jimmyle, hello fellow prius owner! how long have you been commuting? even with our prius, my husband finds driving back and forth from home to work pretty tiring, so he just drives to solana beach, takes the train to irvine, then drives a second car to his office. telecommuting on fridays is a possibility for the future, but not guaranteed. i asked my husband how long he thinks he could handle the commute and his reply was: definitely 1 year, most likely 2 years, probably 3 years, maybe 5 years, and ehhhhh 10 years. interestingly enough, my dad commuted from nj to ny (which also took about 2 hours each way via car, train, and subway) 5 days a week for 30 years before he retired, so i know it is possible, but obviously not ideal, especially now that my husband and i have a baby. i hope you don’t mind my asking, but do you have a family? also, do you anticipate commuting for the long haul?