Oh boy, oh boy! Appt. to pick up new Prius Saturday morning!

I'm new to the forum and to Prius. My husband just called and said our new Prius is due to arrive at the dealer today and we have an appointment to pick it up tomorrow morning. I can't wait!:cheer2:

I commute 120 miles round trip to work each day and this Prius is replacing a 2006 Jetta TDI that has too many mechanical issues to list.

I'm looking forward to having a reliable, trouble-free car to drive every day. We went for the Barcelona Red because we wanted something that can be seen during our winter blizzards. If Prius had a hunter orange, we would have requested that color.

Thank you for a very informative forum; I've learned a lot while waiting for our Prius to arrive and am sure there is a lot more to learn.

 

Thank you; we've already been talking about which winter tires to get for the Prius. We ran Nokian Haakapelitta (sp?) on our Jetta. The dealer is installing a bolt heater.

What do you run on your Prius in Alaska? Studded or studless? Do you have a bolt heater?

Thank you in advance for all your advice.

 

We picked up our Prius late this morning and drove it around town, making a couple stops at the sporting goods store and grocery store. Then, it was time to get on the interstate and head north. After driving 11 miles around town and 60 miles on the highway the mpg on the dash showed 45.7. I've read here on the forum that the readout tends to be high, but I'm still very pleased, especially since I was driving between 75 to 80 on the way home and was playing with power mode and it was over 90 degrees outside.

It's going to be a great commuting car!