Top Things to do While Waiting for my Prius

I picked up my Package 6 back in Sept. Here is what I did:

Pickep up a bluetooth phone
Surfed PriusChat and learned much, such as how to program the Prius and phone to talk with each other.

Here is another idea. Beg, borrow or steal the manual for your Nav system. It will take you a few days to get through this.

If you are trading in a car, do your research on what it's worth so you can be sure just how much the dealer is screwing you on the trade in value.

Good luck!

 

ok ok... i admit i babble a lot. welcome to the forum. actually you do have quite a bit of studying ahead of you. learning the proper driving techniques and keeping up with the growing list of cool mods will definitely keep you busy for a while... then again... that might make the 'smores more like

'SMORES!!

 

Well you can go here http://techinfo.toyota.com/index.html down load the owners manual and commit it to memory. After that down load the service manuals and commit them to memory and you will know as much as Danman32 By the way my theory is that Bill Merchant is a hologram. Any other Red Dwarf fans around.

 

...and a terrible mind is a thing to waste...

 

Read "The Prius That Shook The World". Of course it is out of print, impossible to get, and I would not have a link to a PDF of it. So do not even think of sending me a PM asking for a link to it.

 

It surely is encouraging to find suggestions for more things to do while i am also waiting for my Prius to arrive. Though i have been on the waiting list since Sept, i am planning to defer taking delivery till 2006. The tax credit lure is too much to miss out on...

 

Yea.. but its still fun to look at the toys under the christmas tree even if you can't open them till christmas!..... Some feel its torture..... some thinks its fun....
Don't you like smelling the food before its done?

I tend to forget as much as I can when it comes to a vacation coming on... It makes going to work a torture if I dont'.... but when it comes to a car... I love to shop and learn beforehand to prepare myself...

Download every piece of info I can to do my homework and learn as much as I can so I'll know what I have once I get it....

Try a few links...
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_FAQ
http://home.earthlink.net/~jkash1/
http://calcars.org/priusplus.html
http://john1701a.com/ - Note the downloads at the bottom of this link
http://gallery.joesdiner.com/gallery/prius_interior
http://hybridcars.about.com/od/ownership/a/pulseandglide.htm
http://www.aceee.org/transportation/hybtaxcred.htm
http://hybridcars.about.com/od/photogaller...iusphotos_8.htm
http://cars.about.com/od/toyota/fr/05_toyo_prius.htm
http://www.hybridcars.com/tax-deductions.html
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bestworst.shtml
http://www.katu.com/consumernews/story.asp?ID=79020

Just from those sites you can go almost anywhere...

Now after browsing thru those links you will gender plenty of questions and opinions.... you will be chatting up a storm in no time..... that helps the time pass in a pleasant way....... This forum really helps the pain of waiting... but it also feeds the disease!...
Have fun!!!

 

10. Have your carpets cleaned of all the egg you tracked in from practicing.

9. Figure out the plural of Prius and use it as much as possible.

8. Count SUVs with SUPPORT OUR TROOPS ribbons.

7. Think of a name for your Prius.

6. Think of a name for people who name their cars.

5. Buy a cat.

4. Start driving slower or just the speed limited in the left hand lane.

3. Think of creative ways to give the finger to anyone who tailgates you.

2. Think of a vanity plate that has nothing to do with gas mileage. MS, consider
PRIUS ENVY.

1. Question the statement: "I'm not the kind of person who would ever join a
cult!"

 

Before I opened this thread I was thinking "I'm going to Mt. Bachelor ski area tomorrow, opening day, while waiting for my Barcelona Red". Then I saw that you're from Bend. See you in the lift line? Or the bar. I'll be in one or the other.

 

Start looking for bits and pieces to add to your new car:
Orange County Prius Modifications list:
http://www.ocprius.com/modlist.html

Suggest-
For Christmas- Tools, etc for new car. Flashlight, etc.

4.Power Outlet Kit $10.00 Coastaletech (takes forever so order now)
8. Rear Bumper Appliqué
11. Leather Sun Visor for Screen & armrests
14. Toyota Extended Warranty (see link to Prius chat)
16. Side Moldings

sun shade- either foldy one or extra large round fold-in-to one circle thingy (Walmart, etc.)- I use up and down instead of sideways.

 

:lol: B) <_< :blink:

 

HAIL BILL MERCHANT

 

...insert shaking sound here...
Ok, done with that one. What else you got? Bring it on. :lol:

 

*snort*

 

Hey... whats up with the power outlet kit?...
I couldn't get that link to take me anywhere.. must be bad?

What type of power does it give?.... 12V or 120? AC or DC?

For 10 bucks, I"m guessing 12v?

 

Thats one thing I don't have yet.... why isn't there one posted for download?....

 

Ah, now this is the one I have to concentrate on from now on.
Yeah. Right, Michelle? I wonder if she reads all my posts. Stay away! My car! B)
-bill

 

Knit yourself some nice seat covers with matcing center console and armrest cozies while you're waiting.

-Roger