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New owner, strange interior?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by art_vandelay, Dec 18, 2013.

  1. art_vandelay

    art_vandelay New Member

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    Howdy all, long time reader / first time poster. Finally took the plunge when the '98 Infiniti just got too old for me (super reliable car, btw).

    Bought a 2010 Prius with ~26k miles. I've driven about 100 miles so far, averaging 53.8 mpg (even mix of freeway/surface street driving) in ~65 degree Phoenix winter weather. Couldn't be happier.

    Question: I love the interior color scheme, but has anyone seen this kind of two-tone tan scheme? I love it, but I've never seen it before:
     

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    bedrock8x Senior Member

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    Looks like after market leather cover put on by the last owner without taste.
     
  3. art_vandelay

    art_vandelay New Member

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    I've suspected as much all along (I suspect the funky combo helped me get the price below what it otherwise should've been for only 26k miles), but I really don't mind the coloring. Exterior is dark blue, so for some reason all together it works for me. Oh well.
     
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    If it is just a cover on top of the original cover, you can remove it.
     
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    Congratulations on your new car! It looks nice to me. Perfectly acceptable seat color, won't get hot like a dark seat would. The seats are in really good shape, it appears. Yeah, an unusual choice, but it's a nice color that would work with blue. I sure as heck wouldn't take them off.
     
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    I can't tell with the lighting... Are the door inserts also covered in the same color? Not my style but I do agree it would look good with the blue exterior.
     
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    art-vandely,

    Looks super cool to me, might want to consider getting a steering wheel cover where you grip your hands on the sides of the wheel to match.
     
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    art_vandelay New Member

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    Yes, the door inserts and center console cover are all the same color as the seats. Exterior color is same as your picture, so it looks OK.
     
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    There are so many different aftermarket parts for the Prius that it is overwhelming. Nice to own a vehicle where a guy can find neat parts everywhere verses owning something that you have to homebrew everything for.

    Mike
     
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    Looks cool to me, you could take off the covers and sell them though if you don't like it ;)
     
  11. art_vandelay

    art_vandelay New Member

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    Best mileage on a single one-way commute ever. 87.7 MPG.

    63 degrees outside, all surface streets (speed limits 35-40 mph). Some of the streets were pretty barren of traffic, so I admit to a little bit of hypermiling. I know typically people brag about MPG over much longer distances, but still, I'm damn happy with this.

    I'm averaging 57 MPG indicated (so probably ~54 MPG true) with only about 35 PSI in the tires. Good times.
     

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