Package 1...should I get it?

[exbauer]

There is a pkg. 1 coming in and should get here by the beginning of July. I wanted a pkg. 2. But, that seems to be what everybody wants. The pkg. 1 comes with cruise control and heated mirrors. Pkg. 2 comes with VSC, smart key, rear-view camera, and ipod connections. For $600 that is a steal. I have asked several dealers around here and most of the people on the wait list are wanting pkg. 2. So, the wait will be a long one. I got on the list with a dealer with a small wait and nobody wanted the pkg. 1. Will I regret my choice in getting a pkg. 1?

[Tdoff1]

I have the package 1 and love it, the market is so crazy right now that they are hard to find. If you really think you need the camera and smart key, wait. Buyers remorse sucks, but understand you may be waiting awhile...........good luck

[Patrick Wong]

Originally Posted by exbauer

...I live in a place where it snows in the winter and hear horror stories about the VSC...

I'm not aware of any problems attributed to VSC. I am aware of problems attributed to the traction control (which is standard). If you use new winter tires during snow season, then you should be OK.

I can't assess whether you will be happy with option pkg 1 or not. You might have to wait for the 2009 model year vehicles to start shipping, in order to get a better-equipped car...

[exbauer]

Originally Posted by Patrick Wong

I'm not aware of any problems attributed to VSC. I am aware of problems attributed to the traction control (which is standard). If you use new winter tires during snow season, then you should be OK.

I can't assess whether you will be happy with option pkg 1 or not. You might have to wait for the 2009 model year vehicles to start shipping, in order to get a better-equipped car...

Ah, you are right. I corrected me post. I have a Murano that I am driving now and it is killing me with gas. I am ready to dump it for something that gets better MPG. My wife drives the Prius we currently have.

[fcc]

to be honest i would wait for what you truly wanted. you will be happier
in the end.

i for example, wanted it fully pimped out and would settle for nothing less.
i would have had no problem saying no to any lesser package.

[PriusSport]

Right now, take what is available. Pkg 2 is nice for $575, but not necessary.
If you can get the car for below $22K, it's a bargain right now. Grab it.

[PriusSport]

Originally Posted by exbauer

Ah, you are right. I corrected me post. I have a Murano that I am driving now and it is killing me with gas. I am ready to dump it for something that gets better MPG. My wife drives the Prius we currently have.

Yeah--those crossovers really suck for gas mileage. Not a good concept.
They will die with the SUVs.

[exbauer]

Originally Posted by PriusSport

Right now, take what is available. Pkg 2 is nice for $575, but not necessary.
If you can get the car for below $22K, it's a bargain right now. Grab it.

Where can you find a new Prius for under $22,000? The dealer is selling at MSRP which is $23,814.

[MsDaisy]

Originally Posted by fcc

to be honest i would wait for what you truly wanted. you will be happier
in the end.

i for example, wanted it fully pimped out and would settle for nothing less.
i would have had no problem saying no to any lesser package.

I concur wholeheartedly. I fell in love with my current car but settled for the base model with no extras (other than a moonroof). I regret not waiting to get the package that I really wanted, but this was a brand new model (Altima Coupe) and the supply was scarce at the time. I insisted that my Prius be at least a package 5 and I wound up with a package 6, with some additional goodies like tinted windows and XM radio.

I spend too much of my life in my car just going to work and back (not so much the distance, but the amount of traffic clogging the road) not to make it as pleasurable an experience as possible. I also have to travel about 160 miles round trip to see family at least once a month.

Fortunately, I can afford to get what I really wanted and I don't mind paying for it. I will never settle for anything less ever again.

[Joekc]

I wouldn't buy a new vehicle without VSC. It seems an odd omission for a car line that touts its safety features.

I also especially like the keyless system, but that's just a matter of preference.