I guess I have to adjust....

Lol, welcome to the club.

I bought my 2010 Camry, Toyota did a much needed refresh on the Camry in 2012.

Bought a 2011 Prius, Toyota did a refresh on the Prius for 2012.

 

Try this mantra, it may warm you for some months: Never buy the first year of an all new car, let others find the teething problems.

 

Agreed. Although I did purchase my 2010 in it's first model year (July 2009), it was out of necessity, but I'll have to say I haven't had any major issues other than recalls. I do plan on getting a Gen IV in another 2-3 years (since my 2010 is running fine), so I'll let others do the beta testing for me (thanks in advance.)

 

Even in established car models, don't jump on board for the newest "gen" of model they produce. Any flaws or bugs will be discovered in the first two model years. Even though Gen 3 was better than Gen 2, I would never have bought a 2012...just wasn't quite right. The minor improvements made for 2013 were a big reason I moved forward and bought one.

 

When 4th gen came out, then I started paying more attention to the gen2>gen3 styling changes.

It's akin to that moment when baby #2 comes along, and #1 is immediately promoted to toddler.

 

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My G3 is a work car, so I don't have 22,000 reasons to be emotionally attached to it, but I'm glad that the species is evolving.
If I had to buy a Prius right now, I'd still be able to go with a new leftover G3, and I would.

Part of it is esthetics.
I simply like the lines of the G3 better, and some of the interior appointments in the new car aren't quite to my liking.
MOST of it is economics.
You can still pick up a G3 for less than $20,000 out the door, and they're still JUST as efficient and reliable as they were in 2015.

The G4 is a better car in many respects.....actually in most respects, but in 2-3 years maybe they'll do a mid-course correction with the styling and also they'll be more price competitive.....and it will be the best car FOR ME.

Then again?
Maybe not.

That Darwin thing works both for and against the good people of Toyota......and PHEVs are also few steps up the evolutionary ladder....

 

^ What you said, except for me, I'll likely wait for G5, if it happens. Or just pack in the whole concept known as cars, not sure.

 

Aw CRAP --- We'll miss you, Mendel..............

 

Going back on all the cars I've owned, I almost always pick up the first or second year of the new model. The reason was simple, I wanted the latest and greatest technology and I wanted the feeling of owning a new car to last as long as possible. Toyota did me a favor with the G4 Prius and made it so disdainfully hideous that I won't be envious of G4 owners. At least not yet. I have to admit that the first 3 generations were offensive to my eyes at the beginning but eventually grew on me to just a really ugly car.

Except the flying buttress G3 interior, that beast will always be a stain to humanity. We'll see how the porcelain white console of the G4 matures.

 

I might just hang around anyway, continue to drop stinkers.

 

I still think the gen 3 is the best looking of the bunch. The Gen 4 is pretty ugly in my mind so far (the white console is beyond hideous) and don't get me started on the c... that is one of the ugliest cars on the road! Gen 3 still rules in my book.

 

Nothing wrong with progression... but for now, the Gen 4 looks simply hideous! Looks like a Gen 3 mated with a Subaru SVX.

 

or with Ford Probe
or with Saturn Coupe

 

I think it's a 1/4 1990 Izuzu Impulse too..

 

Hey, I still get occasional postcards from somebody at the dealership who has been asked by the manager to contact me personally and explain how ardently they yearn to buy my 2001.

-Chap

 

I'm skipping Gen 4 altogether. Gen 4 rubs me wrong in every possible way.

 

The gen 3 must have had beer goggles on.

 

Just set your bookmark to take you directly to the Gen 3 section. Then you'll never notice the Gen 4 and other sections.

 

I bought a late 2008 Gen II 6 months before Gen III arrived in the UK. Traded it in late 2015 for Gen !! 6? months before the next model. I reckon last year of a model is a good buy - not only have all the bugs been dealt with but you get it loaded with various upgrades being tested out for the next model. I think it's a win!