Toyota to continue offering stripped-down 2G Prius alongside 3G Prius

Yes, they tend to fall off in car parks etc.
Are you telling me that manufacturers make pissy hubcaps for the UK (and maybe European) market that fall off but in the rest of the world they make tough ones that stay on? I doubt it. Very rarely hubcaps fall off here normally the cheap ones from discount parts stores or if they aren't put on correctly after servicing or tyre change but I don't see cable ties on hubcaps here.
Anyone like to buy some hubcaps?

If I was running Toyota I'd be fitting the 2G drive train into a Corolla hatch shell. I'd leave out all the gadgets like touch screen but have a simple economy display, maybe even mono-chrome. But alas, I am not running Toyota.
This would mean the 3G is the cutting edge and the draw into the showroom but if a customer isn't comfortable with a stand out greeny car they can go up to Camry or down to Corolla and still drive a hybrid. Of course that didn't work for Honda did it?

 

I could sell the hell out of them at $19,995 MSRP versus the Insight II. Too basic? I have this nice Package #2 Gen 3 at $25000 with sooo much more.

 

ohoh... making the Pri a two-tiered vehicle will cause a two-tiered price structure. one of the things that "could" (since we dont know what the prices are yet) attract me to the 2010 is more whiz bang features at what i hope to be a modest increase in price.

if this is going to push the Pri near Lexus pricing, which would be a huge mistake, that would not work at all

 

are there already list prices for the 2010 prius?

 

no

 

i still think that putting the Pri into a higher cost bracket would be a mistake and i find it hard to believe that Toyota does not know that.

so i still hold to my contention that the top of the line trim will be only the "normal" MY markup to around $31,000 or so. although, as stated in another thread, the top of the line trim for MY 2004-08 has hovered right around $30,000

 

well toyota ALREADY said that difference between silver and platnium packages will be between 10k and 12k... silver is probably going to be around 25k.. which means that top prius will be >35k vehicle.

 

sorry but do not in any way believe that the silver will go for $25k. i figure it to be around 22 at the most

 

speaking of JBL, after browsing many of the pics on Jay's FTP site, one thing i notice is that all the stat sheets, including the Platinum, states a 6 speaker system. but the PCD pre order site says its 8 speakers... so, what is the story?

 

Sorry but I'm positive that this will never happen. The 2010 Silver is nearly exactly the same as the 2009 Pckg #4 with these changes


Plus

• Tilt/Tele SW
• Adjustable Dr Seat
• XM
• 4 Wheel Disk
• EV / Eco / Pwr Modes

Minus

• Only 1 Door SKS
• HID's
• [edit] Back up Camera

The current package #4 in the US goes for about $25900 MSRP. I'd certainly plan on the Silver to have an MSRP of about $25500. But I'd also plan on there being several other packages like today going down as low as $24000 then all the way up to the Platinum in the $33000+ range.

 

Last night in DC the Prius Team confirmed that there are NO plans - at this time - to continue the Gen 2 past the launch of the Gen 3 in N America. That's a JDM issue only in their minds. I suggested that as per the prior discussions herein it might not be a bad idea.

But there are no plans for the NADM.

 

Yes as I understand it the Base Price is supposed to be about $23500 if the Edmunds info is correct. Today's Base Prius in the US is $23300 + $720 Freight, no mats.

 

i honestly think (and we will find out in 3 months or so) that the new base package will have more on it then previous models. heck i remember paying like $195 for the "option" of a rear wiper on my 2004... well, that is now standard and i think that several things we currently pay extra for will now be standard and i think the silver is pretty much the basic package with little or no "extras" and yes, the 3 mode, bluetooth (hands free is now required in a fast growing list of states anyway) coupled with the loss of SKS for the other 2 doors and the MFD will be standard.

so i have to stand by my prediction that the silver package is around 22,000

 

oookay. But I think it's unrealistic to hope for a $4000 discount from the G2's. From yesterday's discussion in DC with the Prius Team if the currency remains against Toyota they specifically said that the deciders in Japan may just go with the flow on the currency. That would put the Silver ( Pckg #4 ) in the $29000 range, or IOW, 'Fuggedaboudit, we'll catch you later when the currency issue returns to a better level.'