# Has your Prius been as good as mine **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 28, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855 "2014-10-28T05:29:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chunkyazian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@chunkyazian](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chunkyazian)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855/21 "2014-10-31T22:18:10Z")
I test drove it a few times at auto shows and really admire it as a great piece of engineering. The smooth but immediate power delivery was refreshing. The driver seat is quite roomy. However, I can’t say I like the car. The brake pedal has that typical Toyota mushiness. Why can’t I have that firm pedal from the Celica? And I don’t need power steering in such a light car to filter out feedback from the road. If this car is all about efficiency, then it should ditch this unnecessary feature. Fix these two issues and I would happily own one ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855/22 "2014-11-01T00:45:08Z")
The Cobalt did not have good mileage in it’s class when it was new, let alone now. It is probably not a good benchmark for gas mileage for that reason. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855/23 "2014-11-01T01:25:36Z")
Based on the comments here, next time I purchase a new car I’ll definitely give the Prius an opportunity to compete in the competition. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855/24 "2014-11-01T01:49:16Z")
“…the mythical 35mpg car.” I regularly averaged 40 mpg in my 1998, 2001, and 2007 Civics. Fuelly reports 36 mpg for the 2015 Corolla. ---
**Author:** ![meanjoe75fan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meanjoe75fan/32/552_2.png) [@meanjoe75fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meanjoe75fan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855/25 "2014-11-01T03:36:18Z")
And ill bet you did a lot of highway driving, too. The Prius in question is NOT a 2014, so why compare it to one? Further, the Prius is a midsize, not a compact like the Civic. Compare it to a non-hybrid Accord, Camry or Fusion of the same MY. A 4-cyl, 2006 Fusion gets 24 EPA combined; a Camry gets 25; the Prius gets 46. Guess my guesstimate was pretty darn accurate, now wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855/26 "2014-11-01T03:56:02Z")
“And ill bet you did a lot of highway driving, too.” And you would lose that bet. I just drove sensibly. 2010 Accord: W.B. 110", L 194", W 73" 2010 Civic: W.B. 106", L 177", W 69" 2010 Prius: W.B. 106", L 176", W 69" ---
**Author:** ![Mayday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Mayday](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mayday)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855/27 "2014-11-01T05:07:27Z")
About 32K on mine (2013) and zero issues. Boring- but in the real world of driving like I do where I do I get low 50’s mpg versus about 30 in my 2008 5 speed Matrix. (No issues on the Matrix at 70K either. A mixture of luck, quality build and I’d like to think sensible driving and maintenence. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855/28 "2014-11-01T07:15:58Z")
I agree mean, everyone needs to evaluate their needs. If the size/ performance falls within the range of a Prius, then gas savings becomes an issue. If you are running around by yourself in a truck to commute exclusively, you need to evaluate whether you even need the truck to begin with. Before I personally thought about getting a Prius to drive on days I did not use the truck, I would consider a Corolla/Camry as a comparison, not the truck. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/has-your-prius-been-as-good-as-mine/87855.md?page=1)