Does anyone here have Package #1???

I really don't understand paying sooooo much money for luxury items, so I'm getting package #1 also. Why pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for a map you can buy for $6 at the grocery store, or to place your butt on leather, or because you are too lazy to take the key out of your pocket? I intend to keep the car as long as possible (my last car lasted 22 years). It's a tool to get from A to B.

However, I do like the safety option of the side airbags. I also like supporting the clever use of technology and the reduction in gasoline usage.

I wish the Prius came with window cranks, no radio so I can put in my own, regular knobs for all controls instead of a fancy screen, no air conditioning, etc. Give me the energy-saving technology without the doo-dahs any day. But... our culture demands these goofball luxuries, so I'm stuck with the bottom package.

I remember in my day, when you had to walk 10...... feet to turn on your TV set!

 

Ok, you must be talking about for moving up to the prius from the Ford? Because if not, you look at post #2, you see the difference between package #1 and #2 is only 175.00... package two has the SKS.
but hey.. since were buying cool toys... gotta go with package #8, but don't let me influence! h34r:

 

cars without AC, tracy? only in wisconsin would that fly, in fact my last car had no working AC. here i'd melt without it :lol:

get whatever makes your heart most content. if you like all the bells and whistles and want a new toy, then get all the bells and all the whistles you can handle.

we were kind of in the same situation as you when buying our car. well except we still rent our house but that's because we're moving back up north so soon it's not worth buying a house. anyway we have all the fun indoor stuff paid off and wanted a nice car because we apparently weren't broke enough :lol: we ended up getting the second from the top package (there are only 6 packages in the 05s) because it was nice but not overload. don't miss the nav or the bluetooth because i don't really have much need for them.

it's your car and you get what you see fit for it, whether it's package 1 or package 8 or anything in between.

 

Okay, Traceybeans, I'll help you out. And this coming from someone happy with a #1.

You are going to be driving this car for a long time. You are also going to be investing a lot of money in it. For these two reasons you should be as happy as possible. You should get the exterior color you want. You should get the interior color you want. And if the extras make you happy, then you should have them too.

A new car is not cheap. If money were really a concern you'd buy a used car and wouldn't be fussy about the make or model, just the price and the economy of maintenance and use.

Since you have opted to buy a new car AND you have opted to go beyond that to buy a Prius, I'll assume there are other factors involved in your decision, I.E. the fuel economy, the low maintenance, the tax credit and the environmental factors of low emissions. I don't know where you are but HOV access might also be a factor.

Given all this I'll say again...for the investment you're making and the time you expect to drive this car you should get something you really want. You should not spend the next 10-20 years kicking yourself because you didn't get this color or that package or you wish you had spent the extra money on such and such.

The only regret I have is that I still have an ivory interior. My last car was black with a tan leather interior. My Prius is also Black with the ivory interior. I really wanted gray but I wasn't willing to order and wait back in April. That's what there was so I bought it.

If a blue with a gray interior had been available I might have waited but Toyota only offered the gray in silver, white and black and I didn't want white or silver.

I usually keep my cars at least ten years, but the Prius is the first car that might change that pattern. They'll be redesigning the car for 2008-2009 and I might trade up then. I'll make sure my next Prius has a gray interior. I'll probably still get black unless they offer a really nice, deep, dark blue. And I might even get the highest package available the next time around. That may be my "retirement" car as by the time it's paid off I'll be ready to retire. *That* car I'll probably keep longer than ten years.

So....get what makes you happiest. If a #8 makes you happy and you can afford it, go for it. Get the color and interior you want. Don't settle for less. No regrets.

 

Oops.. now I feel guilty! ... well maybe just a little.

Well if you do get #8 and keep the car, you will really enjoy the toys a long time, if you sell, you will get a good price and an easy sell based on history.
Normally you don't get all your money back in respect to extra toys when reselling, but you will fair well and they sure are fun!

To me a car is definately more than transportation and gas mileage... its an experience that I spend a stinkin lot of time in... if that were not true, I would not have a really nice stereo system with 4 seperate amps!

I have a 65 inch Big screen and surround sound when a 20 inch would do just fine, and have "never" regretted buying it among the other toys I have bought without regret.
Am I rich and famous?... "no"... only famous!.... but I would rather be rich! :lol:

The only reason I plan on ever selling is to upgrade...... I'm not really expecting another manufacterer to come out with something that blows the prius out of the water in the near future... except maybe another prius!

If you ever sell, just do it towards the end of the year before the new ones come out and you'll fair better.

Its fun getting something besides just a car!.. if you can afford it!

 

umm...well, considering a goodly amount of us Priuschatters have already spent nearly what you are gonna spend, i doubt you will hear much razzing here. now with others unaware of the precious Priustine experience, they may think you are crazy...but rest assured...we know better

 

I don't know yet and I hate it.... I will hopefully know something withing the 1st week of Jan... we'll see.

 

Hey Tracy its the cheezehead again....

As you saw in the other thread, I am getting package #8. I swear, I WOULD regret it BAD if I got anything less than that. I am one of those people who is stereotypically into anything techy. Have been all my life. The last car I had was a 1992 Oldsmobile Toronado which had the first built-in touch screen on the dash. I was in love. Sold it almost exactly a year ago. Have been a one car family since then (2002 Saab 9-5). But I didn't know what to replace that Toro with. Have been researching this ever since. Now I know exactly what I want. And it ain't a package #1. hehe.

Is there anything else I can help you spend money on? I have a ton of suggestions. (grin)

Hi-ho Hi-ho, it's off to Prius I go.

 

Wow.. you have been holding out on us!... I'm just putting mine against my house on a line of credit.. my house went up in value more than the prius cost just last year!... so when I finally sell my house, it will be a freebe "so to speak"

I better be careful.. If I keep talking, I may be a bad influence on someone else? h34r:

 

Which dealer are you going through? Have you talked to many of the Portland dealers?

/Jim

 

They want 1000.00 to hold and will order with a promise to deliver within I think 20 to 90 days or something like that. The phone calls I have made have not impressed me.. they are not very knowledgable and have more than once tried to tell me they have a bacelona for me to look at, but when I further questioned them they had to admit they only have 05's.

I am going through a broker.... 500 below msrp with a fee of 250.00 to the broker. The final sale or transaction will actually still go through a dealer, but all the paperwork and headaches are handled by the broker.