 We've had the 02 Prius for about 2 years (our first Prius), and our experience has been great.In fact we bought an 08 Prius and gave the 02 to our son to drive to school.I expect we will always have Prius for the foreseeable future. Gas mileage is lower in winter (35-39), and as high as 48 mpg in summer on a 700 mile road trip. It's still weird when the engine shuts down when at a stop light....but that's just money in my pocket !There have been zero-nada problems with anything. It just purrs along all the time.We like the 08 even better because Toyota updated many things like a a fold down rear seat, better stereo radio, and even more room in back seat.