Comments on: Toyota Prius Review & Road Test

By: Victor

Victor — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:45:23 +0000

The only car in Australia under $60K with an automatic hi-speed crash avoidance system.
That is better than what can be offered from Mercedes, Audi, Ford, Holden, BMW, Volkswagen & dare I say it, Volvo

So you only need to spend $55K (on road) & your life is more likely to be saved than from any of the aforementioned car manufacturers.
Prius wins!

By: JohnQPublic

JohnQPublic — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:11:31 +0000

This battery crap from hybrid haters is getting REAL old.

FYI, My Prius battery has a warranty of 10 YEARS / 150,000 MILES.

Replacement is FREE if anything goes wrong before then.

Anyone who says the battery needs to be replaced every few years for thousands obviously does not know how to read.

By: JohnQPublic

JohnQPublic — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:10:11 +0000

That battery crap from hybrid haters is getting REAL old.

FYI, My Prius batter has a warranty of 10 YEARS / 150,000 MILES.

Replacement is FREE if anything goes wrong before then.

Anyone who says the battery needs to be replaced every few years for thousands obviously does not know how to read.

By: Chery

Chery — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:06:00 +0000

prius needs to re-think it pricing. only if they inovate the pricing like the pretty useless features it offers….

perhaps only useful gig is the HUD….

By: Chery

Chery — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:59:07 +0000

maintenance maybe low for this toyo hybrid

but u have already paid upfront 30k , compared to a frugal diesel car. keep that cash in a high yield account, it beats low maintenance cost anytime… paid with the yield and money still in your pocket.

By: Chery

Chery — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:53:52 +0000

most of these are rubbish anyway. take solar self cooling air-con, just wind down the windows.

rear camera – that because it’s so poorly designed you can see behind your own ass.

park assist – unless u are that useless or too lazy.

pre-crash – required for recklessness

radar cruise – do u really need it?

maybe the headup speed display is the only cool and useful feature

By: Chery

Chery — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:48:11 +0000

power of infinity…..

53k can buy me 2 i30 diesel and enuff change for fuel to drive around Australia couple of laps….

By: RoFlmaTiC

RoFlmaTiC — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:05:57 +0000

Don’t let logic and reason get in the way of a good Toyota bash!

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:42:01 +0000

Impressive in its simplicity.

I’d like to add an ancient Ford 300 inline 6 (not the Aussie 6) had no timing chain either. Ah, simplicity = longevity.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:17:41 +0000

The bit that gets my goat is that the diesel particulates blow holes in your lungs. So it’s a choice of that or the benzenes emitted by petrol…

Hmm, I’ll take hydrogen-on-demand. Now who will provide that? If a manufacturer can split hydrogen as it is needed by an ICE from water, the internal combustion engine has a future that will span CENTURIES…