My new Prius c . . .

. . . is a funfun little car! All that gadgets though, gosh. This site has been so valuable. My last car was/is a 1996 Honda Accord, standard transmission. I bought her new, and I'm having a hard time letting go of her 285,000 miles later. Great, great car (Blanca) looking for a new home.

Anyway, I bought my little Prius -- Oona -- on the 12th of April, and five days later I was rear-ended! She's been rear-ended and repaired, and I still don't even have her permanent tags. I will say this: I took a good hit, stopped at a stoplight, by a big Volvo SUV. Cracked up the bumper, and the crumple zones underneath were damaged, but here's what isn't damaged: me and the car's frame. I've been rear-ended like this a few times before, and even with no car damage, I've had a sore neck for a few days. Not in Oona! I'm very impressed with the engineering in such a little car.

I'm also getting 50-60 mpg. Small neighborhood trips often get me into the 70 mpg range. I'm looking forward to learning to work everything, plus finding seat covers and other little accessories.

 

No, just went with my insurance company's certified repair company. They did a terrific job, and she's driving just as well as before her injury. Can't tell anything ever happened. Lucky!