When my daughter left for
When my daughter left for college, we sold our 2012 Nissan leaf and bought her a 2009 prius. The prius has been excellent. It gets 44mpg. My 2003 awd honda element gets 20 hwy. The prius has a smoother ride. One thing don't use a cigarette lighter air pump on a prius, tiny battery gets killed quickly and then you can open the rear hatch to charge it.
Otherwise just 4 new tires and some oil changes. Its been a great car so far and I'm considering selling my element and purchasing a 2009 touring edition prius for myself.