Indeed. My daughter drives our Prius. She is frequently heckled by Prius admirers. “Wow you married up!” Or “Your dads clearly swimming in the chips”. Just have to accept that as part of Prius ownership.

I’m glad I watched this, if those are “issues” then I’m deffo getting me a Prius

2008 w/212K miles. Pros: Invisibility - you can speed like a mofo and police will pull over the guy next to you every time. Original brake pads @ 212K miles. Huge cargo volume for construction tools. Cons: Everything you mentioned plus constantly replacing exterior lightbulbs, failed tailgate latch, tailgate trim breaks and falls off, increasing oil consumption, feel very unsafe in todays traffic surrounded by highly distracted/drugged up drivers of 6000lb SUVs and F-150s.

I just bought a brand new Prius in December and the reverse beep was driving me crazy!! If you go to the dealership, for free, they will change it so that it will only beep once when you put it into reverse. So much better! Love the channel btw and it's nice to see a fellow car enthusiast who also owns a Prius!

I also drive a 2008 Prius 160,000 miles so far and love it. My pet peeves are hatchback can only be opened by button on lift on the outside, no release in the dash area. I’m mean how hard would it have been? If for some reason electrical power is lost only way to open is to crawl through rear compartment (means taking everything out of hatch area through the passenger door) then opening a small cover in the tire well to get to the emergency release. I would think those brilliant minds in Japan could have come up with a hatch release along side the fuel door release! Also have had to replace the drivers side low beam headlight no less than 6 times, often lasts only 6 months or less( also difficult to accomplish due to poor design. Never have replaced drivers side.

Reverse beeps can be removed, ask Toyota. I agree that Prius a battery should be bigger (double) to have more eletric acceleration.

Most of the buttons are there in case of touch screen malfunctions. Great design.

I actually love that my 2007 Prius has the temperature adjust features on the thumb. I’m always messing with the AC at my apartment and wish it was on my phone, it’s perfect in the Prius that I never have to pick up my hands to adjust the temperature.

The reverse beep is a helpful warning, in case you engaged it by accident, and thought you were about to move forward. At least for me, as I am an idiot.

The only time I ever get attention driving the 2008 prius is when I park. other priussesses find my prius and park near it. I have come back to the car and at one time 9 other priussesssssesssss parked near mine. Nobody gives a damn at a gas station. Ever. lol

I've been driving a 2002 WRX since 2002, but my mechanic tells me it's time to sell it, so I bought a 2004 Prius. I've only driven it a couple hundred miles so far, but dang if it doesn't average 45 mpg on the regular, and sometimes 55. And that's with me still driving like I'm in my WRX! I know super milers like to try to get to 65 mpg and beyond, but 45 with regular gas instead of 21 with premium is enough for me right now.

Love your Prius reviews!! So true. I am becoming a Prius (between 2007-2009) owner/driver again after surrendering my 2010 after retirement. I absolutely love them. I've had a total of 4 and never any issues. Thanks for your awesome reviews!! PS: at 73, I am still waiting for some hot babe to approach me for a Prius short ride. I'll let you know if it ever happens!! :-)

I'm actually really satisfied with my Prius. 460k miles and the only maintenance I r had to do is oil changes and brakes. Wait... I did need to replace a hybrid battery cell 150k miles ago. That cost me only $60 because I changed it out myself. Other than that it's been the most reliable car I've ever owned. I'm actually buying another second generation soon with low miles.

dude, It's been so long since I've heard someone with such great humor. love it!! Thanks.. and carry on!!

Fuel $1.50. Those were the days...

Not sure if you can do it on a Prius but when I had the Auris (Corolla) - I asked my dealer to turn off the reverse notification ... and it was amazing. Life changed moment lol. I miss my Toyota, I have a plug in hybrid now but the Toyota was something special. Love the Channel - keep up the great work! 😀

I love my 2009. The reverse beep doesn't bother me at all.

I loved your reason #3! (Subscriber base growing by the minute!)

How To Disable The Reverse Beep In a 2008 Prius : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j92fd6eHysC-mIk.html

1: reverse beep can be turned off 2: love that feature much easier to have it on the wheel that having to take your eyes off the road to do the same thing on the middle display 3: what? I've had 2 priuses for 10 years not once has anyone asked me anything about them at a gas pump 4: please stop being " that prius driver" problem solved 5: ya that screaming noise is the pump crying in pain that it need to be replaced asap. If you dont do it you will over heat your inverter or electric motors and spend thousands of dollars for a new ones that an $80 electric pump could have prevented. It stays running after the car stops for a reason and that reason is to cool down the inverter slowly to prolong its life electronic dont like drastic quick temperature changes

I just got a used 2006 Prius and it runs great, Thanks for letting me know that yours makes that sound as well. I am looking for the relax modification so that I can buy one to RV with.

