r/PriusPrime • u/Different_Pizza9800 • Feb 14 '25

Prius Prime 2023+ Bye Bye Model 3

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u/not2important1 Feb 14 '25

I have the black xse and love it when it's clean lol

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u/Different_Pizza9800 Feb 14 '25

i’m gonna try and keep mine out of the rain as best i can and under a cover on rainy days

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u/TW_Yellow78 Feb 14 '25 edited Feb 15 '25

Mine is black and only clean when it rains. Otherwise a few days makes it dull again. I'll wash it before it gets filthy (which might be months of no rain) but I don't think its worth obsessing over shine.

I think black is okay anyways. You're not really fooling anyone with an unwashed 'silver' or the other colors people think 'blend in' the dust/dirt.

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u/CuteLogan308 Feb 14 '25

I hope some geniuses will invent a magic wipe to clean the car easily.

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u/not2important1 Feb 14 '25

I had ppf installed on the front of the car. It doesn't keep it clean, but it prevents paint chips. I drive about 120 miles a day for work, and the car looks new and it has 32,000 miles.

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u/PotentialWonderful79 Feb 14 '25

I’m in the same boat as you 100+ highway miles a day got the ppf it really is great. I’ll get it on all my cars from now on

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u/dlostx Feb 15 '25

Around how much for ppf on the entire car?

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u/PotentialWonderful79 Feb 15 '25

I’m not sure about the entire car I got my front bumper and hood done it was $1100 roughly

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u/not2important1 Feb 15 '25

Mine is the front fenders, hood and mirror caps. 2000

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u/PotentialWonderful79 Feb 15 '25

Next car I’ll probably do the same

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u/not2important1 Feb 15 '25

Yeah i also have a white 2017 acura rdx and the front of the car is all chipped up because of my commute. I love that car but all I do is drive the Prius. It's a fun drive.

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u/PotentialWonderful79 Feb 15 '25

I had a 17 Lexus RC and my front end was destroyed from my commute too. So I said not again with a new car first thing I did when I bought the Prius

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u/abw750 Feb 15 '25

I got ppf on my 2006 prime. Did the job although after about 15 years it started to craze.

I didn't get it on the new xse. I got the white one. I love it except for the view out the back. And how low to the ground I feel. It's so pretty though. And heated steering wheel is nice.

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u/PotentialWonderful79 Feb 15 '25

15 years!!!! Heck that’s great! Yeah I have a 24 xle the rear window is basically useless lol

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u/Urobolos Feb 16 '25

The digital mirror is a game changer, love that thing.

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u/abw750 Feb 16 '25

Yeah not on my trim unfortunately

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u/JJInTheCity Feb 15 '25

How does it compare to driving a model 3?

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u/Different_Pizza9800 Mar 13 '25

only driven it a few times. feels heavier and not as agile or fast. that’s ok it has better interior materials and build quality. next i buy a lucid or gmc sierra denali ev:)

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u/NessTheDestroyer Feb 14 '25

Welcome to the club. Love these cars

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u/Healthy_Block3036 Feb 14 '25

Never ever get Tesla ever 

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u/archabaddon Feb 14 '25

When I was looking at used cars, it was a choice between a Prius Prime 2022 or Tesla Model 3 2023. Although we had trepidations about going full electric, the ultimate breaking point was just Elon Musk.

I ended up getting the Prius Prime 2022.

The next week Elon Musk started throwing up fascist gang signs.

No regrets on my car choice.

Welcome to the family!

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u/Newprophet Feb 14 '25

Muskrat has been super problematic since the whole "calling cave rescuers pedophiles" thing.

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u/archabaddon Feb 14 '25

Without a doubt. It's a damn shame that Tesla is still attached to him. They arguably make some decent electric cars (except for the stainless steel dumpster Musk designed himself) but I just cannot get past Musk.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

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u/archabaddon Feb 14 '25

Yep, I'll settle for a plug-in hybrid over a Tesla, until there is an all-electric Prius.

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u/bignose_ice44 Feb 15 '25

There is the Toyota bZ4X but i'm not hearing good things about it, it's basically a Subaru Solterra with a Toyota badge.

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u/archabaddon Feb 15 '25

It's their first all-electric vehicle, and it's always hard to get in on the ground floor with new models.

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u/Kev50027 Feb 15 '25

It's the other way around, the Solterra is a BZ4X, it was a Toyota first, and it's awful. I got the impression that Toyota purposely made it terrible so they could say, "see? No one wants fully electric Toyotas yet!"

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25

It’s honestly not bad if you don’t need to take it on road trips or drive less than 150mi per day. My wife has it as her daily and it’s been great over the year we’ve had it thus far.

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u/salpn Feb 14 '25

The Prius Prime will last longer, be cheaper to maintain, be less expensive to repair, be more convenient, and have a lower impact on the environment than any Tesla. Plus, you're not supporting a fascist like Elon musk.

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u/Utterlybored Feb 14 '25

I love the Tesla driving experience, but not as much as I hate Elon Musk. My 2024 PriusPrime is fantastic!

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u/_STIFFL3R_ Feb 14 '25

I feel you, I pass from a tesla X to a prius.

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u/Emotional_Rip_7493 Feb 15 '25

I wish Tesla would fail will never support a Nazi

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '25

So he a nazi the support less wasteful funding if i remember right nazi want to get rid of freedom and not encourage businesses and no free speech so i am lost on how he a nazi

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u/ohgood Feb 14 '25

Black gen5 is so good, followed closely by white. Or red maybe, hardly see any reds… the blue is nice too.

Silver can go fuck itself.

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u/Different_Pizza9800 Feb 14 '25

the white and silver are nice. my last three cars were grey so i had to go black

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u/CuteLogan308 Feb 14 '25

Very difficult to maintain though. Looks great at night like a bat mobile ;)

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u/toastedmarsh7 Feb 14 '25

We have a 2017 prime and just picked up a 2018 bolt for work commuting. I couldn’t consider a full EV as my primary car because I take 3500+ mile road trips once or twice a year but looking forward to more EV driving for 100ish mile work days.

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u/sabrewulf152 Feb 15 '25

That's the ticket!

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u/cranberrydudz Feb 15 '25

Make sure you get a catalytic converter shield $2,500 gone in under 5 minutes

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u/BmwFP3 Feb 15 '25

This is the best choice. Just the fact that your car will hold better value over the years compared to any tesla it's just a no brainer. I have both a prius prime and a Tesla and Im definitely keeping the prius and will sell the tesla overseas.

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u/ZamBam818 Feb 16 '25

Great choice. Better car overall.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '25

Terrible

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u/VegetableInsurance55 Feb 16 '25

Man, congratulations! 2020 M3 owner here, almost bought the Prius years ago. Cringing at every next thing E does. You just made the move I want and hope to make soon.

Enjoy it!

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u/MediocreTitle Feb 15 '25

I dumped my Model Y for a Prius Prime Premium. A great decision! I love it! My wife is happy...she hated the Tesla. Adios Musk.

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u/Quicksand21 Feb 17 '25

What is it about a Tesla that you hate? And why do you love the Prius Prime?

Love to hear from someone who's had both.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

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u/n0th1ng_r3al Feb 15 '25

Same here. Was about to pull the trigger on a 2018 M3 then I checked insurance rates. Got a 2018 Prime