I did it, got Prius-talk about a change

Welcome to the club. After 2 or 3 days you will be surprised at how much you love it. Just wait until you go to the gas station the first time and you can only get 8 - 9 gallons in the tank.

 

Welcome to Prius chat!

Seriously, you will LOVE your new car!!

 

congrats on the wise choice. but prius goes beyond great gas mileage. you are going to have so much fun driving again. theres so many extras with prius that makes it fun. no key. press the button to start. back up camera. fold down back seats to haul almost anything you need to. i hope you got a package that utilizes bluetooth technology. the phone works great with that. the coolest thing about it is if you have the radio or cd player on, when the phone rings, the volume turns off PLUS if you have a cd in, the cd pauses and starts up where you left off when the phone rang.......isnt that neat?

 

Congrats, don't forget to post some pictures for us!

 

Congratulations! I have had the most fun driving this car than nearly any I have owned. Only my 1966 GTO was better but that is from a completely different era. You will love the car. Keep smiling.

 

The most shocking thing is the lovely shade of green that the drivers at the other pumps turn when they notice how little you put in the tank. Yes, that really happens. In the short time I've owned mine, I've been asked the following during the rare times I'm at the gas station:

• How much does it really get? [If you keep a mileage log and the person asking doesn't look like they have a strong heart, don't show them the log.]
• Did you really fill it up?

Not very creative questions I know, but I was used to not having strangers talk to me at the gas station. It's kinda weird sometimes. I've only filled the car three times, but during two of those fill-ups some other driver has felt the need too talk to me about the car.

And lastly welcome and be welcome! There's good folk and good info around here!

 

Hiya...

Look I came off of a truck, not as big of a truck as a Dakota, but a Ford Ranger and a Jeep Cherokee.

Lets be honest, there are differences, but honestly I haven't had a second's worth of buyer's remorse. First, "new car smell" is more addictive than crack. Second, this is simply the coolest car I think I've ever owned. OK, you may not be able to drag logs out of ditches or haul tons of concrete with it, but if you were honestly doing those things, you wouldn't have bought this car. What it lacks in raw power, it makes up for in unparalleled technology.

Keep and open mind about driving it. It does not necessarily drive like your truck, nor should you drive like it is a truck. Whatever philosophy you adopt about driving your new ride, just have fun. This is the only car I've ever owned where a month in and I still smile just thinking about driving.

Have fun!

 

Congrats on the new car. I've had mine 4 days so far and marvel at how futuristic it all is. i love how when i walk up to it the inside light comes on and the doors unlock just by reaching for the handle. And the bluetooth phone is also great as another pointed out. I had a gps with the bluetooth and while it worked the mic was pretty bad. Now everyone says they can't tell I'm even on bluetooth. I did not get the NAV but use my own garmin GPS - I just got the friction mount for the garmin as I could not find a place I wanted to mount the permanent dash mount. Will be taking pictures of sally in the car tomorrow. (Sally is the GPS). Have posted pictures of the car up in the other section. AGAIN, congrats and welcome to the club. BTW, I have driven 110 miles and used only a little over 2 gallons of gas thus far.

 

If I'm feeling especially wicked I tell people that I try to buy gas at least once a month whether it needs it or not :_>

 

<note to self>
Must remember this one...
</note to self>

Oh, that is truely wicked.

 

Weclome to PriusChat and Prius-dom! Where in VA are you?

 

Well howdy, neighbor! I'm right off Providence Rd. near Midlothian Tnpk.

 

I feel your pain about the trade-in. We managed to sell our V-8 privately, but still took a loss. I saw it driving down the road the other day and I had no regrets. You will love your car! Congrats!