I love my 2008 silver Prius Touring model. I bought it in 2018 for $6,000 with 150,000 miles (now 309k miles). Had to replace the electric motor battery ( $2000 3 yr warranty at a hybrid auto garage) 5 years ago and still going strong. The thing I hate is that it burns oil a lot. I have to buy 5 quarts of oil a month. But I still love the car and it runs great! Great videos on Prius! Thanks.

I have a Gen 2 ('05), and the reverse beep was one of the first things I got rid of... Still on 1st set of brakes.... Cruise & Glide... 65 mpg in the city and 40 on the highway at 70 mph... Wish then dash lights were brighter !!!!!!

Getting mine this week. Looked at one today and i fell in love. I didn’t want a car payment and I’m about 500 short so I’m waiting for payday so I can buy it with cash! So excited!!

I love my Gen two Prius 2008. I have 170,000 miles on it and use it for only long trips. I use my bike for short trips shopping and commuting. No major issues since I bought it new in 2007 October, 25,000 bucks. Have the original battery no signs of weakness. Car looks great since it’s garage kept and I think it helps the battery last longer since there’s less corrosion on the hybrid battery connections. I have HID headlights and they failed. I replaced them myself without taking the bumper off and they were much brighter than the original stock. The Dash once in a while goes dark but it comes back so far so good. I had the energy saver Michelin tires on it and I replaced them with the regular defender Michelin tires loss a couple of miles per gallon but it handles better and holds the road better. My average mileage is 53 miles per gallon since I only use it for a long trips. it’s a beautiful Barcelona red. in time, I believe it will become my antique vehicle when I upgrade to all electric

In case you didn't know, with a bluetooth OBD II reader you can connect with your phone, you can use apps like Dr.Prius to turn off that beeping when in reverse, The OBD reader I got was like 10-15 bucks so worth the price, also when I did it I had to keep revving to keep the gas engine running so the OBD reader would stay on

Yet another great video. Love the jumping intro. Probably a lot more than just 5 things you could find wrong with a Versa haha

I find the need to change my temperature slightly to get the fan to turn down when I first start it up.

P.s. HOLY CRAP!!!! THE SCREAMING!!!! Thank you thank you thank you for explaining this. I've had no idea along with whomever I've had work on it. I describe and they look at me like I'm a DingDing. (Yes they are Prius specific mechanics. Well, apparently allegedly.) The coolant and its reservoir have always puzzled me since seemingly nothing in mine moves around (levels stay same). THANK YOU!!! This makes sooooo much sense

I have owned a Prius V for 7 years now and not once has anyone asked me anything about it at the Gas Station.

Got the same Prius with the same screaming on shutdown lol have you replaced that pump yet? Idk when I should

As a Gen 1 (2002) owner: 1: My Prius flashes the [R] indicator in reverse, but doesn't beep. 2: 2002 has auto climate, but no steering wheel controls. I often find myself turning the fan to LO so the engine shuts off. 3: My 2002 is invisible. Looks like a nineties Corolla! 4: Excessive EV is a net loss. I usually punch it up to speed on the ICE and make use of the massive torque of the combined system, and cruise on EV. 5: Gen 1 has no coolant pump. Might consider adding one...

I change my AC all the time! I love the fact it's on the steering wheel. It is much easier than digging on the radio looking for it. I never get questions about my Prius. I do not a ton of attention for my dog in the car. He draws in everyone! I fill my tank daily $35-$40.

There was a release on the evening new when hubrids 1st came out, they said the mileage they get is overestimated. Then i was driving a friends Prius, after leaving the Las Vegas area I passed a gas station expecting one soon, as we have in the midwest, well there wasnt any gas station and the prius was running on empty for about an hour and made it to a station in Colorado. I was then hooked on them and knew how the news was probably paid off by car companies with no hybrids. As was news release about turmeric but thats another story.

