Hi Everybody! My name is Dan and I just traded in my gas-gozzling BMW 645 Ci for a new Prius and I'm loving it! A bit of an adjustment, but it's a great car and I feel great about driving it. Not to mention I went from 18 MPG to up in the 40's. Awesome. I just joined here after deleting the BMW forum from my favorites! Talk soon!
You need my license plate: the letters are "BMW". It's just a coincidence, but many people thing I did it deliberately with my black Prius. Tom
Welcome. You'll like it here. My '08 is almost a year old and I still learn new things here about this car. There are some smart people here and some nice people. A few are both.
:welcome: Welcome to PriusChat and Prius ownership, Dan. Don't worry, it's not an exclusive group, you can keep the BMW link in your Favorites. Have a seat, start reading, and feel free to ask anything.
Congrats, Dan! Welcome to PriusChat. Bring all of your experience with you and give us an idea of why you chose a Prius as your replacement over the BMW. It obviously wasn't because you grew tired of the cornering capabilities of that old Bavarian slug of a car. What drew you to a Prius? What do you miss (aside from frequent stops to fill up the tank)? If you could tweak your Prius, what would you add/delete/change?
Hi guys thanks soooo much for the warm invitation. I'm a reall addicted poster, so I think you'll see alot of me around. Tony: As I have no need for BMW info anymore, I did delete the favorite links. a priori: thanks for the nice words! Well we had our tax return apointment on Friday and after the shock of what my wife and I owe for 2008 taxes, it was time to make some changes and I did so the very next morning! I loved my 6 series, but it's really not in tune with my green way of thinking anymore. My office is 4 star EnviroStars rated, we recycle, I don't waste anything...so you get the point. The gas-hog just wasn't the "current me" anymore. I knew that Toyota is the leader in Hybrid technology and even though I want a full electric car someday, the Prius is a wonderful stepping stone. One thing I miss the most (and it's not the performance, because I'm zipping around just fine) is the moon roof. In the Pacific NW is gets cloudy often and I wish I had a glass roof... (Maybe I'll get the 3rd generation as my next car) I'm really on my 4th day with it, so I have ALOT to learn about it. I only have about 80 miles on the car (it came with 20).
