2012 Toyota Prius Two Review/Ride Report
Oct 30, 2012, 11:53 am
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2012 Toyota Prius Two Review/Ride Report
http://www.carrentingreviews.com/201...ota-prius-two/
Had a Prius from this summer, forgot to post the review but had some free time thanks to Sandy.
ICAH
51/48
It's slightly better than the previous generation Prius. But I'd rather rent a Ford CMAX. Don't hate me, legions of diehard Prius fans!
Had a Prius from this summer, forgot to post the review but had some free time thanks to Sandy.
ICAH
51/48
It's slightly better than the previous generation Prius. But I'd rather rent a Ford CMAX. Don't hate me, legions of diehard Prius fans!
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Oct 30, 2012, 12:11 pm
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Rented one for a road trip two years ago, and it was ok. Fuel economy was ok, but not as advertised. Doing 70 through the mountains might have had something to do with that though.
Oct 30, 2012, 12:15 pm
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Wow, how did you manage to do a road trip in the Prius' seats? I thought they were uncomfortable and poorly cushioned, and I just drove it around town.
Oct 30, 2012, 1:17 pm
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Wasn't that bad, though I was in my 20's at the time. Now I prefer leather seats that can be heated. Does wonders for a back on a long drive.
Feb 15, 2013, 4:05 pm
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Drzoidberg, if I put the back seats down do you think I could fit a pair of skis in a Prius? Just got assigned one of these and although I'm not there yet, I'm trying to figure out what would work
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Feb 15, 2013, 8:40 pm
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Hmm, I think you could fit them although it would depend on your ski length.
Feb 15, 2013, 10:17 pm
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I just drove 150 miles or so to Wyoming and back, and like you I averaged much closer to 40mpg, although I also averaged around 80-85 mph. I swore I'd never drive one of these again (there was a 2008 one of these as a Zipcar at my old school) and now I have a '13 for a weekend -- yippee
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Feb 15, 2013, 10:47 pm
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I took the Prius since Gold Choice blew and I'm just hoping they fit... if they don't I'll run back to the airport and do a swap for something larger, but I don't think I'll have to.
I just drove 150 miles or so to Wyoming and back, and like you I averaged much closer to 40mpg, although I also averaged around 80-85 mph. I swore I'd never drive one of these again (there was a 2008 one of these as a Zipcar at my old school) and now I have a '13 for a weekend -- yippee
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I just drove 150 miles or so to Wyoming and back, and like you I averaged much closer to 40mpg, although I also averaged around 80-85 mph. I swore I'd never drive one of these again (there was a 2008 one of these as a Zipcar at my old school) and now I have a '13 for a weekend -- yippee
-J.
http://www.toyotalexusforum.com/toyo...ota-prius.html
Feb 16, 2013, 5:28 pm
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According to this post, you can fit 170s in the Prius. HTH. Otherwise people seem to recommend getting roof racks (not sure if allowed to mount those on a rental).
http://www.toyotalexusforum.com/toyo...ota-prius.html
http://www.toyotalexusforum.com/toyo...ota-prius.html
Anyway, just as a a brief update to the OP, not much (anything?) has changed for 2013. My Prius doesn't have auto headlamps (although they do turn off when I shut off and lock the car) but it is painted in the Blizzard Pearl (which is an extra $395, not sure why Hertz got that
). It also has a cargo cover ^ MSRP is $25,390 with the paint. I hit 3k miles on it earlier today, so pretty new too.Also came with the previous renter's invoice -- he definitely isn't a FT member with how much he paid!
Note to future renters of the Prius: don't go skiing with it if you need to drive *up* into the mountains... the Prius doesn't like doing that kind of thing.
-J.