Calling All Future 2010 Prius Owners! :-)

[patsparks]

Originally Posted by royrose

I have felt exactly the same but I am getting over it. In the live Earth Day chat today, Doug from Prius Team agreed with a questioner that there would be a hit to MPG due to the weight of the solar roof. He said the hit would be small, didn't say how much weight the solar roof adds.

Bottom line, to me, unless you live in an area where it is hot much of the year, I'm not sure it is worth the year round driving mileage hit. After all, MPG is a bragging right of Prius owners! Also, I think the console looks better without the NAV. So I'm going to put my Garmin in the car and keep the $3600. Of course other people may have different priorities.

Roy

The added weight of the solar/moon roof will also have an adverse affect on handling as the weight could only be higher if it was on the radio antenna. As any boy racer(who likes corners) knows, if you want performance you want light weight and if you can't remove the weight make that weight as low as you can. There is a kit to lower the running gear in Subaru WRX while maintaining stock external appearance. It requires you raise the body shell and lower the suspension so giving an outward appearance of a stock standard car from the outside but handling is greatly improved. Only the shell and wheels remain at stock height. These guys are serious.

Personally I would forgo the solar roof particularly as it is so expensive. I'd rather have 17 inch wheels as long as Michelin made a durable LRR tyre to suit.

[greylar]

It was mentioned before but everyone is so concerned about the weight of this (solar package) or that (electric seats) impacting mpg. But what about the weight of all those big macs that everyone is carrying around. I really don't know anyone that couldn't stand to loose 10 lbs. Come-on people use this as your incentive.
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[patsparks]

Originally Posted by greylar

It was mentioned before but everyone is so concerned about the weight of this (solar package) or that (electric seats) impacting mpg. But what about the weight of all those big macs that everyone is carrying around. I really don't know anyone that couldn't stand to loose 10 lbs. Come-on people use this as your incentive.
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I could use to drop 45 kilos!

[Hari_Prius]

Originally Posted by mirak

The economy is shaky, gas prices are low, hybrid demand is plummeting, and there are low-cost (and, true, lower quality) alternatives. Outside of this message board microcosm, people may not be so jazzed about shelling out $25k to $30k for a new mid-sized car. After the initial glut of waitlisters who will pay MSRP to have their 2010 in June, I predict demand will drop. I could easily be wrong, but we'll see in another 2 months.

Also, I don't know how sites like Edmunds get the "invoice price" (which could actually be more or less than the true cost to the dealer), but I would not expect to see something until closer to delivery.

dude, the MSRP from a 2010 base Prius package 2 is ~22750, so thats wheret the 2009 pkg 2 inventory cost is at! even if you're buying at MSRP, that's cheap compared to the 2009s!

today, i was about to buy a 2009 pkg 2 at invoice but transfered my deposit towards a 2010

[saxamoophone]

Originally Posted by mirak

I agree. Why give up all your bargaining power by getting on a wait list? I don't plan to pay more than a few percent over the dealer's true cost, and I've got no problem waiting. That's not to say I won't try to buy earlier, but if the dealer has no incentive to meet my price, then time is on my side.

That's what I plan to do. While I really would love to run out and get one in May, I can wait a few extra months until the "waiting list" is gone. I may not get much under MSRP, but I could at least fight for a good trade-in-value and finance rate...

[saxamoophone]

Originally Posted by Hari_Prius

dude, the MSRP from a 2010 base Prius package 2 is ~22750, so thats wheret the 2009 pkg 2 inventory cost is at! even if you're buying at MSRP, that's cheap compared to the 2009s!

today, i was about to buy a 2009 pkg 2 at invoice but transfered my deposit towards a 2010

True, but it also costs Toyota quite a bit less for the 2010 with a cheaper hybrid-drive.

[sluday]

Originally Posted by mirak

The economy is shaky, gas prices are low, hybrid demand is plummeting, and there are low-cost (and, true, lower quality) alternatives. Outside of this message board microcosm, people may not be so jazzed about shelling out $25k to $30k for a new mid-sized car. After the initial glut of waitlisters who will pay MSRP to have their 2010 in June, I predict demand will drop. I could easily be wrong, but we'll see in another 2 months.

Also, I don't know how sites like Edmunds get the "invoice price" (which could actually be more or less than the true cost to the dealer), but I would not expect to see something until closer to delivery.

gas prices are low??? Yes compared to last year. In New Jersey, 2 months ago regular gas was $1.59 gal and today it is $1.89 so 15 cents a month looks like $3 by Christmas.

[fredthepostman]

Originally Posted by YotaCarFan

Be sure that your seat covers are designed for vehicles that have side airbags built into the seatback. Otherwise, in the event the airbag deploys, it will propel the seat cover and your back forward with great force and speed, possibly causing injury to you.

Hi, I was looking at the Wet Okole seat covers. They make custom fit seat covers. I am sure I will have to wait for them to make new covers since the seats are a little different this year.

[Hari_Prius]

Originally Posted by saxamoophone

True, but it also costs Toyota quite a bit less for the 2010 with a cheaper hybrid-drive.

cheaper by how much? where do you forsee the inventory cost to be? my guess is there's a ~2K difference from msrp and inventory....

[lauren80ryan]

Originally Posted by Hari_Prius

cheaper by how much? where do you forsee the inventory cost to be? my guess is there's a ~2K difference from msrp and inventory....

I read somewhere on here it costs 30% less to produce the 2010 than previous model. Esp. since they are now charging you for the touch screen and back up camera and extra SKS wiring. That takes a nice little chunk out of the "base" costs.

My dealer is charging MSRP on new 2010s. No more, no less. I am okay NOT saving $2k and getting one RIGHT NOW!! Esp. after 6 months of waiting!! And esp. with the rumor in Wa. state that they will be adding the sales tax back on to hybrids in July. That is the $2k I'm giving them now by paying MSRP so it's a wash for me.

As for sunroof, I am all about it! I want to be spoiled! And since I thought the basic package #3 was going to be $27k w/o it, I'm okay spending $26,600. I think it's beautiful, sexy, sporty, fun, just so much MORE than a "normal" prius and I think it will bring in quite a few new buyers. people are weird like that. "I'd get a prius but I'd miss my sunroof too much." For you people, we now present the 2010!!!