This car LOOKS like a great buy on paper. The car was NOT designed by someone ever intending to actually use one. Right off the bat: WHY WHY WHY would you not install a dial for the radio or volume controls? This is so absurdly awful when it comes to the practicality of the vehicle. Have fun pushing non-responsive touch screen buttons to do literally anything. The charge pad is often faulty, and often over heats. Entirely pointless if you aren't on a road trip, as it take several hours of constant usage to get any meaningful charge. It also takes up such an incredibly annoying section of space in the car. Just a waste of space in every sense. The front bumper of the car is frustratingly low to the ground. Every day I get into work I hear a scrape as I go over the speed bump; no matter the speed. Twice I've had to have minor blemishes buffed just from normal driving usage. The battery: shocker, the car known for it's handy electric battery has tons of issues with maintaining durability. God forbid you park your car in direct sunlight. The two positives that can be noted as compared to other cars: -Toyota did a decent tint job to the windows. -The mileage is of course a bonus.

A few years back I had a Suburban and hated coming upon hybrids. When the time came for a new car I first was thinking Corolla since it was my first new car decades ago. Then I figured why not a Prius? I have the XLE model that has most anything you could want in a new car. I usually only go 5mph over speed limits but I'm always passing all the cars when going uphill. I get looks from other drivers I pass wondering why I'm passing them in a Prius. Great handling too and so far I've taken it up to 114mph. I could've kept going but there was traffic ahead so it'll wait for another stretch of road. If I ever buy a Ferrari, I'll get a license plate frame that says, "My other car is a Prius"!

This car meets all my needs. I especially like the new safety features like parking sensors, automatic parking, blind spot monitoring, lane departure alert, pre-collision system, a rear cross traffic alert and a cruise control which will slow the car down when the vehicle in front of you slows down. Since I have owned it for only a month, I cannot comment on maintenance or repairs.