me know what you end up doing and if it helps.

Suanne
04, Super White BC, 3200 and 46.5 MPG ... and loving it!

[Danny]

Some do-it-yourself Generic Dynamat will help a lot with road noise coming through the doors, and at the same time you'll amplify your bass response.

Here is an article written by a MR2 Spyder driver on how to do it - I'm sure that the Prius would be just as simple.

http://spydermagazine.com/2002/Feb/dynamat/Dynamat.htm

[tmorrowus]

I did that same thing on the doors on my Honda Civic a while back, and it tremendously improved the bass, to the point where my front 6.5" speakers seem to put out as much bass as the 10" subwoofer in the back. And the bass feels more integrated with the music when you feel it coming out the front rather than just vibrating the whole car from the back. The dynamat does weigh a lot, but I figure in the Prius hopefully I'll be able to save the weight of a subwoofer by doing that, which would be worthwhile.

I'll almost certainly find some way of sealing up a bass cavity in the Prius when I get mine. That and putting in decent speakers should give a great system.

[HTMLSpinnr]

Classic is much louder at speed.

Part of it has to do with high weight over small tires I imagine.

Could it also be the LLR tires?

I know in my classic when I replaced the Potenzas with Dunlop SP-10's (also OE in Canada), that noise reduced slightly.

-Rick

[Linda]

Another soundproofing option is BrownBread.

http://www.b-quiet.com/brownbread.html

I've seen this mentioned on other car lists. There are two camps -- Dynamat and BrownBread, from what I've read. (Aren't there always two camps?)

Thought I'd mention it for those of you trying to soundproof.

peace,
Linda 8)

[mikepaul]

I got the ToyoGard which included an undercoat intended to quiet the car, but I have no idea if it's doing any good. Never rode in an 'unprotected' one.

The seats have some sort of no-stain warranty, though, but I'm not about to *test* them...

[smlasers]

yeah it's called the stain your body makes from having paid $600 ridiculous dollars for the Toyoguard screw job...

You can pretty much get this charge negotiated off any Toyota except the Prius due to the short supply...

[Wolfman]

Originally posted by smlasers
yeah it's called the stain your body makes from having paid $600 ridiculous dollars for the Toyoguard screw job...

You can pretty much get this charge negotiated off any Toyota except the Prius due to  the short supply...

Thankfully the stealership started my deal with all of the "extra" stuff knocked off of the price. I was glad as I still swear that most of that undercoating fell off of the car in the first week that I was driving it. :cussing:

[mikepaul]

Originally posted by smlasers
yeah it's called the stain your body makes from having paid $600 ridiculous dollars for the Toyoguard screw job...

You can pretty much get this charge negotiated off any Toyota except the Prius due to  the short supply...

I'm going to *try* to avoid being embarassed by revealing the fact that I *asked* for ToyoGard and it wasn't forced on me.

I looked at the cost of this car, THE most expensive car I ever bought, and wanted to TRY to keep it looking good for a while.

My deal was pretty good. Seaside Pearl BC/#9. Total on the sticker was $26,428.06, The Total Cost of the car was $25,163.00. $318 or so of that was tax and license, so the CAR cost me $24,845.00. That's $1,583.06 under MSRP.

I am *not* unhappy. I got what I wanted, and like the deal. Screwed or not...