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Originally Posted by elhigh

'09 Prius, no fancy equipment. No touring package, no built in nav (and with smartphones, who cares?), none of the bells or whistles.

And that's how I like things. The less geegaws there are, the fewer geegaw breakages I have to contend with.

That's how I like mine, too. My Honda was that way...was low on my priority list too but heck, it has (factory) manual steering! I took it home. Solid and simple, should usually mean sturdy and long-lasting.

Originally Posted by Xist

370,000 miles on the first model year? You are replacing it because of fuel economy? That was my thinking with my '99, but I eventually realized I spent more on repairs than gas.

That was before the head gasket replacement at 120k.

Well, I got rid of my Echo for a similarly light reason. I'd been wanting a new driving experience anyway. Plus wife was pushing me to get something else. Getting a different car doesn't always have to make perfect sense.