Is Toyota Prius for older people

Horizon81

If you've got your heart set on a Prius and have found the best example at the best price then get it.

Alternatively, there will be more money saving options. What's your annual mileage? How big does it need to be? Mainly city/countryside driving?

dazleeds1978

Horizon81 wrote: »

If you've got your heart set on a Prius and have found the best example at the best price then get it.

Alternatively, there will be more money saving options. What's your annual mileage? How big does it need to be? Mainly city/countryside driving?

I do between 14000 to 16000 a year about 10000 cities and 4000 motorways.

Thank you

Mr_Mink

Another thing to be wary of is that the batteries will need replacing and this will dwarf any savings you'd make on fuel. These have been known to be required at the 100,000 mile mark, keep that in mind when doing your sums.

As for being for old people, are you friends with 12 year olds? Who cares what other people drive them, you seriously cannot let something like that affect your decision.

In all, if your heart is set on it, then find the lowest mileage one you can, if you're wavering, get a different car. As others have said, you'll get a lot more for your money with traditional cars. Also, most of the little city cars can get in the high 50s for mpg. My little up is currently running at 63 with a 1.0 petrol engine can't imagine the Aygo triplets doing any worse.

Horizon81

Comparable size to Prius? If you like Toyota Autos the petrol Auris will be pretty cheap now. Use autotrader and their search options. Maximum £6k, up to 40k miles, there's a few 1.4/1.6 petrol Auris about for 5 grand and 2 years newer than your Prius.

That's just an example.

dazleeds1978

Horizon81 wrote: »

Comparable size to Prius? If you like Toyota Autos the petrol Auris will be pretty cheap now. Use autotrader and their search options. Maximum £6k, up to 40k miles, there's a few 1.4/1.6 petrol Auris about for 5 grand and 2 years newer than your Prius.

That's just an example.

Great help. Thank you. Will have before i make any decisions. Thanks again for your help.

gabitzul

dazleeds1978 wrote: »

I know one person who has this car and he claims it does more than 55 to 60 mpg in cities?? as for the environment if is that bad why the road tax for it only £10 a year

Because our gov is shortsighted and only looks at what a car outputs in a synthetic emissions lab test; the Prius does quite a few more times damage than a usual car during production because of the battery processing etc. Look it up, it's a very messy business.

reeac

gabitzul wrote: »

Because our gov is shortsighted and only looks at what a car outputs in a synthetic emissions lab test; the Prius does quite a few more times damage than a usual car during production because of the battery processing etc. Look it up, it's a very messy business.

I assume that the batteries are made in the Far East so that the accompanying pollution is created there whereas a UK -based gas-guzzler produces its pollution in the UK. The UK Govt. has targets for domestic UK pollution and so encourages the hybrid route. Short sighted, I know, but then that's normal with the incentives/targets etc. game.

CKhalvashi

dazleeds1978 wrote: »

Great help. Thank you. Will have before i make any decisions. Thanks again for your help.

If cost is a consideration, why not try to double the MPG on the car you have?

We've had several LPG converted cars on various fleets over the years, and whilst it doesn't actually increase you're MPG (you'll actually be about 5% down), the fuel is half the price.

We had a Prius Petrol/LPG/Electric, that did the equivalent of around 90mpg average over its life, and lasted over 400k miles (the car in question was a 2005)

CK

Mankysteve

They don't even get good millage. Plenty of regular petrol that will beat it. Also at 8 years the batteries will be toast by now unless they've been replaced recently.

I consider myself an environmentalist and I believe in human caused climate change, but I'm also a rationist and know that you have to look at the entire life cycle of car.

ILW

I would doubt the warranty covers the batteries. I believe aroung £3000 to replace.