Just an hour to get the paperwork done and then out the door. Fifty miles on it for s supper drive and then home. Hills, flat, city and highway. 50.2 MPG! And no special techniques. WOW! If this is Priusing, I'm in.
Congrats on picking it up. NOW you get it. I was on Priuschat for 7.5 months while I waited for Priapus and I thought I knew it all when I went to pick him up. I wasn't halfway home when it occured to me that reading theory does not compare to driving it for real. You will see yourself and your driving styles completely differently now. In time, you will see others differently too.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PRomIthiUS @ May 22 2006, 08:35 PM) [snapback]259488[/snapback]</div> Ain't it wonderful? Congratulations, and welcome to the Prius pack. Gary
Reading theory may not be the reality of having the car, but it sure helps a lot. By the time I picked mine up I felt pretty experienced in knowing its quirks, thanks to forums like this. Then the rest of the learning process kicked in, tying up a bunch of loose ends at the same time as opening up tons of new questions. That's still true. 14 months later, yet... . _H*
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hobbit @ May 22 2006, 11:26 PM) [snapback]259534[/snapback]</div> Indeed. It's also fun teaching the Toyota sales rep about the car... I really made the guy's job easy - I just walked in and told him what colour and equipment I want and had them negotiate their best price. As luck would have it, they actually had a demo car fitting my exact criteria (!). Two days later I drove home in my car and haven't looked back since. What an awesome piece of technology! The only glitch I have encountered is latch on the driver-side rear seat does not lock in place when folding the seats back up... The release button does not pop back up. (?) I plan to have Toyota address this when I bring it in for the next oil change. - Kevin
