Posted by Vic on July 28, 2006, 3:08 am
On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:08:01 -0500, richard schumacher
>!! It's such a joy when the salesanimal knows nothing about the car
>you're test driving.
Our New Prius:
Born: July 22, 2006
Model: Prius 2006 Classic Silver w/pkg #3 + some extras
Beginning Odo: 10 miles
Impressions: WOW!!!
Posted by richard schumacher on July 28, 2006, 3:08 pm
> Our New Prius:
>
> Born: July 22, 2006
> Model: Prius 2006 Classic Silver w/pkg #3 + some extras
> Beginning Odo: 10 miles
>
> Impressions: WOW!!!
Congrats! Enjoy. Study the relevant parts of the owner's manual.
However, do not allow more than 3.5 US quarts of oil to be added during
oil changes. Three quarts exactly is most convenient and works just
fine. (The owner's manual is misleading on this point and the shop
manual is unfortunately just wrong about it.)
Posted by Vic on July 28, 2006, 10:33 pm
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:08:16 -0500, richard schumacher
Thanks, Richard for the info. Will watch this and the tire pressure
values and hope they don't go bananas with the parking brake - damn
grease monkeys!
>> Our New Prius:
>>
>> Born: July 22, 2006
>> Model: Prius 2006 Classic Silver w/pkg #3 + some extras
>> Beginning Odo: 10 miles
>>
>> Impressions: WOW!!!
>Congrats! Enjoy. Study the relevant parts of the owner's manual.
>However, do not allow more than 3.5 US quarts of oil to be added during
>oil changes. Three quarts exactly is most convenient and works just
>fine. (The owner's manual is misleading on this point and the shop
>manual is unfortunately just wrong about it.)
Posted by Bob Wilson on July 22, 2006, 3:57 am
> Hello all,
>
> I wish to thank all of the posters in alt.autos.Toyota prius for some
> excellent & entertaining posts I have been viewing for the past week
> and a half. I have always thought about a prius as our (wife and I)
> next car and in reading the post have moved it up to the top of our
> "short list" of cars to go for (the others are the Camry, Honda Civic
> and Subaru Forester).
>
> Our present car is a 1991 Toyota Camry Dx and has given us 15
> wonderful years of service (now @ 232432 miles). Unfortunately, it's
> inspection is at the end of this month and to pass it would require
> over $,000+ in repairs to pass. We were hoping to hold on to it for
> another couple of years more but it was not to be.
>
> I have started my search for a prius online about a week ago & found a
> dealership in New York that is the #1 seller of hybrids but at this
> time none are available, not even for a test drive, until about a
> month from now. I have cast my net along other dealerships along the
> east coast & have found some others who also MAY have some on their
> lots, especially with the option configuration I would like (option #4
> with security alarm) with our favorite color, blue. I know, rather
> insane to seek out a car that may be hundreds, if not at least a
> thousand, miles from home.
>
> Did find a local dealership in New Jersey that has 2 Prius's so I will
> be going for a test drive today or tomorrow.
>
> Updates will follow!
You may want to consider a used Prius, past the 3/36000 mile warrantee.
You can find them, from a dealer via Ebay, for reasonable prices. That
is what I went with when our '91 Camry was taken after an accident:
http://home.hiwaay.net/~bzwilson/prius/buying.html
NOTE: I am comfortable with self-maintenance.
Bob Wilson
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>you're test driving.