I have one of these; I presently have 64.8mpg on the clock, and I’ve so far, gone 365 miles on half a tank of fuel. I got 581 miles out 41 litres of fuel on my last tankful (45 litre tank). It’s a decent ultra reliable vehicle - it’s a shame a lot of shockingly ignorant and deeply prejudiced people spout a lot of inane garbage and glibly manufactured myths about this technologically advanced fuel saving marvel. It’s a brilliant Japanese vehicle designed to drastically reduce burnt fuel emissions and save fuel. It’s no BMW or Mercedes and was never meant to be - the Lexus Hybrids (a Toyota brand) fulfil that role. It’s incredibly spacious for the size, and when fully loaded from the factory, has an amazing list of extras. Did I mention it’s ultra reliability? This particular model was literally OVER ENGINEERED which is why you still see them slinking cheerfully up and down the highways everywhere. Iconic, indeed!
Mr Yusuf - Would you believe that unlike many infamous German car brands, Toyota identified certain minor components prone to failure that could shorten the life of the inverter. Guess what? They recalled every single Prius affected, and replaced that electric pump. FOR FREE. Now these cars are going 400,000 miles on the same inverter. Can you say “Over Engineered”? After going 300,000 miles on the same traction battery, I’d gladly pay for a new one if it was to fail. Still way cheaper than a Mercedes A class CVT transmission failure from the same era. I sure wouldn’t complain 😊👍
@@mryusuf6086 lets put this new battery scenario into perspective. I can buy a Gen 2 Prius for £3k. Most of my collegaues are leasing new or nearly new cars and paying upwards of £300 per month - forever! Simply pay their lease or loan amount into a savings account (where you will get a bit of interest) for 4 months and leave it there. If the battery goes you're covered for another 400 thousand miles. You have your 'disaster fund' ready and waiting and after that 4 month period you're back to cheap as chips motoring. When I get my Gen 2 Prius I'll be paying 11p per mile and just £20 a year road tax. It's more expensive to walk because I'd wear my shoes out.
@@fuzzo4475 The look has grown on me. I think the Gen 2 Prius is reaching iconic stage in motoring history. I think its critics have egg on their faces.
There's a couple of these at the drivers ed school I go to. They handle so well. When I get my license (before the end of this year) I'll consider buying one
tornay131 Why not? Prejudiced much? What gives you the right to bully his choice of vehicle? I bet, you beat up on those kids at school, that you considered less than desirable. And you’re probably prejudiced enough to hurl undeserved abuse at ethnic minorities just because they’re the wrong colour. Get a life and don’t be such a jackass. We live in a world of liberty which allows him the freedom to choose what he wants, without the likes of you sneering at his decision. Go TROLL some place else. The existence of the Prius should really be the least of YOUR worries on this backwater planet! 😡
@@serendipity369 Yes, it does. Not sure what I think of the Nav system, but I have other GPS units I sometimes use. And a phone with Google Maps. :) I'm going to ask the dealer how much a map updated costs, and how recent the most recent map update is.
@@richardsteiner8992Thank you. I really don't have it in my car. I've looked. I didn't see it.You can come look at it yourself if your in Atlanta,ga. Lol
@@serendipity369 If you have the nav system option, you'll have Map and Dest buttons on right side of the little center screen. Probably also a Map button on the steering wheel.
It bounces back and forth depending on whether you are going uphill or downhill and also on how hard you push the accelerator on level terrain. The status display shows where the power is coming from and/or going.
