A couple weeks ago my wife and I bought ourselves a new Prius v in Blue Streak Metallic. We had thought about replacing our other car, and I looked at a used 2010 Prius but just didn't like buying used for nearly the cost of a new one.Thought about a 2012 liftback, but it broke the budget. The I looked into the Prius c, and was impressed! I loved the habanero and decided I needed to have one for my commuter car. Called up my sales rep and he said they had a habanero trim5 and white trim3 coming in soon. The habanero came in and I came out to take a look and test drive. Wow, was it orange. Really orange. So orange I couldn't stand it.Otherwise I liked the car. I dislike the gear shifter on the ground, and I disliked how I needed to get a trim level 3 to have smart key and some of the other features. In the end I stretched our budget a bit and signed up to take the white, actually Moonglow, Prius c.Now I'm just waiting for it to come in, which is exciting! It "shipped" on 3/5, but I don't know where it shipped from. Anybody have a clue how that works? It said something about texas express. I guess I could ask the rep.
One question though, you might have paid MSRP for the Prius C trim 3. Wouldn't you be getting a 2011 leftover Prius HB for equal to or less than that price? Or did you REALLY need the extra fuel efficiency of the C vs HB?
I did consider the 2011 and looked at one in the base trim. What it came down to for me was a bit silly. I really prefer the display audio in 2012. I also prefer driving a smaller car. I received $500 off MSRP on the c, but could have probably got a 2011 lift back for a similar price. My only complaint is that the c has navigation, and my v does not. I wish I could switch the two.
Welcome to PC, nevon. How do you like the "regular" Prius so far? Keep us updated on your thoughts on the Prius C.
WOW, congrats on the fraternal twins! The Texas Express is most likely the name of the cargo ship bringing your C to you. FYI, you can get voice directions through the BT connection if you have an android smartphone running google navigation. The map would be on the phone of course.