My pet peeve on my 2008 Prius are the garage HID headlight lamps that cost $140 a lamp and flicker off and on and flimsy glove box latches. Besides that’s, it’s the best car I’ve ever owned for under $5000

The steering wheel temp controls are my favorite thing on the car. My center screen died and doesn’t work, and if it wasn’t for that I’d have no way to modulate my climate. If it’s a bit too cold I’ll click it up a few times. If it gets too warm I’ll click it down twice. I believe they must’ve done that for that reason alone

Stupid question but how many miles does this specific model and year get on average in its lifespan?

Thanks for the info!

I have the same issue of water pump noise after shutting off with my Prius 2007?? What’s that ???

One question, I want to buy a 2010 Toyota Prius and you have 200 thousand miles, I want to know if that car can last me, always giving it the correct services ??? or there is also a 2007 Prius with 168 thousand miles that you recommend me, advice please, thank you

I have a gen 3, an old one but I just got it, it’s great. The beep could easily have been made a bit less ‘industrial’ but still be recognisable as a reversing alert? Like a short cascade of tones or something, and it wouldn’t need to be loud outside or inside, to be really much more than the sound of the Prius, so I might even leave that on then. Funny what you don’t notice - I plum forgot that unlike almost every other car, be they automatic transmission or manual, the shifter actually does stay in a certain position when you choose a gear. The Prius is more like a motorcycle then, they too simply have a fixed position and the rider rocks the lever, but there is nothing to tell you what gear you are in (on more modern bikes, yes there probably is). @8:40 that is a dry bearing type of sound, it’s that mid-frequency oscillation of a pulley of some sort, that is experiencing friction as it rotates, and gets sent into a fundamental frequency ‘wobble’ that is self-perpetuating, when the rotation speed of woteva it is, hits a certain rpm maybe? On the low speed required to save fuel really well, yes, our taxi drivers in my part of the UK drove people nuts when fuel here first shot up in our unnecessary and greed-fuelled energy crisis (puns abound). It hit about three times what you guys pay over there in North America, and it really is not justifiable. Anyway, as others say, double the battery would be better, and it’s interesting that the 5th Prius now has upped the engine to a 2 litre, and yet gets better mpg than any of the predecessors. I am sure you could make use of up to double the battery capacity, but there was the weight penalty back then, as NiMh was the more affordable option, and more easy to manage in terms of charging and overheat/safety risk. I think with the better management of them, Li-ion at the same weight being able to have double the capacity, would be a great update, but these are wishes that should not detract from the big plus points… …if Toyota had marketed these as a new revolutionary automatic transmission vehicle that did away with ratios, yet had no pulleys, belts, friction plates galore, slush box/torque converter/impellers, or indeed the whole hydraulic control ‘circuit’ section, I’d have bought a Prius a decade earlier. The system is really so clever,and simple, it seems based on the principle of the differential, and by clever design does away with weight, fragility and all sorts of stuff that always goes wrong eventually in other transmissions. I couldn’t be more impressed. If you want an exciting car that is more fragile, this isn’t for you! Interesting though, nice to hear someone else’s view on them.

I use the temp button almost every time i drive. I always set my climate to 65 when I turn of my Prius, if it's set to anything higher i've noticed on cold starts the ICE runs longer, sometimes a lot longer esp if it's cold out, even if climate control is turned off!! And since the first few miles of my drive is stop and go, i wait until I get to the interstate before I turn up the heat if i need it.

Thanks, my neighbor gave me his Prius @ 600'00 miles, crazy. My radiator pump makes that noise too 😆

On my 2006 Prius,my left turn signal, high beam light, and parking/emergency brake lights don't display. However, they are all functional. What do you think is the issue?

My #1 Pet Peave on my 2007 is low ground clearance. I dread even slightly inclined driveways and the subsequent chalkboard sound. And clearance is even less on third & fourth generations as efficiency increases!

Wonder if they are still Sierra club and Green Peace recommendation?

Just found your channel. Thought it was great. I also have a 2008 Prius and feel the same about it and agree with complaints 1 thru 4. I have not heard # 5, sounds like yours is sucking air from cracked hose or low volume in cooling system. Time to replace the pump? Or take it to a dealer for checking?

I have 2013 europspec Toyota Auris Tourings sport(basicily a prius), you can turn change the reverse beep to just one beep.

Hahahaha I like so much your sense of humor... Change nothing... Cheers... From France

Hey there. So I just got my 2007 Prius and it is making the same sound with the pump when I turn it off.... Does that mean it could be the pump like yours and have you gotten your pump fixed yet? If so; How long did it make the sound for, before you really noticed you needed to get it repaired? Please let me know if you have any tips. Thanks!

