I should have said I am "" buying "" the car. My parents would probaby just give it to me, but I am " buying " it so my mom actually goes out and finally buys something nice for herself.
this was quite a thread, i don't envy oral surgeons. all the best with your new to you prius! 2008 was a beast, you should get many happy years out of it.
I have to respectfully disagree with this. I just saw 6 ( six ! ) gen 3 Prius in less than 15 minutes. Two were even parked beside each other, with a third parked around 75 feet from the others. 2011 - 14 and one 2015 ( based on tail light design. ) I got home to my apartment and noticed my neighbor has blue 2012 ish.. I look up to see another driving by. And then I noticed my neighbor on the other building also has one too. On a daily basis, I will see at the very least two to three drive by on the road behind the store where I work. Perhaps they sell to all the suckers here in Austin. BTW, there also happens to be a fellow that has a gen 1 Prius and I see him regularly on the same road behind the store. ( Just thought that was pretty cool to see it .) Believe it or don't, I see about twice as many 3rd gen as 2nd gen cars around here. Does that mean they are reliable cars since I see so many ? Of course not. But it is an honest observation. EDIT : I tried to add a "quote " from a previous reply from Rj Parker, but it didn't attach for some reason This was my reply to what wad said. I'll try and reattach it somehow
Editing is time limited, maybe hit report button, explain to our tireless moderator. I concur, 3rd gen will rise from the ashes, of untested, rushed=to-market EGR, head gaskets, piston rings and brake boosters. They will prevail, in spite of Toyota. a little optimistic perhaps, but what the heck.
