Just got a new silver Prius!

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  1. sfv41901

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    Congrats on the new Prii


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    Yes, thats a Two model. The Two Eco is the same. I think Jim is quoting a price just for the black portion that covers the white shift panel. I think the entire kit is closer to $300.
     
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    thank you cc!(y)
     
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    Did anyone else get the "Old Man Harvest Beige?" It makes the interior feel roomier, and of course it's brighter. (That's not my Prius, but my interior is the same.)

    Look at that skinny, flat, center console armrest! It feels like I'm resting my arm on cardboard! That's one of my "cons". I put a thick towel over mine to pad it. :(

    But I'm getting great gas mileage! :D
     
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  5. Jim in NC

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    CC no there is nothing wrong with that color at all. My last Prius was the light 'misty gray' interior.
    Lighter colors make the boundaries recede away from you and hence you have a feeling of more spaciousness and that is very nice.
    The same principle works in rooms in a house too. A darker paint or flooring color will make the room close in. Depending on what you're looking for, 'closed-in' can be either cramped or cozy.

    But I do like that Prius and they are getting some excellent mileage. :)
     
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    The only issue I have with the Harvest Beige is that it clashes with the white trim. Of course that can be solved with the accessory. Otherwise, I'm all for tasteful contrast colours. Moonstone or Harvest Beige (unless they don't offer it, like in Canada where all interiors are black unless you get Hypersonic Red, then you get the option of Harvest Beige).
     
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    I wonder why Canada is different, Tideland? (Just like you have mudguards, and we don't.) I'm enjoying the beige. It's a nice change. I haven't noticed any reflections in the windshield, but sometimes I get a bright reflection in the driver's side window and It obscures the door mirror briefly.

    I may eventually get the black accessory and cover up the white china. Maybe someone can tell us how that is applied. Is it like a sticky film? Or is it a plastic piece that you just slide over the white? Any disassembly required?

    I checked with two more Toyota dealer parts departments, and was told there are no mudguards for the US model Prius. (Not yet, anyway.) But I did find some "Euro Spec" Toyota Prius mudguards on a website. They are slightly larger. I'd also like to get the door sill protectors. None for the 2016.
     
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    The appliqué is installed with double stick tape. No dis-assembly required.
     
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    Regional differences. Canadian-spec Toyotas have generally always come with: mudguards, wheel locks, carpet mats and cargo net. Now there have always been exceptions (like the 2002 Camry missing mudguards but they added it back in 2003 or base models like the Echo/Yaris won't have wheel locks or cargo net included). Recently, most, if not all Canadian-spec Toyotas come with both carpet and all weather mats.

    As for interior colour, I'm not sure. For 2010, the U.S. had beige as an option for Blue Ribbon Metallic but in Canada, it was Misty Grey. Weird! (Both had Dark Grey as an option for the blue of course).

    It could be for reduced cost? If all cars had the same interior, it'll streamline the process.

    The black accessory isn't available in Canada.
     
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    The Gen4 dynamic cruise control will come to a complete stop... I've used that feature a few times and absolutely love it in stop and go traffic. When it's fully stopped you have to either "resume" it with the CC stalk or by pushing the gas... Very neat

    Congrats Jim on the new Prii... I had a 2011 Prius too and didn't plan on getting the Gen4... Until someone hit it head on... Also looked at the Civic too (and volt) but settled on the Gen4... You've definitely made the right choice ;)
     
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    I can also attest to this. I used the DRCC and traffic ahead stopped completely. The car stopped all on its own. Worked great!
     
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    fabulous!(y)
     
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