Re:Prius experience... (Score 3, Interesting)

Agreed in full. I have owned a 2001 (series 2) Prius for 2.5 years now and apart from a new set of wiper blades and routine oil and filters it has required nothing spent on it at all - except fuel. I get ~1000kms between fill ups and it returns 20km/lt if driven hard and 22-25 km/lt in normal driving. My best tank mileage was 28 km/lt (see table to decode for non metric drivers). It is now on 103,000 kms total mileage (kilometrage ?) and is in perfect health. Tyre wear is better than normal and it still has the factory brake pads installed with 50% wear remaining. A remarkable car in all respects and an absolute joy to drive. Everything else I drive feels and sounds like an old clunker by comparison. Conversion from Km/Lt to MPG (US and UK) here - http://www.teaching-english-in-japan.net/conversio n/kilometers_per_liter/