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    replace 2023 Prius Prime with new Rav 4 Prime - blasphemy?

    Emphasis added. This word can be overlooked when discussing consumer preferences. People who are fans of diesels will tell you what they are...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    How did Toyota f*** up the Gen 5 so badly?

    Speaking of bad ideas, I'm sure someone at Toyota has thought about a plug-in Prius with the Camry/Rav4/Sienna engine and rear motor and concluded...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 17, 2026 at 8:57 AM in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    replace 2023 Prius Prime with new Rav 4 Prime - blasphemy?

    Probably ever since a Toyota compliance model could be the reasonable basis for someone concluding It's great to read that the BZ4X is now a...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    How did Toyota f*** up the Gen 5 so badly?

    In our market? I don't believe so. I had a Corolla hatch. It doesn't use space especially well. For a driver over six feet, it doesn't seat...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 16, 2026 at 10:03 AM in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    How did Toyota f*** up the Gen 5 so badly?

    They sort of did, but they called it the Camry. The 5th Gen Prius packaging is weird and arguably poor unless the goal was a low jellybean shape,...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 16, 2026 at 9:20 AM in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    How did Toyota f*** up the Gen 5 so badly?

    2026 Toyota Prius Performance | DCH Wappingers Falls Toyota
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    replace 2023 Prius Prime with new Rav 4 Prime - blasphemy?

    It's great that you like your BEV, but neither Toyota nor Subaru broke into the top 10 manufacturers for BEV sales in the US last year. Toyota's...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 16, 2026 at 8:36 AM in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Anyone buy a full-size spare wheel/tire combo they're happy with?

    A full sized folding chair? That's tough; they don't look big with a person sitting in one, but they are large and heavy. I have a full sized...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 13, 2026 at 6:55 AM in forum: Gen 5 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    replace 2023 Prius Prime with new Rav 4 Prime - blasphemy?

    Ideally, a new car is a solution. I've noticed that it can be a solution for: 1. a problem I have and should address, 2. a problem I think I...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 10, 2026 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    replace 2023 Prius Prime with new Rav 4 Prime - blasphemy?

    You might want to have a look at the lateral acceleration numbers for the two cars. Despite the oddly skinny tires, the Prius is at .79...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 10, 2026 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    replace 2023 Prius Prime with new Rav 4 Prime - blasphemy?

    I think about a Corolla Cross or Rav4 every time I grunt my way into or out of my Prius. I've never been in a Rav4, but I liked the Corolla Cross...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 9, 2026 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Sensors Stop Working When Driving While Snowing

    I can back out of mine, but the warning returns shortly. Even worse, the adaptive quality of the cruise control quits well ahead of the warning.
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 4, 2026 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Return of Physical Button controls

    It doesn't cost anything to hope. That's the problem with touchscreens. It isn't mere glance, but a process in which you have to watch your...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Mar 3, 2026 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    How did Toyota f*** up the Gen 5 so badly?

    I believe there is a prius subculture that's proud of the sluggish homeliness of the prior cars, and sees alacrity and an attractive shape as...
    Post by: Winston Smith, Feb 28, 2026 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Eye surgery

    Red dots were my tell. Three red dots on a target might be great for The Predator, but I didn't care for it.
    Post by: Winston Smith, Feb 23, 2026 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes