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New 08' Prius Owner Reporting In

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by TaiDinh, Sep 14, 2015.

  1. TaiDinh

    TaiDinh New Member

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    I just purchased a used 2008 Prius with 66,350 miles and have already surpass EPA's standard with 61.5MPG.
     

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  2. KennyGS

    KennyGS Senior Member

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    Congratulations & welcome! (y)
     
    #2 KennyGS, Sep 14, 2015
  3. WilDavis

    WilDavis Senior Member

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    Sounds like you did good (well, I've no idea of how much you paid, but 66k is only just about broken-in for a Toyota, so it sounds like you got a good 'un! (I'm assuming it's a Gen II) Colour? Does it have a name yet? Pictures? (…we just love ogling over photos of posters' "pride-and-joys"). Congratulations and welcome to PriusChat (…the perfect place to learn and share all things Prius) - Wil
     
    #3 WilDavis, Sep 14, 2015
  4. dorunron

    dorunron Senior Member

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    Congrats and welcome.
     
    #4 dorunron, Sep 14, 2015
  5. HGS

    HGS Member

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    Wonderful! I have a 17 year old truck with an average of 8,000 miles/year. It sounds like your low mileage car is a good one. Enjoy!
     
    #5 HGS, Sep 14, 2015
  6. TaiDinh

    TaiDinh New Member

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    Yes, it is a second generation Prius in its light blue form. I got it pre-owned for $10,000 including taxes and tags. Unfortunately, when the car was being detailed, they scrapped the front bottom right bumper. I denied a repaint. I have worked for a rental company before and never seen great result from partially repainting a car that is seven years old. You cannot keep a bumper spotless living in Philadelphia anyway. In the end, they agreed to get all the windows tinted. Other than that, the car is spotless.

    The previous car was a 2005 Acura RSX. 21/30 EPA, but realistically gets 15/24. I managed to get 39MPG a few times doing all highways with a few hypermiling techniques.

    And... no name yet.
     

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