Love the prius
We love the Prius; however, I think Toyota is failing early Prius owners regarding the catalytic converter. As thefts on rise, I think Toyota should let people know and suggest cat security shield! The cost to fix without comprehensive insurance outweighs the value of these early Prius cars or it makes it close to a wash. They are aware of the problem as they fixed in the next generation 2010. What about the Prius owners with older cars. As times are tough, and palladium price rising, older Prius cars are sitting ducks. They hit over 15 Prius cars same night as our two. We have the most lit up house but when you can steal these converters in 2 minutes, it doesn’t matter. We bought both Prius cars used as we were looking for economical cars to drive — we got screwed as the $3500 hit just brought the car up to driving a suv. Thank you Toyota. If I would of gotten something with a cat security shield, I would of looked into it and would have gotten them immediately because as soon as you “google”, IT’S A HUGE PROBLEM! Again, thank you Toyota!