We got there at the appointed time, and were told—there’s a glitch. They want to reapply the protective film on the nose to get it right.
\nSigh.
\nAn hour (and much bad coffee) later [Jane sensibly sticks to water]—it finally appears.<\/p>\n
And finally…it is beautiful. The color is a pale greyed green that goes to a bluish tone in sharply slanted light; the moon roof is smaller than the Subaru’s, but perfectly adequate; the customer service is like Triple A for life (the American motoring association) within 25 miles of the dealership, which we are. And we have the other AAA, so we’re good. It drives like a dream. And the interior is roomy, which you don’t associate with a hybrid. It has cute little triangular windows up on the side of the dash, reminiscent of the old vent windows on cars, but not openable, of course; side curtain airbags, heated seats (another new install), and a backup camera, which has its moments. Pushbutton start, keyless admission: you merely carry the key on your person and *don’t* leave your purse in the car, eh? <\/p>\n
We opted for dark seat fabric, and dark carpet: we have a black cat. But we’re still going to carry a fur-removal roller because of Seishi.<\/p>\n
It has the control panel in the center of the dash, has 2 (one over the other) glove boxes, which is very nice. It has a lower center console, so we are going to have a discussion with Shu about that, we’re sure.<\/p>\n
It has a door beep if you leave a door open. And another for the backup camera. Jane has a controllable but definite panic reaction at a highpitched repetitive sound: we are going to ask the dealer to do something about that.<\/p>\n
I’m not sure about the backup camera: we have to back up into arterial traffic, and it’s not a matter of missing tricycles on the drive: it’s a matter of having to swing rapidly to stay in our lane and not to hit a passing semi, so I’m not sure it will ever substitute for having a look while you back up…I find that thought terrifying, where we live.<\/p>\n
But it’s quiet, and has, once the seats are folded, a very adequate cargo compartment: not bad, even before you fold the seats; and it has a whole back window, not that split window of earlier Priuses.<\/p>\n
You cannot see your nose: the front slope is extreme. You have to learn otherwise where your wheels are.<\/p>\n
The car sits very low to the ground: anybody who has issues getting into a car would like this. The Subaru Forester could ignore curbs at will. This one…I wouldn’t recommend that.<\/p>\n
Color us very happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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