Prius, even though it has a horrible rear window

crs

The rear window isn't nearly as bad as it looks like it would be, once you are sitting in the driver's seat.

jailbait

My brief exposure to prius rear-windows from the driver's seat says that they look much worse from the outside... but you've probably test-driven already, so who knows. Priuses come with all of Hobbit's extensive prius hacking notes available. :)

quinn

the new model prii are a pleasure to drive

jtu

Less likely it's "accidentally" taken to Waltham one day, right? ;)

mathilde

I said the Prius because it is far more efficient than the Civic (which is actually only a hybrid-assist, it's using the ICE most of the time; plus, the Prius uses the Atkinson cycle and that's nifty). How much rear vis do you really need driving in Boston anyway? Probably the less you can see, the better it'll be for your heart!

lakmiseiru

The Prius is cute, and the electronics are sexy. Plus the gas mileage!

eisenbud

I like my Prius. The rear window really doesn't bother me anymore, and the backup camera is nice for backing up. I loved my old Civic, OTOH.

angerona

You get used to the Prius rear window so quickly you won't even realize it's small (it's not).

Susanna

But just how horrible is the rear window? Do you feel it would really be dangerous? If so, definitely go for the Civic.

susannah

We love our Prius. The rear window is really not that bad (in my experience - if you've test driven it and still think the rear window is horrible, then it is to you), and we manage to back up to park our Prius in our *special*-shaped driveway just fine. The rear camera that displays on the dashboard when you back up is pretty useless though because the perspective is really weird.

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