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Wynder · 10-14-2005, 04:26 PM

Greetings, folks...

I placed my order for an '06 Prius (to be delivered after 1/1/06 -- yay, tax credit) in classic silver with (at the time) the '05 package 4. My dealer was suprised to find out there was a new spec sheet with new packages and additions, but still -- no prices for the packages have yet to be found. So, a couple of questions for you folks in the know:

1) *Are* there any prices for the packages (or even speculations at this point)... I'm looking to see if the new package 4 is going to be comparable, price-wise, to the old package 4.

2) I'm glad at the addition of a rear camera, because without the navigation system it seems like just a waste of an LCD screen -- are there any neat things that folks have done with their screens?

Wynder

LaughingMan · 10-14-2005, 04:37 PM

I think once you start driving the car, you'll realize that the energy monitor on the screen is something you watch all the time...

I use the NAV all the time on my Prius, but I rarely ever watch the map screen. Usually the energy or consumption screen most of the time!

brandon · 10-14-2005, 04:56 PM

I can't attest to any of the new pricing, but I can relate to your experience with the dealer, having taken delivery of my Prius about this time last year. Basically, my local dealer didn't have any new information, brochures, etc. specific to the 2005 model, even after they started delivering the 2005s. At the time, it seemed the focus was more on meeting the soaring demand and less on the communication channel between the manufacturer and dealer. Consequently, very little was known until the car literally came off the delivery truck. The dealer didn't even know the "official" package details and actual MSRP until the car arrived with the invoice. Not that it presented any real problems, but I got the impression that Toyota had left the dealer "in the dark" on things.

10-14-2005, 04:26 PM	#1
Wynder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bear, Delaware Posts: 254 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Greetings, folks... I placed my order for an '06 Prius (to be delivered after 1/1/06 -- yay, tax credit) in classic silver with (at the time) the '05 package 4. My dealer was suprised to find out there was a new spec sheet with new packages and additions, but still -- no prices for the packages have yet to be found. So, a couple of questions for you folks in the know: 1) Are there any prices for the packages (or even speculations at this point)... I'm looking to see if the new package 4 is going to be comparable, price-wise, to the old package 4. 2) I'm glad at the addition of a rear camera, because without the navigation system it seems like just a waste of an LCD screen -- are there any neat things that folks have done with their screens? Wynder __________________ My Prius Journal 2006 Toyota Prius Classic Silver Package #6 38/36 PSI TomTom Go 700 GPS/Nav

10-14-2005, 04:56 PM	#3
brandon Proud member of the "Lunatic Fringe" Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 769 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I can't attest to any of the new pricing, but I can relate to your experience with the dealer, having taken delivery of my Prius about this time last year. Basically, my local dealer didn't have any new information, brochures, etc. specific to the 2005 model, even after they started delivering the 2005s. At the time, it seemed the focus was more on meeting the soaring demand and less on the communication channel between the manufacturer and dealer. Consequently, very little was known until the car literally came off the delivery truck. The dealer didn't even know the "official" package details and actual MSRP until the car arrived with the invoice. Not that it presented any real problems, but I got the impression that Toyota had left the dealer "in the dark" on things. __________________ Brandon 2005 Driftwood Pearl Prius, BC (Package #6), Delivered 10/21/2004

10-14-2005, 04:37 PM	#2
LaughingMan Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marlborough, MA Posts: 1,386 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I think once you start driving the car, you'll realize that the energy monitor on the screen is something you watch all the time... I use the NAV all the time on my Prius, but I rarely ever watch the map screen. Usually the energy or consumption screen most of the time!