New Owner of a 2010 Prius

Two more things to read:

John's Stuff - Toyota Prius User-Guide An owner written manual.
Toyota Online Owners Manuals and Warranty Toyota's manual chopped into subjects

 

You should have the dealer check to see that all recalls have been completed.

 

Congratulations & welcome.

Please post a photo of your new Prius when you have it.

 

all the best!

 

shwaeeeeet!

 

It's been 18 hours!
Please tell us, what your first impressions are. And don't spare any details
I have a red 2008 T Spirit, I call it "The Spaceship", and I'm....literally over the moon with it....pun intended!

 

Good good job !! Regarding summer mileage ... enjoy it while you can because during the winter your mileage will suffer. But all is not lost - there are several things that you can do to limit the loss. So keep reading - especially some of the mileage during winter months threads.
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Can you share the details of the extended warranty? I agreed to get one for my 2012 with 19k miles. It was 8 years or 80k miles bumper to bumper. It was $699. I only put about 9k miles a year on my cars so I figured it may be worth it because time seems to be as much an enemy as miles.

 

Hello everyone,
First, while researching cars, I found PriusChat.com invaluable for information. I also just bought a 2010 Prius II (blue ribbon in color) with 80300 miles on it that was just taken off certified pre-owned for $12,000. I think I got the right car, for the right price, for the right finance plan that fits me. What do you think?
First impressions...

• I cannot believe how little money it took for me to fill up that 11.9 gallon tank, even with gas being $2.50 a gallon still in NY state. Mind you, I just got done driving a 15 year old GMC Jimmy that was getting me 17 mpg. Loving that already!
• I had the 12 volt AUX battery changed before I left the dealership on the advice of this website and after talking to the head mechanic in charge. He said the most common problem this time of year was with that battery and it being five years old already.
• Since I live in snowy western NY state, I am thinking of getting extra rims and snow tires. Easy to bolt on and bolt off.
• Strong point of reliability and re-sale value. It was between purchasing a 2013 Honda Civic with 23,000 miles ($2000 more) and this Prius. I figured I couldn't go wrong with either purchase. My wife and daughter both own Honda's and I love those also.
• Am I concerned about the overall battery replacement? Yes. But like someone posted on here, any part can go at anytime on a car.
• Has anyone replaced their factory radio (I have the non JBL system) with an after market radio? If so, what brand? And why?
• I have replaced the key fob battery in both of my remotes.
• Anyone invest in car seat covers?
• I plan on calling the dealership again and ask about my next oil change. Not sure if the last owner used synthetic oil or the standard oil. Any way I can tell if I don't have a history of the service done?
• Is there a timing belt in Prius? I am used to changing out a timing belt/water pump every 85,000 to 100,000 mile in a Honda.

Thanks everyone for time and thanks in advance for comments.

Bob

 

No. No belts of any sort live under the hood.

 

There is a timing chain, they often go 250,000 miles without replacement. (they get noisy)

BTW at Toyota Owners Official Web Site: Service Coupons, Owner's Manuals, Service Scheduling And More You can register and find out all the maintenance any dealer knows about.

 

Used to hate that beep too. Changed my mind after it saved me several times from parking lot crash.

 

Greetings and Welcome Aboard!

Good Luck!