Black Prius is the most popular

[JackDodge]

NBC's Today show had a story on this morning, that I actually got on tape, about the Prius. The tag line, sort of, was "good like trying to get one". They also said that one tip for getting hold of one of these babies is to settle for a white one because the black ones are big sellers. When it gets real hot this summer, I think I'll be glad my Prius is white but I thought that I'd pass that along to the Cool Chicks in Black Prius club If I get the time in the next few days, I'll turn the segment in to an mpeg and post it somewhere.

[bagwell]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JackDodge @ May 10 2006, 12:05 PM) [snapback]252862[/snapback]</div>

NBC's Today show had a story on this morning, that I actually got on tape, about the Prius. The tag line, sort of, was "good like trying to get one". They also said that one tip for getting hold of one of these babies is to settle for a white one because the black ones are big sellers. When it gets real hot this summer, I think I'll be glad my Prius is white but I thought that I'd pass that along to the Cool Chicks in Black Prius club If I get the time in the next few days, I'll turn the segment in to an mpeg and post it somewhere.
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I'm done with dark colored cars......white, glacier frost mica (see it on a lexus), or silver for me.
I live in Houston, TX so the heat + humidity + 5 minute rain showers = hell for dark colored cars; I went crazy trying to keep a black car clean and wow...talk about hot....ouch. Oh also, they show every flaw in the clear coat.

but for those that own them....they look great when they're clean

[galaxee]

the interior temp isn't too bad, comparable to the silver car one of my coworkers drives actually... i have started using a sunshade.

the paint is an issue, and it's great and horrible for perfectionists like me... i freak out at every imperfection but i keep it very clean

[Rancid13]

Interior temps are no problem for me either, even on those bright, sunny, 80+ degree California days where it's been parked in the sun for several hours. I've always had black cars, and I have the windows on the Prius tinted nice and dark. It's not any hotter inside my car on a hot/sunny day than it is in my husband's light blue/gray Accord.

I love my black Prius and wouldn't change the color for anything! And about the paint imperfections, I think they bother the car wash/auto detailing guys more than they bother me. I really don't care that much if there are or aren't swirly marks in my paint.

[JackDodge]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rancid13 @ May 10 2006, 02:10 PM) [snapback]252922[/snapback]</div>

Interior temps are no problem for me either, even on those bright, sunny, 80+ degree California days where it's been parked in the sun for several hours. I've always had black cars, and I have the windows on the Prius tinted nice and dark. It's not any hotter inside my car on a hot/sunny day than it is in my husband's light blue/gray Accord.

I love my black Prius and wouldn't change the color for anything! And about the paint imperfections, I think they bother the car wash/auto detailing guys more than they bother me. I really don't care that much if there are or aren't swirly marks in my paint.


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I've got my windows tinted too and it makes a big difference. The car seems to be about 10 degrees cooler than it was before the tinting.

[larkinmj]

I think that the "Cool Chicks" would be cool even if their cars were chartreuse with magenta polka dots

[Rancid13]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JackDodge @ May 10 2006, 11:17 AM) [snapback]252928[/snapback]</div>

I've got my windows tinted too and it makes a big difference. The car seems to be about 10 degrees cooler than it was before the tinting.
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I got the windows tinted about a week after I bought the car; the weather was quite cloudy and drizzly in early February this year, so I didn't really get to experience how hot it could potential get inside without tint. And if it is a bit warm when I get in, I simply put the windows down and turn the climate control (usually not A/C~just the vent) up a few notches.

[galaxee]

agreed, tint does make a difference. we had about a month in summer without it. i should say i'm pretty heat intolerant anyway, but it did help.

now my car gets parked in the shadow of an SUV at home (next door neighbors) and in the shady back part of the parking lot at work to maximize the effect.

[qbee42]

On the rare days we see the sun, it's good to have a dark color to soak up some of the heat.

Actually, it's not all that bad in Northern Michigan, but we do get a lot of cloudy days and long winters.

Tom

[phoebeisis]

Hello to all. We got our Black pk 4 2.5 weeks ago. I've never had a black car before, and I would never have chosen black over white. We live in New Orleans, and just like Houston we have a 7 month summer(April-Oct). However, I do agree that black is the coolest color. It looks like some sort of James Bond/ Spaceship/Stealth/Jetson's car! Of course, every imperfection stands out on a black car, but there isn't much you can do about that.
I ended up with black because it was the one our local dealer would sell for $23750(OTD was $26,000-we have 8.75% sales tax). It had about 331 miles on it, so maybe it had been on the lot a bit longer.
I expect that in a month or so Prius will drop back to below MSRP, so folks will have another buying opportunity. The latest gasoline run up caused many of us to buy sooner than we planned to. This should give buyers a break in coming months(assuming no bombing of Iran).Thanks,Charlie