Is there any way to lower the driver's seat by 2-3 inches? I'm much more comfortable closer to the floor, and I can see better (the rearview eats a lot of space). Tim
Are you aware that the mirror is articulated? First thing I did when I got in the rental this morning was to adjust all 3 mirrors. Thanks to this forum, I knew about the RV articulation. I wouldn't have even thought to try it. I'm tall enough I wouldn't be able to see the joints without sticking my head under the windscreen and looking up.
Had the same problem with the rear view mirror. Read about the articulation. Held the mirror face perpendicular to the floor and pushed up. It's fine now. I was also wishing that the top of the windshield was a little higher. But, as with most cars I've owned, the seat settled some (I'm at 215 lbs.). Now top edge visibility is fine.
It's hard to explain why the Prius seats are not height-adjustable, since such seats have been in some Toyotas (including the Corolla) for almost 20 years. The base VW Golf has such seats, but then the Golf also has telescoping steering wheel, auto-lock at 8 mph, side and curtain air bags, rear disk brakes...
I do love the Prius, and I recognize how much more this car must cost to make, but it is really lacking in niceties. I mean it has a lot of cool features, but some basics are just AWOL. Auto-lock Auto-sensing headlights rear disc brakes power 6-way adjustable seats lumbar support What I really am looking forward to in cars is the ability to recognize different keyfobs and automatically adjust the seats and mirrors and climate controls for me. That way I can have different settings than my SO, and the car will automagically remember each driver. There are a million things I can think of that would be SO COOL, now that we have software control of stuff like that at our fingertips
But wait you tell me U.S market Prius dosent have height adjustable seat? My Prius does have height adjustable seat.... Also in Japan dont get rear disc brakes
