'05 Prius got totalled- what's new in '11?

Sorry to hear about your wrecked Prius. BTW, is your handle pronounced 'fish'?

There are a lot of improvements w/the 3rd gen (2010+ model year). See http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...5566-what-difference-between.html#post1351202. There were no significant changes between the 2010 and 2011 model year.

Since it sounds like you had SKS on your 2nd gen, one annoyance you might find is on the 3rd gen, you have to get model Four (formerly IV) or above to get 3-door SKS. See Toyota Vehicles : Toyota Announces Prices for 2010 Prius / Toyota (prices are old and Toyota has gone to spelling out the numbers instead of Roman numerals). Otherwise, you'll only have 1-door SKS (driver's door only).

2nd gen either had no SKS (aka 0-door) or 3-door SKS.

Also, another annoyance on the (US) 3rd gen is that you must get the nav system in order to get the rear backup camera.

 

I'm satisfied with my Prius III and love the bluetooth. I think pricing is edgy right now as Toyota production to ramps up from the earthquake and nuke disaster. AZ is a big state, but don't let that deter you from searching dealer inventories/pricing across a spread of zip codes. There might be some 2010s through Toyota Certified PreOwned. Good luck!

 

Sorry about your loss!!
My experience with the Toyota Certified Preowned website was not good. I was looking for a used 2010 or 2011. At least in this area (MA and CT) the website was 2-3 months out of date. Whenever I called about a specific vehicle, the dealers would tell me it had been sold ages ago. I don't think the dealers were posting fake vehicles because the site gives VIN#'s and Carfax reports.

In any case, the prices were close to or even above MSRP for new 2011's, so I simply bought a new 2011 Two at MSRP.

 

Oh, it's very possible some dealers post sold vehicles as a means to generate inquiries.

I too notice that one year old prices are very high. I just used KBB.com and see that my 2010 Prius with 25K is worth more than I paid. I don't take that information too seriously, but it is an indicator that Prius pricing is still escallated. Pricing will come down.

 

Glad to hear you are OK. I bought my '10 at Larry Miller in Peoria. They seemed nice and fair about the deal. Are you a member of Costco? If so, they might still be offering the Costco fleet deal which can save you about $800 off of MSRP.

I have since switched my visits to Camelback Toyota as they are closer to me and they are nice too. Service visits are fast and very reasonable. See West Ballard (service rep) and he can hook you up with a salesman there.

 

Whatever Gen III deal you make, make the dealer adjust the backup "beep" down to ONE beep only before you close the deal. It will drive you nuts if you don't and you'll be searching PC for HELP! Good luck, hope you find the right Prius.

 

We have non-nav bluetooth in prius III.

 

BT phone support is included on all Prius with JBL system (Prius II - V), and BT music streaming is only included w/ nav.

 

Were you pushing the brake hard when you stopped?
That activates Hill Start Assist which does not have a separate light but lights up the skid alert.

 

Sorry to hear about the 05. I don't know what bank you use, but if you're a USAA member you can use their car buying service. I got mine under MSRP back in March. Good luck with your search.

 

You can program the sks on the 11 to unlock all the doors at the same time from the drivers door handle, it makes things a lot easier.

 

Yep, but this doesn't replace not having SKS antennas and sensors on the hatch and passenger side door.

 

On my car (w/ nav) you can upload contacts to the car. It doesn't automatically sync every time you power up the car.

Not sure about non-nav cars.