Hello, I once was a proud owner of the 1st gen prius, a 2003. Sold it in 2011 with 170k miles. Purchased a 2012 Mini Cooper S and recently sold that to buy a 2010 Prius II in Classic Metallic Silver. The 1st gen wasn't a model to do much modding on. Once I saw the 3rd gen and the possibilities to customize it, I just had to get one. I will be looking forward to communicating with some of you for advice and maybe even meeting some of you in this forum. Thanks in advance to all, Vic