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  1. Prius plus is the car to go for. I had a couple of those back in the days when they came out both pre 2015 and the facelift model, both amazing cars, and differences really minimal, cosmetic mostly but the best thing on the facelift model are the LED front lights, they are so bright and with greater coverage ahead, once you get use to lights like that it’s so difficult to return to standard halogen bulbs on older vehicles, that really matters for a night drivers like me. If the interior space and boot are at priority no doubt Plus beats them all, and that’s why exist. Good luck with looking 👍
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  2. Tried that Neil not an option🙈. If I get a chance I'll plug and play later see what it can and can't do. I must admit I'm not the best when it comes to gadgets so don't hold your breath for to long. Lol. 😂😂
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  3. Having read the info I think it seems to do everything but make a cup of tea.
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  4. it's a public forum during a working day - you have to have some patience as most people will be at work. As furtula said though posting links to the cable/cable instructions might help people to help you ... & saying exactly which head unit your Auris has woudn't do any harm either.
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  5. Still available new: https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/prius-plus/
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  7. Having owned a Prius+ I can tell you that on the odd occasions I did load mine up, when we went on holiday to the static caravan, we took just about everything except the kitchen sink and it still managed mid to high 60s mpg, which I think is great for a 1.8 litre, petrol automatic mpv. If you look on Fuelly for the real world average mpgs: Prius+ is around 50mpg, Gen 3 is around 55mpg and Gen 4 around 63mpg.
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  8. A couple of observations: the Prius/Prius+ are pure Hybrids, with no option to plug them in. All the energy in the HV battery comes from decelerating, braking and charge from the engine while it's running. Realistically, if you arrive home with a fairly full traction battery (around 75% on the gauge), you'd be lucky to do 1¼ miles on EV. If the last few miles are fairly level town speed, you'd more likely finish with nearer 25% on the gauge, in which case EV mode won't even be selectable. Also, if the car goes above 24 mph while cold, the engine will start and you won't be able to select EV mode again until it's completed the warm-up cycle. The latest Prius has very low seats (a price for the class leading aerodynamic drag figure) and your elderly passengers may well find getting in and out a challenge. When I bought my Prius I figured on keeping it for the rest of my driving days, but hip problems (that may or may not have been accelerated by this car) mean I'm now looking at alternatives (latest RAV4 Hybrid with 4WD is is my sights at the moment). The Prius Plus will fare better with your requirements but as others have said, bike racks will hit the efficiency, but they will on any type for car. The Toyota Hybrids are generally very reliable and can clock up some stellar mileages (one of mine was still going strong after 9 years and 163,000 miles) and most (but not all) people who have them love their driving characteristics. The Plug-in Prius probably won't fit the bill - the original and current models will do around 10 and 28 miles on electric respectively, but lose a fair bit of boot space (and lose the spare wheel), plus the current one only has 4 seats as well as being low to the ground.
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  9. As much as i love the 3 Toyota Hybrids I have owned (1xAuris Hybrid, 1xGen3 Prius and 1xGen4 Prius) and find they suit my needs very adequately, I think a Prius would not be for you and your needs, and although not owned or even been in a Prius Plus, I have doubts that would too. The Hybrids are good on fuel consumption, the Auris is doing 60+mpg in the summer, the Gen3 I had was doing 66mpg in the summer, and now the Gen4 is doing 75+mpg in the summer. They all drop about 10mpg in the winter months - car engine runs more in the cold weather. I find all 3 comfortable, the Gen4 the most comfortable. If it was just a family of 2 adults plus 3 kids, the Auris would be just ok, the Prius perhaps more so. The Prius plus, giving 7 seats would be better for your family needs, but you do take a hit on mpg (the standard Prius design is more aerodynamic). Its the carrying potentially 4 adults plus 3 kids that will rule the "standard" cars out. And when you talk of carrying 5 bikes plus 5 passengers your mpg will drop dramatically. Physically the Prius Plus is the one more suited to you but you would have to make a very careful decision, and not just done on a test drive (which you would probably love). I dont know what your budget is for this "new" to you car is, but I think you need to look at MPV still. Could you keep what you have got (or even purchase a newer MPV), for the bikes/extended family and buy a used Nissan Leaf mark1 all electric vehicle for doing your local runs to school, shops etc. Mark 1 Leaf should do about 140 miles in the summer and 80-90 miles in the winter on a charge - thats a 5 day week running about covered before a charge overnight. Just my thoughts, though I will have to go and wash my mouth out after talking about Leaf electric vehicles.
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  10. Depends whether towing is a must. The only Prius that can officially tow is the 2016 on, Gen 4, the others can be fitted with bike racks if that is your only requirement for a tow hitch. The Gen 4 is the most economical and best to drive but lacks interior stowage space and is quite low down compared to your Verso and may not be the best for getting elderly relatives in and out. The Prius+ sounds ideal for everything you mention except towing. It has 3 rows of seats(2) but the 3rd row seats are small and only suitable for children or small adults, they can be folded down to create a huge boot area, but they can't be removed. The second row of seats(3) are adjustable, they slide back and forth and recline and they can also be folded down, which basically turns the car into a posh van. There is also an under floor storage tray in the boot. The HV battery is Li-Ion and is inside the centre armrest so the armrest storage is just a shallow tray, but there are two fair sized glove boxes. I loved my Prius+ but never made use of the extra seats and rarely made use of the space available in the boot so I traded it in for the Gen 4. Best thing to do is have a test drive of each and see which suits you best. The Prius+ was a limited run 2012 to 2018 IIRC so there are not so many about and they fetch a good price, I had a 2012 pre-facelift model which was still a good looking car (almost identical to the Verso except the rear lights), the later ones have a sharper front end.
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