New to us Prius

DH bought a used Prius from a private party. I haven't even driven it yet. I found the ten things all newbies should know, read them and printed them out for DH. Although I know my way around the Subaru Outback forum I am not sure how this one works, so sorry if this is not the place to introduce myself. The car is a 2011 Prius III and it cost $22,000. That does not include sales tax, registration, or transfer fee of lifetime warranty. The ink is barely dry on the checks and the title is in the mail. I look forward to learning what we can about the car so we can maximize our enjoyment and protect our investment.

 

Ok, don't you think it's been enough time already and I should get a turn to drive it? DH really loves this car.

 

I finally got to drive it! DH let me take it to the DMV to get it registered and the title transferred. It looks nice inside and out. The seat is comfortable and the AC is great. The stereo rocks. It isn't the best handling car and the ride is stiff. Is it my imagination or do people like to pull out in front of you when you are in a Prius? This seems to be the perfect car for DH and I think I'll get used to it the more I drive it. The confused girl at the DMV told me it had to have a smog test. Good thing we are AAA members, because their DMV service person knew better and I didn't have to wait over an hour to talk to a human.

 

I drove it Friday night and got in a road rage incident. I wasn't driving fast enough for a redneck in a large pickup in a very red county. This morning DH hit a pedestrian that didn't hear him coming. Starting to not like this car.

 

The guy was on a bike so I guess I shouldn't have described him as a pedestrian. DH tracked him down to see if he was ok. He said he was fine and really didn't want to give his name or call the police so we think he was holding either drugs or stolen property or a gun and maybe on parole. The damage to his bike and the car is minor. Very lucky on all accounts.

 

Since he struck the bicycle while starting from a stop as the light turned green, the slow acceleration of the car as well as his driving habit, was probably a good thing in this instance.

We have a lot of road rage here bordering on the insane. Saturday night a pickup followed a woman home not far from here, tore up her lawn and left before the sheriff got there. I think it's meth. It seems to make the driver forget where they were in such a hurry to get to, and focus on the bumper in front of them obsessively.

I like the horn idea, but I think I'll put it on our Corolla first, just to see if I like it. ( I am working on a 96 Corolla that will become my daughter's first car).