Stupid things about a great car

[TheHorsts]

Love our new Prius, but...

- No auto-on headlights
- Foggy, hard to read temperature display
- Overly complex navigation user interface
- Navigation screen isn't that sharp
- Hard to reach or use area under the center console
- Middle arm rest has to slide back (into rear passenger knees) in order to open
- Navigation lock-out while moving BUT there's a ton of things that require you to touch the navigation screen to accomplish that aren't locked out while driving -- very inconsistent
- Interior door handles that don't let your fingers wrap around to grip them -- they're basically just shallow cups that fingers fit in only part way

Sounds like I don't love this car, but I do.

It's just that all these things are sort of silly deficiencies that are essentially obvious once you've owned the car for more than 24 hours. So, they should have all been easy to catch before finalizing the design.

[eddiehaskell]

I'd say no regular (non-pearl) white paint option, $75 oil changes and no backup camera without nav.

[MattsGen3]

No engine (ICE) temperature gauge.

Maybe there is one but I didnt figure out yet, I got my Prius last night

[swich2mac]

Originally Posted by TheHorsts

Love our new Prius, but...

- No auto-on headlights
- Foggy, hard to read temperature display
- Overly complex navigation user interface
- Navigation screen isn't that sharp
- Hard to reach or use area under the center console
- Middle arm rest has to slide back (into rear passenger knees) in order to open
- Navigation lock-out while moving BUT there's a ton of things that require you to touch the navigation screen to accomplish that aren't locked out while driving -- very inconsistent
- Interior door handles that don't let your fingers wrap around to grip them -- they're basically just shallow cups that fingers fit in only part way

Enjoy your new car. Engineer's can't always get it right on a new generation vehicle. We have built 4 homes and everytime I always have said, "I'll do this on the next one", end up doing it, build the house, and then always find something else that I should have done.

[rcarsonk]

Wow, I forgot that there isn't an engine temperature gauge.....I would miss that, and will, now that I've been reminded. Now that I think about it, the door handles are silly!

[mattjw83]

Is there really no option for auto-lights?

[fgp]

Originally Posted by MattsGen3

No engine (ICE) temperature gauge.

Maybe there is one but I didnt figure out yet, I got my Prius last night

scan guage II cures all. i use it for engine temp (which when warmed up is about 190f). i also use it for rpm . great investment i got several years ago and have used on about 5 different cars

[Future_Prius?]

I just leave my headlights on..they turn off after 30 seconds after shutting off the car.

[qbee42]

Rear cup holders only in the center armrest.

Tom

[royrose]

Originally Posted by fgp

scan guage II cures all. i use it for engine temp (which when warmed up is about 190f). i also use it for rpm . great investment i got several years ago and have used on about 5 different cars

I plan to get one too but wouldn't if Prius included a tach and engine temp gauge. I wonder why they leave out a tach which almost all cars have these days. Any other guages or settings that you recommend for the scangauge with the 2010?