I definitely enjoy your humor!!

How do you charge a hybrid Prius battery

I just bought an 08 Prius (157k miles) a week ago and yes, the reverse beep is super annoying. But what I REALLY wish is that, instead of the temperature controls, those up and down switches controlled the fan speed. A lot of times the auto climate control cranks the fan all the way up and I have to navigate into the menu to turn it down and that is a hassle. But overall I really like my Prius. Haven't gotten mobbed at the gas station yet though. :-)

Every time I have a battery issue that darn backup beep resets. And, then I promptly end up backing into things until I remember how to turn it off. I think if you have an ODB and the Dr Prius app, you can shut it off from the app. Occasionally, I have issues with not being able to fill my car. It happens mainly in very hot Temps and it's like it gets vapor locked. Under warranty, the pulled the tank and replaced it, but it still happens at least once a year in the summer. Just smash that gas pedal and have fun!

The fifth pet peeve is one that happens with mine and I've heard happens with pretty much every 2nd gen prius. It doesn't harm anything so it isn't worth replacing to me, so I just ignore it. My pet peeves of my 2007 prius would be: 1. The 12 volt axillary battery is located in the trunk. This makes the battery more expensive and makes it difficult to access the battery if it dies, since you need battery power to open the trunk to access the battery. Luckily there are clamp mounts for a jump start under the hood, but putting the battery in the front and the fuses in the back would have just been way better. (Which apparently is how it is designed in Japan and other countries) 2. The a-pillars block your view of perpendicular traffic or pedestrians. This isn't as bad as my old chevy sonic, but definitely still an issue. 3. The car can be driven without the keys. Where if you leave your car running and walk away to go to the restroom, for instance, and bring your keys with you, someone else can get in and drive it away. They should have designed it to not go into drive if the keys are not present (like most keyless start/entry cars). You wanna leave your prius running in between short stops to get an extra 5 mpg, this is because the engine has to warm up when started, which uses up gas unnecessarily if you just had a short stop. So having the car being able to be driven away if you step out of it for a minute really sucks. 4. The physical key to unlock doors is super small and difficult to use since you cannot get any torque from it being so narrow and small. This really sucks since you can only lock the car manually while the car is running. It will not let you use the key fob or any other method to lock the doors if they keys are not present while the car is running (strange that they designed it that way, seeing as how they let the car drive without the keys inside). 5. Very few cup holders. The prius only has 4 cup holders, two in the front and two in the back (although the two in the back are blocked if you have 3 passengers in the back). A cup holder and storage in each of the rear doors would have been nice.

I had a 2008 Prius and I had the reverse beeping switched off. I do not remember well, but it is either in the hidden service menu (just google the term to find it) or I used the app "Torque" for Android. It is too long ago to remember well, but the reverse beep can be switched off!

My 2009 has 289,000 miles on it with the original engine, battery, transmission. I have the Carfax from 0 miles to 194,000 and it was dealer maintained with only regular maintenance done. The struts and all of the suspension parts are still original. The only replaced items are brakes, tires, fluids and I put a custom stereo in it! It only gets about 30 mpg now, so I think the battery is due for a replacement, but I am struggling to justify the cost as I don't drive much when work is less than one mile away from home.

Is there a Prius wave you guys give each other when you see each other on the road like the vette guys do? Good vid buddy.

I've never been bothered by anyone fueling up my Prius. Ever. They just ignore me like they do with any other car I've had. The steering wheel controls are so you can do anything you need to without taking your hands off the wheel. You don't need to hit the climate button, and then the temperature button. I'd like to be able to accelerate more quickly on battery without it just starting the engine. My wife has a newer Avalon hybrid, and it doesn't beep backing up, despite backing up on battery most of the time, and I can take off quickly and stay in EV mode. Though it still starts the engine at around 25.

Day one I disabled the reverse and seatbelt beeps. There's a series of button presses you can do to turn them off.

You can disable the back up beeper your seft. Just got to the screen on the dash and go to maintenance and setting and look for disable back up allert.

