2016 Prius - let's hear from buyers

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  1. bisco

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    can they do a test area?
     
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    Just got mine tinted with 35% VLT today and they didn't mention anything about the green hue (don't think I have particularly noticed it either). Am picking up the car tomorrow...let's see how it looks.
     
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    do you have the two, eco?
     
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    Did your Two Eco come with summer or all-season tires?
     
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    S-Flow can prioritize driver only, front passengers or the entire cabin (so S-Flow is off). What it does is essentially maintain comfort by prioritizing air flow to one part of the car. The climate control will still cool or warm the entire cabin first when you just start off. Once cabin temperature is reached, it'll adjust the airflow through the vents automatically. It doesn't help the driver get airflow better but just maintain his/her comfort without having to maintain the entire cabin.

    There are no rear seat A/C vents but there are rear seat heater ducts (under the front seats). I suspect S-Flow that prioritizes the front seats blow warm air through the front foot vents but not the rear seat heater ducts.

    If operating in AUTO mode, S-Flow detects rear passengers by detecting whether you open and close the rear doors (so if you're in the habit of putting things in the rear seats like I do, you may not get the full benefit of automatic S-Flow). S-Flow detects the front passenger using the occupant detection system (same one for airbags). You can also force a particular S-Flow regime by pressing the S-Flow button on the climate control panel.

    Base Three has a spare and 15" wheels.

    It's a special heat-reflective windshield.
     
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    NC is the worst with those stupid tint inspections. When I moved from AR to NC I had to have all my tint removed and redone and then twice had to have 1 window redone on each car. The tint was the same all around but 1 window fails? Ridiculous.
     
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    I do not now about "all". My Prius 3 w/ATP has silver wheels behind the wheel covers.
     
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    Prius Eco.png got some free time today to check a 2016 Prius Two Eco model (magnetic gray/black interior) in person, this dealer won't match my costco members only price at least $500-$850 below invoice, plus already added rear only window tint markup for whopping $900 (ouch) listed for $27k, so i walk away.
     
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    what kind of tires came on it, what mpg can you report? I've not heard from any of the eco owners yet?
     
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    :) It's been so rainy, I only drove it home from the dealer, around 12 miles. I didn't even notice the MPG. The tires were Ecopia I think. I'm about to go down to the garage to get some pictures for another thread, I will take a picture of the tire.


    Great question, I'm not sure, I'll post a picture in a minute. I live in the southern most part of NC, so probably summer tires? We don't really get much snow. :)

    I have a Two ECO, here is a picture of the tires. I don't know how to tell what type they are... 20160123_192407.jpg 20160123_192431.jpg
     
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    they are special. the whole spec is in another thread somewhere.
     
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    From what I understand, they are supposed to be low resistance, but I plan to replace them with regular tires as soon as they wear out. (I hope).
     
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    Let me walk downstairs again and see if I can figure it out. Does it say the model on the tire somewhere?
     
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    They're ecopia something. Thought they were supposed to be Dunlop something??
     
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    Same: EP422 Plus
     
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    interesting. different from what was reported, i think.

    why so anxious to replace them?
     
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    .. the heck? Weren't they supposed to be equipped with different tires? (Dunlop Enasave) The Ecopias aren't bad. They roll nicely (for a Prius) and contribute to high mpg. I suppose the "Plus" means it's the next generation over the non plus models on the Gen 3.
     
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    Not Anxious, just thinking about the next set. I prefer safety over economy, and I drive on the HW quite a bit. But no biggy, these seem fine.

    So who puts the tires on? Does that happen in Japan? Or at the dealer?
     
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    japan. are you sure you got an eco?
     
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