Sorry if this has been discussed to death, especially recently.
I only _very_ recently became interested in the Prius, especially the T4, as a replacement for a now-not-as-trusty-as-it-was Volvo
440. Finding an acceptable substitute has not been easy. Decent quality (of design, build, performance) matter, because I tend to hang onto my go-boxes, typically for 8-10 years.The package looks good but I'd be glad to hear users' experiences with this beast. It would be bought new, so we are talking about the current (2004?) version -- in the UK, if that matters.
My special concerns are whether:
(a) it is reliable (or can hold its own there against most cars);
(b) it felt like fair value for (a fair wad of) money; and
(c) there are any gotchas which "they" don't like to mention.
TIA.