Whos a Ct prius owner?

Linny · 07-26-2006, 12:37 PM

Hey Fellow CT Folks!

I too have seen more and more of us on the roads here. I travel mostly between New Haven and mid-Fairfield County. Plenty around but I still get excited and yell "Me see-us a Prius" everytime I see one (I stole that phrase from a fellow PC'r) and try to wave to the owner. There are 3 in my rather small neighborhood...my black one, a seaside and a silver. I love parking next to another one, usually at Trader Joe's!

I'm curious...how long was everyone's wait from order to delivery?

maknowlton · 07-26-2006, 12:56 PM

I got lucky... arranged financing 6/24, was driving my new red baby 7/1. If I'd gone with the one from Wallingford, would have been driving it 7/3, but they were too expensive. My parents, on vacation in Maine, found one at a dealer there, same package and color, $1800 less. I picked it up there the next day.

Betelgeuse · 07-26-2006, 01:04 PM

We put down a deposit right after Katrina hit last September (a coincedence; we'd been looking for a while) and took delivery in mid-October. About 6 weeks from start to finish; certainly not bad. We didn't get our top color choice (hence, I'm jealous of you, Mary Anna), but have been very happy with it.

I didn't shop around as much as I would these days, but we sort of lucked out and managed to get our car at MSRP from Wallingford (there was no way we were paying above MSRP).

stanleyjohn · 07-26-2006, 06:22 PM

hello fellow ct prius owners!

Here in haddam ct!i havent seen too many prius cars so far,maybe 2 or 3 a week.Where i work (around 300 employees),i have the only hybrid car in the lot.I get questions about my prius all the time.Most common question im asked is if it uses regular gas

! I say yes but less of it than a non hybrid.On my 3rd tank since i got my car and have just hit 50 mpg as an average

.Mary Ann!! if the prius you saw in middletown last week was a Driftwood Pearl! it may of been mine,I stopped at home depot in middletown on my way home from work.I also got mine at wallingford,The quote mary ann got was high!for the package she wanted.I paid around $700 higher than msrp,mostly due to add-on package dealer added(pinstripes,scotchguard and window glazing).I hope to get some of those $$$ back with the free oil changes ill be getting.Take care all!

maknowlton · 07-27-2006, 12:42 PM

Yep... it was a light color (little too far away to tell if it was Driftwood or silver). Glad you had a good experience with Wallingford... I'm still waiting for my $500 back from them. They refunded it the other day when I was there... but it hasn't shown up on my credit card yet. Oh, well... they said it takes a couple of days. Let me know how they are for the oil changes - I want to find a reliable place... I'm reading horror stories on here about putting too much oil in.

Betelgeuse · 07-27-2006, 01:19 PM

Hi Mary Anna & stanlwyjohn,

I've been to Wallingford for one oil change (at 6 months; we were still a bit under 5K miles at that point as we don't drive that much). I did ask them not to overfill, but only after the car had been taken into the service bay. For what it's worth, they didn't overfill the oil but, since I didn't ask them before they took the car in, I don't know if this is because they are always careful (i.e. regardless of the customer) or because I specifically asked them.

When I called, they *did* try to sell me the "5K Mile Maitenance Package," which included some BS service items (i.e. rear brake adjustment) for $80 or something (which was the price AFTER they discounted for the free oil change). Anyway, after asking them for "just" an oil change and tire rotation (i.e. what is in the service manual), they quickly offered a ~$25 option (again, this is the price even though the oil change is free). I still felt it was a little steep, but the experience was overall reasonable, so I'll probably head back there (at least until I decide to start doing my own oil changes).

07-26-2006, 12:37 PM	#11
Linny Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 65 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hey Fellow CT Folks! I too have seen more and more of us on the roads here. I travel mostly between New Haven and mid-Fairfield County. Plenty around but I still get excited and yell "Me see-us a Prius" everytime I see one (I stole that phrase from a fellow PC'r) and try to wave to the owner. There are 3 in my rather small neighborhood...my black one, a seaside and a silver. I love parking next to another one, usually at Trader Joe's! I'm curious...how long was everyone's wait from order to delivery? __________________ "Miles" Black 2006 package #6 Arrived 03.26.06 via Philadelphia Member Cool Chicks with Black Prius Club

07-26-2006, 06:22 PM	#14
stanleyjohn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Higganum,Ct Posts: 262 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	hello fellow ct prius owners! Here in haddam ct!i havent seen too many prius cars so far,maybe 2 or 3 a week.Where i work (around 300 employees),i have the only hybrid car in the lot.I get questions about my prius all the time.Most common question im asked is if it uses regular gas ! I say yes but less of it than a non hybrid.On my 3rd tank since i got my car and have just hit 50 mpg as an average .Mary Ann!! if the prius you saw in middletown last week was a Driftwood Pearl! it may of been mine,I stopped at home depot in middletown on my way home from work.I also got mine at wallingford,The quote mary ann got was high!for the package she wanted.I paid around $700 higher than msrp,mostly due to add-on package dealer added(pinstripes,scotchguard and window glazing).I hope to get some of those $$$ back with the free oil changes ill be getting.Take care all! __________________ Buy clean and effient to save the world. 2006 Prius,Package7,Driftwood Pearl extras!>window glazing,scotchguard and pinstripes Saw and Bought!on the spot June 17 2006

07-27-2006, 12:42 PM	#15
maknowlton Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 44 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yep... it was a light color (little too far away to tell if it was Driftwood or silver). Glad you had a good experience with Wallingford... I'm still waiting for my $500 back from them. They refunded it the other day when I was there... but it hasn't shown up on my credit card yet. Oh, well... they said it takes a couple of days. Let me know how they are for the oil changes - I want to find a reliable place... I'm reading horror stories on here about putting too much oil in. __________________

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maknowlton Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 44 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I got lucky... arranged financing 6/24, was driving my new red baby 7/1. If I'd gone with the one from Wallingford, would have been driving it 7/3, but they were too expensive. My parents, on vacation in Maine, found one at a dealer there, same package and color, $1800 less. I picked it up there the next day.

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Betelgeuse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northampton, MA, USA Posts: 1,334 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	We put down a deposit right after Katrina hit last September (a coincedence; we'd been looking for a while) and took delivery in mid-October. About 6 weeks from start to finish; certainly not bad. We didn't get our top color choice (hence, I'm jealous of you, Mary Anna), but have been very happy with it. I didn't shop around as much as I would these days, but we sort of lucked out and managed to get our car at MSRP from Wallingford (there was no way we were paying above MSRP).

07-27-2006, 01:19 PM	#16
Betelgeuse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northampton, MA, USA Posts: 1,334 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hi Mary Anna & stanlwyjohn, I've been to Wallingford for one oil change (at 6 months; we were still a bit under 5K miles at that point as we don't drive that much). I did ask them not to overfill, but only after the car had been taken into the service bay. For what it's worth, they didn't overfill the oil but, since I didn't ask them before they took the car in, I don't know if this is because they are always careful (i.e. regardless of the customer) or because I specifically asked them. When I called, they did try to sell me the "5K Mile Maitenance Package," which included some BS service items (i.e. rear brake adjustment) for $80 or something (which was the price AFTER they discounted for the free oil change). Anyway, after asking them for "just" an oil change and tire rotation (i.e. what is in the service manual), they quickly offered a ~$25 option (again, this is the price even though the oil change is free). I still felt it was a little steep, but the experience was overall reasonable, so I'll probably head back there (at least until I decide to start doing my own oil changes).