Dear fellow Prius owners,

in another week or so, I should be able to take my 2007 Prius Touring with "Package # 6" & "Accessory Package A" home. In order to get this Prius without those foo-foo packages pre-installed by regional distributor, I had to put down 500 dollars deposit and wait for it. After it gets here, I do have couple days to decide whether to take it home or not.

After reading most of Prius related message boards, I would like to get some feedback from those who have been driving 2007 Prius Touring on the road if it's not too much trouble, to complete my research. But not limited to 2007 Prius owners of course, inputs from previous model years of Prius owners are also welcome.

1. How do you feel about when you "back up" ? Do you feel the visibility is good enough ? Or you utilize the rear camera ?

2. Have you experienced any "break failure" like one of message line "2006 Prius Break failure" described ?

3. Everybody says how much he/she loves Prius, but nothing is perfect. What do you dislike the most of 2007 Prius ? of course, besides the price tag, we all know we pay premium price to get a hybrid car these days.

4. Do you purchase the Toyota Premium 7-year/100K-mile extended warranty ? How much do you pay for ? If you didn't buy it, why ?

5. Any other tips/suggestions you can share with us about your experience with 2007 Prius either Base or Touring are greatly appreciated and most welcome.

I look forward to learning from your experience.

Sincerely,
Prius Owner-to-be