Some have an EV Mode button. But it's only really for moving the car a short distance without needing to start the petrol engine, or you want to "show off" the electric part. It will be overidden if you request too much acceleration, the battery gets too low, or you go over 45km/h. It also will not engage in certain conditions such as petrol engine warming up, hot battery, battery too full and a bunch of other things I'm sure
It will get you there. It won't be the quietest on coarse roads and it won't thrill you up long mountain rises. But it does have good practicality and room in the rear etc Comfort is fine for most use
Not accurate to actual mileage. Their testing for hybrids wasn't quite right yet. Check for a bit older year of this model for the true number. Still good but definitely not that high. It's possible to get that number of course but not just without trying
@@EdPMur so 2nd gen do have those options right?. Mine is a 2012(2011 december) 2nd gen Japanese and it has height adjustable seats and autoparking and stuff
@@EdPMur yes in the US but in Japan they produced it alongside the 3rd gen up till 2012 just like the 3rd gen is still in production with the 4th gen in Japan
There’s 10 million of these things quietly running around the world. I guess Young Shark must have vomited to death by now. That, of course, is El Sharko’s problem. At least 10 million humans love this vehicle 😃👍
I have one of these; I presently have 64.8mpg on the clock, and I’ve so far, gone 365 miles on half a tank of fuel. I got 581 miles out 41 litres of fuel on my last tankful (45 litre tank). It’s a decent ultra reliable vehicle - it’s a shame a lot of shockingly ignorant and deeply prejudiced people spout a lot of inane garbage and glibly manufactured myths about this technologically advanced fuel saving marvel. It’s a brilliant Japanese vehicle designed to drastically reduce burnt fuel emissions and save fuel. It’s no BMW or Mercedes and was never meant to be - the Lexus Hybrids (a Toyota brand) fulfil that role. It’s incredibly spacious for the size, and when fully loaded from the factory, has an amazing list of extras. Did I mention it’s ultra reliability? This particular model was literally OVER ENGINEERED which is why you still see them slinking cheerfully up and down the highways everywhere. Iconic, indeed!
Yup but when that inverter or battery goes out expect 2 pay 1 k lol
Mr Yusuf - Would you believe that unlike many infamous German car brands, Toyota identified certain minor components prone to failure that could shorten the life of the inverter. Guess what? They recalled every single Prius affected, and replaced that electric pump. FOR FREE. Now these cars are going 400,000 miles on the same inverter. Can you say “Over Engineered”?
After going 300,000 miles on the same traction battery, I’d gladly pay for a new one if it was to fail. Still way cheaper than a Mercedes A class CVT transmission failure from the same era. I sure wouldn’t complain 😊👍
@@mryusuf6086 lets put this new battery scenario into perspective. I can buy a Gen 2 Prius for £3k. Most of my collegaues are leasing new or nearly new cars and paying upwards of £300 per month - forever! Simply pay their lease or loan amount into a savings account (where you will get a bit of interest) for 4 months and leave it there. If the battery goes you're covered for another 400 thousand miles. You have your 'disaster fund' ready and waiting and after that 4 month period you're back to cheap as chips motoring. When I get my Gen 2 Prius I'll be paying 11p per mile and just £20 a year road tax. It's more expensive to walk because I'd wear my shoes out.
@@mryusuf6086 Yes, but even with that they are still more reliable than American and European cars.
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This is the best car tour video that I've seen so far
I have the exact same car with 265K
Miles no issues what's so ever it's not the greatest looking car but it's very reliable
Just bought a 2007 with 168k in beautiful condition for $500!!!! Rich doctor sold it to me.
@@psychcommercial Lucky bastard
It's not necessarily a bad looking car though.
@@fuzzo4475 The look has grown on me. I think the Gen 2 Prius is reaching iconic stage in motoring history. I think its critics have egg on their faces.
@@psychcommercial u got super lucky
this is like car asmr
There's a couple of these at the drivers ed school I go to. They handle so well. When I get my license (before the end of this year) I'll consider buying one
Dominic Rossi why?
tornay131 Why not? Prejudiced much? What gives you the right to bully his choice of vehicle? I bet, you beat up on those kids at school, that you considered less than desirable. And you’re probably prejudiced enough to hurl undeserved abuse at ethnic minorities just because they’re the wrong colour. Get a life and don’t be such a jackass. We live in a world of liberty which allows him the freedom to choose what he wants, without the likes of you sneering at his decision. Go TROLL some place else. The existence of the Prius should really be the least of YOUR worries on this backwater planet! 😡
@@datathunderstorm spoken like a true liberal
@@datathunderstorm holy smokes!! Talk about going off half cocked. You’re a fricken lunatic. ALLLL (s)he asked was why.
