[mikester]

I use a 2005 Prius as my daily driver and it has been quite a good one.

It has experienced almost no failures in 70k miles and only needed the normal regular maintenance.

I put probably about 200 miles a week on it normally but sometimes more. It's been a great car and well worth the price (about $23k out the door). Plus we have the carpool lane stickers from that program they were running back in 2005 so that has been helpful as well. Unfortunately that program expires on July 1st of this year - after that I will be a mere mortal in traffic - that's going to suck majorly. It's got enough room for our family of 4 (kids are still small), passengers have good room in the back and front. Plenty of luggage space and it averages around 47mpg consistently. Because of the potential for battery failure and the cost of replacement I'm not sure we'll keep it past 80 or 100k - I have to check to recall what the actual warranty is on the bugger.

Overall, it's been a great car and I would recommend them to anyone. The newer ones look even better.