1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Trading Prius for Highlander

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by moshe_levy, Nov 16, 2010.

  1. moshe_levy

    moshe_levy Junior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 13, 2007
    62
    7
    0
    Location:
    NJ
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    All-

    Looks like my time with my 2008 Prius is coming to an end within the next few months. Wife is pregnant with child #3, and when I put an infant carrier for the new baby and toddler seat (for 16 month old) in my Prius' rear seat, there is simply not enough room for my 8 year old to sit in the middle comfortably. I'm forced to get a larger car that can carry all the kids and our gear, and it has to be a hybrid so I can use the HOV lanes here in NJ, so I'm headed to a Highlander. Anyone know of any good forums for Highlander similar to this one?

    -MKL
     
    #1 moshe_levy, Nov 16, 2010
  2. The Electric Me

    The Electric Me Go Speed Go!

    Joined:
    May 22, 2009
    9,083
    5,796
    0
    Location:
    Undisclosed Location
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    Too bad you probably can't wait. Sounds like the upcoming Prius V might actually be the vehicle you need.

    Remember you always have the option of giving up one or more of the children for adoption...that would allow you to continue to enjoy the gas savings and wonder of The Prius.
     
    #2 The Electric Me, Nov 16, 2010
    Meg&Bear likes this.
  3. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2006
    18,058
    3,073
    7
    Location:
    Northern Michigan
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    Why adoption? Sell them.

    Tom
     
    #3 qbee42, Nov 16, 2010
    Meg&Bear likes this.
  4. coach81

    coach81 Active Member

    Joined:
    Feb 27, 2010
    758
    116
    0
    Location:
    Louisiana
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    :eek:
     
    #4 coach81, Nov 16, 2010
  5. GWhizzer

    GWhizzer not so Senior Member

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2010
    120
    24
    0
    Location:
    Winnipeg, Manitoba
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    Seriously, selling them is an option? Naw, the wife would never go for it...:)
     
    #5 GWhizzer, Nov 16, 2010
  6. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2006
    18,058
    3,073
    7
    Location:
    Northern Michigan
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    From Monty Python: "I've made up my mind. It's medical experiments for the lot of you."

    Tom
     
    #6 qbee42, Nov 16, 2010
    Meg&Bear likes this.
  7. usbseawolf2000

    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

    Joined:
    Sep 22, 2004
    14,487
    2,994
    0
    Location:
    Fort Lee, NJ
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    I think you are a perfect candidate for the Prius V (alpha) with third row seating. It is coming out next year, not sure when it will hit the dealership.
     
    #7 usbseawolf2000, Nov 16, 2010
  8. drees

    drees Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2007
    1,782
    247
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    Yep, may be a good time to look for a used minivan - there should be a lot more efficient vehicles in a year or so...
     
    #8 drees, Nov 16, 2010
  9. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2004
    44,837
    16,073
    41
    Location:
    Canada
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    toyotanation is one large Toyota community. It may not be specific to the HiHy but there should be a decent Highlander community.
     
    #9 Tideland Prius, Nov 16, 2010
    Meg&Bear likes this.
  10. moshe_levy

    moshe_levy Junior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 13, 2007
    62
    7
    0
    Location:
    NJ
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    I like that Alpha! Baby's not due till late July next year, so by then, we'll see what's out. I'd much rather have something like the Alpha than a huge heavy Highlander any day.

    -MKL
     
    #10 moshe_levy, Nov 16, 2010
  11. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    107,801
    48,998
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    don't do it! when i was a boy, our parents drove 6 of us around in a 55 rambler! uphill, both ways!:rockon:
     
    #11 bisco, Nov 16, 2010
  12. Skoorbmax

    Skoorbmax Senior Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2010
    2,641
    264
    0
    Location:
    Western NY
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    II
    I remember many family trips, five people in a Chevrolet Cavalier wagon. Comfortable for us kids? Ha, I rather recall not!

    Still, regularly five in a Prius is a squeeze.
     
    #12 Skoorbmax, Nov 17, 2010
  13. GSW

    GSW PRIUS POWER

    Joined:
    Jul 7, 2009
    537
    74
    0
    Location:
    Jacksonville
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    II
    Try a 60's Corvair with no A/C and dear old dad smoking a cigar in 90 degree July. Talk about green (kids)... all of us were.

    :focus: Get the Alpha...
     
    #13 GSW, Nov 17, 2010
  14. firepa63

    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

    Joined:
    Jul 23, 2005
    1,761
    208
    0
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    To go back to the OP's original question... there use to be a Highlander Hybrid site similar to PC, but I think it has closed due to lack of participation/interest.
     
    #14 firepa63, Nov 20, 2010
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)