I really wish the dealer told/showed me...(post your wishes)

[JeffHastings]

My dealership was mostly good but the salesgirl screwed up on selecting a car already in the build state with a dark grey instead of the bisque interior I asked for. Also, instead of the dealer installed rubber bumper protector I asked for, the car instead had the factory decal on the bumper. That, they might rectify but now I must live with somber dark seats I didn't want. I needed a car fast, which contributed to this problem but I'll make it clear to the dealer that next time, I'll walk away from a purchase if the car delivered isn't exactly as I specified at signing.

[PriusDude11]

Originally Posted by BhamPrius

Yesterday I had my dealer disable the seatbelt beep for both the driver and passenger side. He also changed the interior lights to stay on for 7.5 seconds instead of 15 (after the car shuts off). He initially said that it was $45 to do so (tech piece work)..I politely told him that wasn't happening and said that it's "literally a 5 minute job," which is true. He had me pull my car in, hooked up the laptop, and he was done in under 5 minutes, free of charge. Sweet!

Are there any other settings like that the dealer can change? If certain settings that I want to respond differently can be changed, I would love to know which ones can be.

[VA_Joe]

Originally Posted by PriusDude11

Are there any other settings like that the dealer can change? If certain settings that I want to respond differently can be changed, I would love to know which ones can be.

Owners Manual - Sect 6.2 Customization.

I highlighted all the changes I wanted and brought them to the dealer who made them all at no cost.

[Mark57]

Originally Posted by PriusDude11

Are there any other settings like that the dealer can change? If certain settings that I want to respond differently can be changed, I would love to know which ones can be.

Casy, welcome to the forum!

[DianneWhitmire]

You know, if you PM me the VIN# I can tell you what you've got there.

Originally Posted by pb45

Bought my Prius yesterday. It is an '08 with 3500 miles. Don't know what package it is, but it's got more on it than I was expecting to get!
I appreciate all the posts on this forum (I actually went thru all 15 pages). I look forward to the day when I'll be able to help. Right now, I'm going thru the manual and what others have said about how this car works.
Thanks, folks!

[Pfcardwell]

That the vanity mirror lights do not go out when car is turned off.
Last night about 1:30 am I looked out at my Prius and it was a glowing,
worried about the 12 volt battery I ran out to find the Wife side visor half down with mirror open and light on.

[HyperFX]

I really wish the dealership told me that I couldn't get a free oil change at 5K miles ahead of time. 10,000 miles is a long time to wait.

[Willem]

Originally Posted by JeffHastings

...but now I must live with somber dark seats...

/Just kidding!

[flyguy]

Originally Posted by Jack66

1. Towing points
2. Lift points
3. Hidden spaces
4. Overfilling oil
5. Bladder in gas tank
6. Jumping the battery

Most of these are in the owner's manual (which I actually read), but I am a visual learner and it would have been nice to learn this stuff before I left the lot. However, to be honest, I'm not sure if I would have been listening -- I was so in love with my new Prius I wasn't paying much attention to anything else!

7. Where the spare tire was.

[FireRich]

Originally Posted by rustyshoe

does anyone have a pic of there prius, with a tint job ?? Mine is blizzard pearl

No but I put racing stripes on mine. Modeled after the late 60's/early 70's Camaro stripes.
Makes it easy to find in a parking lot.