Used Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid for Sale

Overall, my driving impressions our new Prius have been positive after the first days drive. We bought our car on a Saturday in Portland, OR, and spent the night there. That night it rained and snowed, and we faced some 420 miles of black ice and packed snow the next day to get home. It took us nearly 12 hours of driving to make the trip, but I was very pleased with the car itself. The Prius handled the ice and snow very well, never slipping at all, and did it with the OEM tires which are notoriously poor on slick roads. It didn't take long to appreciate the mileage from our new fuel thrifty ride. It has gotten to the point that I try to take my son with me when I fuel up - he drives a minivan and always ends up grumbling and complaining when I put my normal 8 gallons in and it clicks off. With a little training and effort, I have learned to consistently get over 50 mpg in the city and between 45 and 50 on the highway (always mountain driving in Western Idaho). See the picture showing mileage; the left hand bar is the first five minutes of the drive at about 40 mpg as the engine warms up while the next 20 minutes average around 75 mpg. The miles on the current tank of fuel is shown at 51 miles while the average mpg for the tank is 55.1 mpg. Also note the speedometer in the upper left of the picture; it indicates 22 mph while the MFD shows 100 mpg. Heating and air conditioning are excellent, and although the climate control tends to run the fan faster than I like it is easy enough to slow it down. Living where we do it is not unusual to see either below 0 or above 100 degrees F and the system handles both quite easily. I had been concerned that with the small engine that it would take too long to heat up when starting, but that hasn't happened - Toyota provided an accessory heat system to prevent that. Instruments and controls are well placed but without a tachometer and I do miss that. The main instrument cluster is buried under the dash with a mirror system to project the digital readings up and out - this results in a cluster that is higher and further away from the driver which in turn makes it easier and quicker to focus on. Back seat legroom is very good for a midsize car, and the hatchback provides not only the obvious storage but a good sized hidden storage compartment as well. Three adults in the back seat would find it a bit narrow, but 3 children (one in a car seat) do fine. Headroom is good throughout the seating. I am pleased with the steering and handling of the Prius, although I'm sure a sports car aficionado would turn up their nose. Acceleration will not snap your head back, but is more than enough for freeway merging. Our Prius will climb a 6% uphill grade at over 70 mph; that is quite adequate for me and I've never had the cruise control drop below the speed limit anywhere in a very mountainous region. Top speed is limited to 105 mph but I never expect to see it so that is fine as well. Brakes are quite satisfactory outside of the glitch noted above.

The best things about the car are that it gets you in the carpool lane with one person in the car. This saves commuting time. The gas mileage is also excellent. It also has comfortable seats, Bluetooth, and cruise control. The seats have the latch system that makes it easy to install car seats. I also feel safe driving in the car with my baby.

Where to begin? The gas mileage. The cargo space. The extreme low cost of ownership. The build quality. I can go on and on and on and on and on and on. Have you ever met someone who actually owned a Prius and did not like the car?