the prius prime

[scaredyclassic]

i bought a prius prime on wed.

3500 rebate. after rebate it was 22,441 plus TTL

there’s a 4500 fed tax credit and 1000 edison rebate, so 17k net.

if we earned under 300k we could get 1500 from the state, for 15500.

at this price, it is actually too cheap not to buy, i think. esp if you’re poor.

i drove 20 miles today all electric.

i kind of love this car. i hate cars and car culture, i hate the destruction of the earth by our need to drive everywhere, but dammit; i love this car. i plug it in to the side of the house in a regular outlet, drive around town for pennies.

i wanted to trade in my wifes car and get another one. hell, id buy 3 if she were into it. in fact im dying to by another one! i love it!!!! i almost always have buyers remorse but i have none here. also on my ebike, no buyers remorse. but everything else, buyers remorse

they are so cool. i love the blue color. i love everything about it. i think 25 miles, the electric range, can cover weekend errands.

i see people i know thinking nothing of dropping 50 k on some loaded suv or quasi luxury car.

you could get 3 of these marvels! kids, wife, everyone gets one!!! here have a prius prime, i am happy to give u one

[FlyerInHi]

Why didn’t you buy an all electric car? I find a hybrid to be useless unless you need the range. People don’t, but they have range anxiety and “just in case” they take a trip.

Plus with a hybrid, you still need to service the engine.

Give the car to your son for college (where charging is not all convenient) and get all electric next time.

[Coronita]

Congrats! You got great reliable car with great gas mileage, easy on the wallet for insurance, and easy on the wallet when it comes to collision repairs. and you won’t get stranded in the middle of nowhere.

How did you manage to get $3500 off? Which dealer? At this price I’m tempted to get one… Thinking I can flog it for the next 3 years to death before my kid can drive. Which blue did you get? My favorite is the dark blue.

[spdrun]

FiH, the problem is that the only truly long-range, fast-charging electric car is a Tesla, and Tesla tends to be a stone bitch about working on your own vehicle/sourcing replacement parts. Plus, many people do actually take trips, and often not where Superchargers are. Electric on a daily basis/gas for longer trips seems like a sane compromise.

[scaredyclassic]

I think 25 miles electric range will cover 90 plus perc of our driving.

It was 2k off MSRP plus a 3500 toyota rebate.

Drove to the airport and got 66 mpg.

[equalizer]

2019 has the $3500 rebate. It is a four seater, the 2020 adds tiny fifth seat in rear middle for Uber and Lyft requirement for 5 seats.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=spdrun]FiH, the problem is that the only truly long-range, fast-charging electric car is a Tesla, and Tesla tends to be a stone bitch about working on your own vehicle/sourcing replacement parts. Plus, many people do actually take trips, and often not where Superchargers are. Electric on a daily basis/gas for longer trips seems like a sane compromise.[/quote]

On second thought the Prius is a very good price. Can’t go wrong with that.

But I think that 1 gas car per household is more than enough. I like all electric they are engine maintenance free — no dirty petroleum products.

The eGolf is $10k off. My friend in SF bought one last month. Charging is via 110v extension cord to the parking stall below, haha. But it works.

[Coronita]

wow that’s a great deal equalizer and scardey. I like it….great price…..hmmmmm ……It’s good to buy these things while gas is cheap and no one cares about gas prices.

And the key is reliable…

Anything German/European e-Car will be a crapmobile post warranty. Guaranteed.

[outtamojo]

That is an insane deal for a new car.

[Myriad]

Too bad the CA CVRP doesn’t have enough funds for regular income, only low income.
https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng

I was planning on getting a new car next year, after my current one reaches 200k. Though, I like paying only $200/year for my insurance and not worrying about the dings and scratches…

The edison credit – is that SCE only? SDG&E has the EVCC.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=flu]wow that’s a great deal equalizer and scardey. I like it….great price…..hmmmmm ……It’s good to buy these things while gas is cheap and no one cares about gas prices.

And the key is reliable…

Anything German/European e-Car will be a crapmobile post warranty. Guaranteed.[/quote]

Electric cars are much more reliable and maintenance free than gas cars.
Not pushing the eGolf, but you really can’t do any better on all electric.

https://slickdeals.net/f/13163326-21-000-off-msrp-2019-volkswagen-egolf-w-driver-s-assistance-package-125-mile-epa-range-final-price-10-000-13-500

[Coronita]

I’ll wait to see what happens to a
VW eGolf , Fiat e, or BMW i3 10 years from now… When their electronics crap out (which it will guaranteed) or if they get into a minor collision, owners will be hurting

[spdrun]

Are their electronics really worse than electronic fuel injection systems on gas cars? I’ve had old cars with Bosch EFI systems that lasted 20+ years.

[Myriad]

I guess that’s the good thing about a Toyota, you can usually find parts for them.
But that brings up a good point, if you have a EV for 15-20 years, that’s at least 1 battery replacement. Which isn’t a problem if (and that’s the issue…) there’s someone that will do it and a reasonable battery pack of the same type.
Makes me think of my 9 year old fridge where the motherboard crapped out. Had to buy one on the grey market/refurb because Samsung doesn’t make the parts anymore.

[scaredyclassic]

I think my timeline is shorter.

I owned and used my first car from 88 to 2012, 24 years

If I did that with this car I’d be 80…m

Dang

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