Yaris vs. Prius

[Bluevitz-rs]

Originally Posted by bear4

I am planning to keep both echos and I do work on them myself. The reason I am looking for a new car is because my wife and I are expecting a baby soon and I want to get a quieter vehicle with more safety features for my wife. We also like to drive very long distance (1000-1500 miles) for vacation and I wanted something more comfortable to travel with the baby. WE also need to haul our bikes and this is why I was asking if you can fit 2 bikes in a yaris. I know you cannot in echo as it does not have folding rear seat...

Prius all the way then.

I know several people with them from first gen to 3rd gen. and they've had no problems with them at all (even Highlander hybrid). The first gen has over 250,000km on it with the original battery. So don't worry about that. The newer cars have better batteries that only currently cost around 3k to replace, not 20K. And just like any piece of technology will only come down in price as time moves on.

I suggest you test drive one and decide on it based on you needs as you've described.

[bear4]

Originally Posted by Bluevitz-rs

Prius all the way then.

I know several people with them from first gen to 3rd gen. and they've had no problems with them at all (even Highlander hybrid). The first gen has over 250,000km on it with the original battery. So don't worry about that. The newer cars have better batteries that only currently cost around 3k to replace, not 20K. And just like any piece of technology will only come down in price as time moves on.

I suggest you test drive one and decide on it based on you needs as you've described.

I get mixed reports on Prius reliability, some people have issues with them that are normally covered under warranty. However, a used Prius in my price range will be out of warranty and I do not have enough knowledge or equipment to work on them myself.