After replacing my brake actuator because my ABS system failed that noise that you're talking about stopped or is very minimal are used to think it was a pump as well but it had something to do with my ABS system failing go figure

good video but .... 1) beeping can be easily turned off. I did it after 3 days since I bought it. 2) wheel temp control. Actually, due to big windows and 'poor insulation' it is the opposite of your house. At your house no matter what, you can leave your thermostat at 72 summer or winter. In your Prius here is the big difference: when it is super hot outside, in the Prius it is smart to raise the cabin temperature (I do it). On the other hand, on a warm day you can leave it at 72. But on a very hot day, it is better to set it to 75-76 otherwise the ICE/hybrid system will work like crazy because it will be impossible to EVER reach 72... that is why it is nice to be able to change your setting from the steering wheel. I PERSONALLY LOVE IT. I would say 72F when outside is 100F will not work....and actually when outside is 80, if you set it to 72, the car will feel really cold...

Would you suggest a Prius for a first car

I know the feeling about being hounded at the gas pump. I get so many questions about my Miata. Is it fast? Will you cut my hair? Do you do perms?

Gen 2 (and maybe later) Prii have auxillary electric heater strips in the fan box so turning up your heat when the engine is cold DOES help, unlike with a home A/C or furnance that is either in an on or off state.

The "Prius Scream" is also a bad ABS Actuator. They're terrible in Generation 2 Priuses and often fail. They're $1500+ to fix too!

The temp. buttons are for people that drive for hire. Lots of people coming and going.

Tyler Hoover should have kept his Prius. That way you, JR and Tyler could start the Wichita Prius KZfaq Bro club ;)

Pretty sure most cars with backup cameras beep when you put them in reverse. My 2018 Focus does it. It also mutes whatever audio is playing.

My mom bought an '05, new. 1) That beeping in reverse. If I had been the one shopping for the car, I would have refused to buy it, unless I felt SURE that I could eliminate it. DUMB! 2) I LOVE the steering wheel temp controls! I will frequently bump it up or down just one degree, just to get a little more or less cooling. Especially with others in the car feeling a little colder than me. 3) In all the years that we've had this car, and I'm often the one filling the tank, not ONCE has anyone asked me about it. Maybe I'm not approachable? But they ask all the time about my Corvair. ;) 10 bucks to fill the tank... That administration is LONG gone... 4) The battery in these cars is TINY. Yes, you "can" run it, a little, on electric only, but only a LITTLE. Even less with the A/C on. Since you're not recharging it from an external source, it's still going to be recharged from the gas tank. Just hopefully at a time when there can be a little more load on the engine, so it operates more efficiently. I've always said the car should have had a somewhat bigger battery. 5) Mom's car has been making that noise since it was new, so far as I know. It still does. It's never been really loud though. I'll add another 6) I HATE how the car starts MOVING when shifted to Drive or Reverse WITHOUT pressing on the go pedal. Come on folks, it's not a hydraulic automatic with a torque converter! Every single F-ing time I come to a stop in that F-ing car, "Shift to neutral at 6 mph, so it isn't using battery power pulling against the brakes". That's another reason I would have refused outright to buy the car in the first place. DUMB!

This has probably been mentioned, but you can turn the reverse beep off. Also, to get the absolute best mileage out of any vehicle you have to drive it slowly and gently, that's not just a Prius thing....the Prius just seems to dare us to do so by setting the bar high with high advertised MPG and then keeping score with the avg MPG gauge

I'm debating buying one. I can only afford a 2010-2012 with 90k or higher. Is it reliable? I'm nervous.

I have an 08 and 09 and nobody talks to me when I fill up....ever. You must just be an approachable guy. Your antenna is broken off by the way. They are like $8 on EBay to replace. Nice video.

Good video. I have a few peeves with mine too, mostly how much it rattles! Other than that, they're amazing cars

Got a 2009 for 3 years now 160k miles.... by the way my computer monitor died (MFD) multi function display... Do you know where I can get a other one? Dealer says no longer make them.

i just got a 2010 yesterday and the reverse beep is driving me crazy lol it stresses me out. But i love the car a lot!! I'm sure ill get used to it

I have the same 08 ,cleaned my MAF sensor and after even when flooring won't go over 45mpg since ,same on highway. before went down to 35 and 37 on highway. Only thing I had to do over a year ownership and buy catalytic converter after got stolen.

I drive a 2008 Prius….I work at a petrol(gas) station. People are both intrigued and pissed that they are paying super stupid fuel prices, and I fuel up half a tank every 6 or so weeks.

FYI, you can ask the dealer to turn off the beep. Mine did it at no charge during an oil change and I did not even ask. They just did it because everyone complains to them about it. They did it on my 3rd gen as well.

