I Did It - Yea!!!

I went to the dealership yesterday and came home with a 2007 Barcelona Red Prius with all the bells & whistles except the leather package! There is sooooo much to learn with this baby and I've only scratched the surface. I did get over 50mpg on the trip from the dealership to my home (about 25 miles) and thought that was pretty good as I still don't know all the ins/outs of getting good mileage. I did find that when driving it around town (we have a lot of hills here in town) that it dropped to 48 mpg but even that was OK with me. The dealership "gave" me the Toyota extended wrap-around warranty for $750 that will cover just about everything for 100,000 miles and road-side assistance for 5 years. I hope that was an OK deal (seems to be from what I read).

Now, I want to start looking at "add-ons" and know I want the body-side moldings (sure don't want any doors opening into my doors!), the shark-fin antenna, and the mud flaps. Anything else that you might recommend I look into? I thought that before winter (I'm in Connecticut) I would get that under-the-car-metal-thingie to protect the undercarriage. ANything else?

Oh, did I mention - I REALLY didn't want a RED car (I've never had one and always "thought" that I hated them. Well, I don't seem to mind "Ruby"s color at all (she has the lighter beige interior that I really like in the summer). I have a neighbor (he's a policeman and also one of those "youngersters" - I'M sure in the "retirement" age group) and he says the car is "so you - snappy and sensible at the same time" so I guess it works.

Linda