I have to know, did you buy one.
Cool. I just bought one myself. 2007 Touring, but blue. 101110 miles in October. I love it. :D
I just got mine an its green. Does it have navigation in it?
@@serendipity369 Yes, it does. Not sure what I think of the Nav system, but I have other GPS units I sometimes use. And a phone with Google Maps. :) I'm going to ask the dealer how much a map updated costs, and how recent the most recent map update is.
@@richardsteiner8992Thank you. I really don't have it in my car. I've looked. I didn't see it.You can come look at it yourself if your in Atlanta,ga. Lol
@@serendipity369 If you have the nav system option, you'll have Map and Dest buttons on right side of the little center screen. Probably also a Map button on the steering wheel.
@@richardsteiner8992 nope i don't. I'm sitting in it now. But my title of my car says its an 07. The manual book that came with it says its an 07.
The sound of the battery when you started that bad boy mmmmmm daddy
I had a Supra once. That served a need 25 years ago. This serves a different need.
Hey, I’m late to this video, how are the breaks? Are they really sensitive or do you have to push down on them, great video!
I really liked when he said _________.
I have the same car it's very very nice car, I'm so proud of having it and I'm planning to buy another one of some kind
How did you not get the engine to come on mines always On my way.
excellent video. Thanks Chris
How to make it go soley on battery or electric power without fuel - is there a switch?
It bounces back and forth depending on whether you are going uphill or downhill and also on how hard you push the accelerator on level terrain. The status display shows where the power is coming from and/or going.
Some have an EV Mode button. But it's only really for moving the car a short distance without needing to start the petrol engine, or you want to "show off" the electric part. It will be overidden if you request too much acceleration, the battery gets too low, or you go over 45km/h. It also will not engage in certain conditions such as petrol engine warming up, hot battery, battery too full and a bunch of other things I'm sure
Toyota Prius is very good.
Are these good for road trips? Not too far
It will get you there. It won't be the quietest on coarse roads and it won't thrill you up long mountain rises. But it does have good practicality and room in the rear etc Comfort is fine for most use
The internet says this bad boy gets 61/58 mpg
It's easy to get that if you try. It's better in the city than on the highway
Not accurate to actual mileage. Their testing for hybrids wasn't quite right yet. Check for a bit older year of this model for the true number. Still good but definitely not that high. It's possible to get that number of course but not just without trying
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My favorite car
is this how tall people see the world
Wait I thought the seats were hieght adjustable (at least the driver seat), and the reverse cam had trajectory and autoparking options
Don't forget it's a 2007
@@EdPMur so 2nd gen do have those options right?. Mine is a 2012(2011 december) 2nd gen Japanese and it has height adjustable seats and autoparking and stuff
@@abdullahbinshahid3199 I don't know. Your's a 2012 2nd gen? I thought 2nd gen was from 2003 to 2009
@@EdPMur yes in the US but in Japan they produced it alongside the 3rd gen up till 2012 just like the 3rd gen is still in production with the 4th gen in Japan
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Definitely not the best looking vehicle in the world but certainly gets the job done
Still, there are a lot more boring looking vehicles out there even so
it's giving me the headache the camera is so high...
Where is the auxiliary cord?
Arm rest
The camera is not good for reviewing. It's rounding up everything. You will not get the true picture.
Great car but the color is just...
Troy McKinley color is fine
i vomited watching this
EyeWitnessChina I vomited reading your reply to a reply to a comment to a video, you little rascal you.
There’s 10 million of these things quietly running around the world. I guess Young Shark must have vomited to death by now. That, of course, is El Sharko’s problem. At least 10 million humans love this vehicle 😃👍
take an antiemetic then, you sicko
I vomited inside of my Prius watching this.
He probably vomited at the thought of how much his gas guzzler is costing him.