My prius scream as well when i just switch off my car specially dog around they notice and get scared Also i must say this is best car

@ 3:00 Actually, it is a little different than your house. I like the temp feature on the steering wheel. When it's hot out, I find 70 degrees works best, especially when first starting out. But when it's cold out, I run it at around 74 degrees. I live in the north east so in the spring and fall, temps can be very sporadic. I use the temp control on the wheel a lot...

Mate! They're the best. I just bought a second one on Thursday. It is exactly the same as yours. My other one is an 06. In Australia we don't have that flask thingo. It's too hot here, 🇦🇺👍

The temp control could automatically adjust the fan speed too, when you're in Auto mode.

I have a 2005 prius. I have no issue with temperature knobs on the steering wheel. I change the temperature quite often.

1)Beep can be shut off - unfortunately only for us models, not european ones like mine - :( 2) love the ac and climate controls on the steering wheel, use them both a lot in winter. 3) its not that bad in europe lol, but i wish we had your gas prices haha 4) yeah the battery could be stronger, but the 2nd gen prius is not ment to accelerate in ev mode - it is ment to cruise in ev mode and it does it well in my eyes. 5) what pump is it and where is it located? Didn't knew about it Greeetz

I’m still trying to figure out how to drive economically with my Prius. I got one 2007 and it does between 42/46mpg and I saw so many people with 57/60mpg and I have being wondering what I’m doing wrong LOL Reading some comments made me realize that I just thought I was driving economically but I’m not. Anyway, I’m very very happy with the car, I just had for 2 weeks now and I had a 4Runner before so still way better in gas and I’m already spending so much less money. It’s great!

Heater cooling control valve goes bad ....(on 2008 ) ingine light on yet ?.on the rt front of car .

Mine does the exact same thing when I shut it off. I hate the caterpillar reverse also. No one asks me about my car. I guess I am like the 1980's child movie stars everyone forgot about.

It’s your heat storage coolant pump. It’s about 80-100 at the dealer and takes half hour to fix. See my video on the noise as well

Yup gen 4 do beep in reverse. No specific temp control on wheel on gen 4. No attention as gas stations even in oil town Alberta. (maybe because most cab are Prius). Electric only mode is kinda slow..I do find that you are limited in speed and acceleration, if you want to keep it in electric mode. Down town traffic driving is amazing as the engine hardly used even in normal acceleration in the core. Pump noise is not a car problem, that is a maintenance issue. Considering how reliable this car is you should go get it replaced. You already suspected this is a coolant reservoir pump a trip to the dealer or A competent mechanic would be good. Maybe use a stethoscope type device to localize if you want to try and replace yourself.

Was the gas station thing a joke or do people really ask you about the Prius at gas stations? I'm surprised, they're so common. I never experienced that with my second gen Insight (knock off Prius) but I did get tons of questions about my Volt during its rare stops for gas.

So turn the reverse beeping function off. Very easy, just look it up on youtube. Turned it off and it is a much better experience backing up.

Interesting video. I just bought an 08 Prius for $3k. I thought it was a good deal for the fuel efficiency it offers. I made sure to get the leather interior as the cloth is horrible. This one is actually in great shape. The beeping while backing up IS annoying... thankfully we spend 99.9% of the time driving FORWARD =] I need to look into the "EV mode" I see many talking about. I'm used to driving my RAM 2500 for my business... this car is nearly the opposite lol.

i have recently become a proud prius owner! thank you for your videos!

The gas pump bit made ma laugh. I've got several cars (68 Jeep mail truck with a V8 swap, 2003 BMW 325 convertible, 78ish? Bradley GT kit car) the most interesting one at the gas pump tends to be my 95' Buick Roadmaster. The fuel fill is behind the licence plate. I'm constantly told "Sir your on the wrong side". Once after being told that I played along and moved the car around and watched the confused looks as the kid circled the car lol. Anyone under about 30 never thinks to look there. I'm nearly 50 and my folks station wagon as well as my moms old Caprice were in the same spot. BTW, thinking of adding a Prius to my stable so I'm doing a little "KZfaq research" thanks for posting the vid. I WILL have to find out how to disable that backup beep.....

You can aske the dealer to disable the reverse beeping noise so it only beeps once when you shift to reverse.

The noise is from the brake actuator.. I have the same problem and many cars do.. I was told to replace it by the dealership after my warranty expired.. I said no and it still kicking :)

I think the gauge cluster should be right behind the steering wheel cause it looks kinda dum with just a blank dash there

New Prius owner,great info