I will summarize by topic:

Comfort: I am 6 foot 3 inches tall and I can sit comfortably in the front and rear seats in this car. There are not a lot of cars which fit me the way this car does. Seating position is very comfortable even on long hauls. AC works very well, although it does rob some of the fuel economy.

Fuel Economy: The gas mileage is incredible: Normal driving is in the mid to high 40's and if I take it easy I can get mid to high 50's!

Tires: I do not particularly like the Goodyear Integrity tires (they are pretty pathetic in rain)! I plan on changing these to Michelin Destiny P185/65/15 very soon.

Controls: They take a little getting used to. Once you figure out how things work it really makes sense. I like the touchscreen controls.

General: The hatchback gives great room if you need to put down the seats. At this point I am really wondering whether I shouldn't purchase another Prius because they are pretty much a home run in my book!!!

Anything negative is overlooked with gas at $4/gal. So far, we have had no mechanical trouble.

Outstanding little car, plenty of room for 4 people and the hatchback allows larger loads then a sedan....Very happy with vehicle. Only really downside is blind spots with side mirrors, hard to get them just right.

Went to the dealer to checked out this hybrid and for the price of $24,000, with a $3,000 difference from the regular powered car, it will take a long 5 or more years to recover the money spent on this hybrid. By that time also, it's time to replace the storage batteries (batteries have a life when first use) that makes it run on electric motor which cost another $5,000, so it just makes no sense at the end of all the hype to get a Prius and ended up NOT buying it!

Love driving the car, I recommend getting one to everyone. I took my grandparents for a ride in it and they went and bought one the next week without even driving it.

The flexibility of folding down the seats is an added bonus. One can carry lots of cargo. The realtime info about gas utilization makes it easy to improve driving techniques to get better mileage.

I bought mine in Feb of 2008 before the big crunch hit. It is now worth more than I paid for it. I absolutely love the car. I will never be without a hybrid! The only complaints I have are the hard seats that do not fit my back. I purchased an after market lumbar pump that helps a lot. I am very disappointed in the problems I have encouneterd with fueling the car up. Various gas pumps will just click on, click off and the car will not accept fuel. I have tried pumping is slowly and that doesn't cure the problem. That said, I would definitely recommend the car to anyone! ALL taxis and heavy users of vehicles should be HYBRID! I'm getting 47 to 50 MPG! Love the car.

I started with an '02 Prius and liked it so well I bought an '05 to get the extra toys (blue tooth, GPS). Currently have 40,000+miles on the '05 and never a problem or repair. No plans to trade it, will absolutely buy another Prius

Fabulous car we are on our 4th one! Actually quite roomy in the back area. We wish we could put cooler rims on the car without jeopardizing the mileage though. Also, wish red interior was an option! Drove all the way to Las Vegas (12hrs) and it was a smooth comfortable ride, also drove the long (25mile) dirt road to the Grand Canyon ans she held up beautifully, amazing car with alot of guts. My dog fits wonderfully in the back with the seat down on his bed, he loves it and can see out, very dog friendly! Speaking of animal friendly my husband & I were sad to hear they starting offering leather interior, now that IS NOT GREEN!!!!

Buying my Prius was the best thing I could do...both for my wallet (smile) and for the environment. With three soccer team schedules/games, and all of the other running around we do, I don't get the media's claim that the Hybrids are too costly to purchase in the long run. Baloney!! They must get their gas for free!
They also fail to remind people that they can feel good about helping our environment every day. Everyone benefits greatly from these Green cars!! We use half the gas of most cars...what else do they want??