Excited new Prius owner in Wisconsin

[JoannSolberg]

Thanks to all of you for the warm welcome! Yes, I already have my eye on a few add-ons I also hadn't seen many blue Prius around Madison until just recently AND during some tooling around last night, through Mount Horeb, I saw two blue ones within a mile. Received my first Prius wave from a fellow owner - felt GREAT!

I had read about Hybridfest in Madison and am thinking about attending - not sure yet if we're around that weekend or not....

I waited for 6 months for mine - which was okay since I was able to save up for the downpayment & I didn't need a new car immediately - it was definitely worth the wait. Am enjoying the car very much in the less than 24 hours I've had it so far!

[bruceb]

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Picked up my new blue, pkg 7, 2006 Prius about 2 hours ago - yippee!! I wanted to thank all of you for posting such good advice/info throughout the 6 months I've been lurking here. Because of this group, I knew enough to turn down the extended warranty offered] the Toyota dealership - if I do decide to purchase one, it will be through PriusChat at the member price. I've also gotten a few chuckles from some of the posts, in the general forums & in FHOP, so thanks for that as well!

On the drive from the dealership back to work, I didn't mess with any of the settings/energy screens/etc - trying to get used to just normal driving since I moved from a Ford Explorer to this great vehicle (what a difference!). Now I just have to wade through the owners manual, etc so I know what I'm doing w/ the Nav, etc.

Again, thanks for everything - no questions yet (but I'm sure I'll have some!)
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Good luck JoJo, and have fun! If you see a Barcelona Red Prius between New Glarus and Madison (with the Marshall Tucker Band blaring out the windows), its me! Kind of an odd combination, but it works for me...

[galaxee]

just gotta pop in as one of the resident wisconsinites
i may be in nc but my heart is in la crosse...

congrats!!!

[Dithermaster]

Another new Madison WI owner here. Pine Mica / Gray / Pkg. 5. My wife will be doing most of the driving, but it's technically "ours" so I get to drive sometimes. We're looking forward to HybridFest.

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