Hey all, The wait has ended. Went to a third dealer today to price out my Prius, and lo and behold they had the exact configuration as a dealer demo car. I still can't believe that. This was at Canada's largest Toyota dealer, Don Valley North in Markham (Toronto), Ontario. It was a Seaside Pearl Blue with Navi package, with 6K KM (3750 miles) on the clock, and I got it for C$2600 off MSRP. Very sweet! Took it for a test drive, it is perfect, clean, no dings or blemishes of any kind. I've never bought a *brand new* car before, and I have had reservations about doing so... Having a couple KMs on the clock and a couple thousand off actually makes me feel like I am getting more for my money! Also had the dealer guarantee me that I this car is still eligible for the tax credit, which it allegedly is because it has never been registered to an individual. I really don't care about the 6K, as I plan to drive it 200K+. B) As long as I got a decent price discount... BTW, after driving an '05 on the weekend, I am thoroughly impressed with the resolution of the '06 MFD screen! The backup cam is quite cool. B) Delivery is Wednesday... can't wait! Kevin
Congratulations, Sarge! A new car without the new-car-instant-depreciation as you drive it off the lot.
Way to go. I got my first Prius ('01) with exactly the same mileage on it, and I successfully claimed the (at that time) deduction. Enjoy!
Congratulations!! Glad to hear you got a great deal, I'll bet that car is in like-new condition still. I have ~5K miles on mine and it looks as clean and shiny as the day I drove it off the lot.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rancid13 @ Apr 25 2006, 12:00 PM) [snapback]244865[/snapback]</div> Thanks everyone! As Godiva suggested, being a dealer demo, the car definitely seems like it was well taken care of. There is not even a single rock chip on the front bumper, so I doubt it even made it to the highway much, if ever. That normally, might be a concern for a 'traditional' car, but not so much with a car like this that 'thrives' on city driving. Kevin
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sarge @ Apr 24 2006, 10:09 PM) [snapback]244664[/snapback]</div> Are you Canadian? If yes, I'm curious as to how much the tax credit is in Canada?
Just a followup... I picked up my car yesterday, and all is well. It was sad giving up my trusty car of the last 8 years, but she was starting to cost me a lot in maintenance, so I know it was the right thing to do. My new baby is looking good and runs great. Have driven it 120km so far (75 miles) of mixed city/highway/gridlock and average 4.6L/100km (~51MPG). Not bad for a "rookie". Of course, there may be a small factor of the car already being broken in... My new purchase was welcomed this week with the beginning of construction season throughout the city, so I guess I got the car not a moment too soon! A few initial impressions... - I have difficulty getting basic voice commands to work, and I don't have an accent aside from maybe "Canadian". -> I need to read more into this in the manual, or maybe turn up the mic gain as I read in another thread somewhere. - The high-res screen is awesome! - Playing MP3 discs seems pretty slow to load, change folders and files. My 2-year-old Sony Xplod unit recognized and played the files much faster. - Seats are not as comfortable as my Integra (awesome seats), but I will adapt. ;-) - Bluetooth is awesome. If only I can use my Motorola V710 voice dialing through the car... hmmm... - There does not appear to be a very good place to hold a cell phone that is within view (i.e. not in glovebox, where it will be forgotten), aside from using one of the cupholders. (?) So far so good....! Kevin
