GBA's New to Him Beater

[GreatBigAbyss]

I go pick up a car in two weeks and drive it home.

Any guesses?

[Blueprint]

A red, previous-gen Prius PHEV imported from Ontario and initially registered in Quebec, sporting new tires 

[Johnnymac]

I'm pretty sure that Blueprint just nailed the guess.  LOL

[GreatBigAbyss]

Well that wasn't hard at all.  Yeah that's it. 

[Tortoise]

"I'm still reaching for the keys to the Prius most days.....I'm going to miss it."

Good luck getting the keys!

[GreatBigAbyss]

It just makes me think I'll be a happy 3rd owner. 

My daily commute to work is 8km each way.  Factor in a few extra kms for errands, and I'm easily within the electric only range of the car on a daily basis.  I may only have to charge it every second day. 

In winter I won't be worried about the drop in EV range, because of the gas engine.  I actually suspect that for a few months out of the year (January/February/March) when it's consistently below -10C, the car is just going to run in regular hybrid mode anyway. 

It's already got a class 1 trailer hitch installed, so I'll be able to use my Thule bike rack from day one. 

From Ron's description, the pictures, and what I know about him, I think the car is pretty sorted, even if it's high mileage.  Plus this generation of Prius is known to be the most reliable generation, with basically no known problem areas. 

Compared to other cars in the price range that I was looking at (which were all older, but lower mileage), this one has most of the new tech:  Full Speed Radar Cruise, Lane Keep Assist, Blind Spot Monitoring, LED headlights, automatic High Beams, HUD, etc. 

The ONLY downside is it doesn't have Android Auto, and there's no feasible way to add it.   

[Tortoise]

Yeah, this should suit you well. My neighbour and friend have these in the red colour and both are big fans of them.

It always surprises me how stingy Toyota was about adding Android Auto/Apply Carplay.

[dkazzed]

Lol, congrats! Welcome to the partially electrified life.

[Johnnymac]

Enjoy sitting in Ron's butt imprint where he has endless miles and farts accumulated.  I would avoid black lights in the hatch...there are some missing grifters in his area.   

[GreatBigAbyss]

Thanks a lot for that image that I'll be living with for the rest of my tenure with this car.

[dkazzed]

Pretty much the risk with any used car purchase.

[RRocket]

It just makes me think I'll be a happy 3rd owner. 

My daily commute to work is 8km each way.  Factor in a few extra kms for errands, and I'm easily within the electric only range of the car on a daily basis.  I may only have to charge it every second day. 

In winter I won't be worried about the drop in EV range, because of the gas engine.  I actually suspect that for a few months out of the year (January/February/March) when it's consistently below -10C, the car is just going to run in regular hybrid mode anyway. 

It's already got a class 1 trailer hitch installed, so I'll be able to use my Thule bike rack from day one. 

From Ron's description, the pictures, and what I know about him, I think the car is pretty sorted, even if it's high mileage.  Plus this generation of Prius is known to be the most reliable generation, with basically no known problem areas. 

Compared to other cars in the price range that I was looking at (which were all older, but lower mileage), this one has most of the new tech:  Full Speed Radar Cruise, Lane Keep Assist, Blind Spot Monitoring, LED headlights, automatic High Beams, HUD, etc. 

The ONLY downside is it doesn't have Android Auto, and there's no feasible way to add it.   

If, after you see and drive my car, if you can honestly say you don't think it's a steal given the condition and price...I'll give you an extra $100 off. That will pay for your gas home! LOL 😆

And boohoo on the Android Auto. My new car has it and I don't see what the big deal is. What am I missing? Serious question!


Or is this just the usual millennial and younger romance and co-dependency with their phones?

[Tortoise]

Google maps (with live traffic) and access to my music app. Both are pretty useful. Sure, I can bluetooth music from my phone, but the AA interface makes it a lot easier.

[RRocket]

Google maps (with live traffic) and access to my music app. Both are pretty useful. Sure, I can bluetooth music from my phone, but the AA interface makes it a lot easier.

I can listen to Spotify while at the same time I get the turn by turn Google Maps through the car speakers. The OEM map is always on the big screen, so you have a map to cross reference with already. Without Android Auto. The steering wheel also controls the music app playlist. Album, artist, song displays on the big car screen. No album art which I notice you get with AA.

Maybe it's better suited to a "power user" though I'm not sure what that would entail.
So far I'm only seeing very minor differences. Definitely not to the point where I care whether I have AA or not.

[Gurgie]

Get Ron to deliver his Prius out to you

Called it

Congrats!! I think it fits your use case very well!!