Trim Swap

Are you asking because you see things on your level 2 that would be on higher levels or do you actually want to add higher level accessories to your level 2?

Should be able to google package differences and what is included in the trim levels.

 

Can't answer unless you get specific...

 

You should really return the car since they sold it to you as a V and not a II

 

Here is level V

 

Sounds like a bad dealership experience has stampeded you into this. I would stick with what you have, talk to the dealership about some compensation, or as for a refund, saying the car was misrepresented.

What you're proposing to do would be way too expensive and ultimately unsatisfying, my 2 cents.

 

I've done it!
I had a 2012 Prius Two.. back in 2015. Bought it at a local Toyota Dealership for $17k, only had 16k miles on it. Back in 2015, being 3 years old only, that was a pretty good deal! A Prius Four on the lot was significantly more. I opted for the Prius Two.

Went to car-part.com, found Softex Leather Seats from a salvage Prius in excellent condition. $250 for the front and back.
Added lower door trim (Toyota OEM accessory). Added Backup camera from a DiY on this site. Never needed to add navigation because I use my phone anyways. I always called it my Prius Three and a Half

 

No you can't really upgrade much besides the "leather" seat covers. Even those are not really leather, they are a synthetic material. Tell them you want to return it. The 2010-14's are full of expensive mechanical issues as well.

 

In what state do you live in that you can return a car?! In Michigan, you can't. And neither can you in Florida, where the OP is from. The sale/contract is binding. Due diligence is the buyers liability there, not the dealers. Even if you fight it in court to force the dealer to perform (taking the car back), we are talking several thousands of dollars in legal fees, time, aggravation.... and the possibility the Court says "nope!"..

 

if the dealer actually gave o/p paperwork stating it was a v, that would be criminal in my mind.

if it was a matter of 'the salesman told me', that would be par for the course

 

Not if the dealer sold it as something it is not.
That is false advertising and returnable.

 

Then I guess we shall sit back and see what the OP reports back.

 

Only if you have it in writing... Or in some cases if you have an audio or video recording... If it's part of a verbal conversation that's not documented case law says that no matter what the claims are of both parties, it's judged to be a misunderstanding.

 

Fraud is winnable in every state

 

You have to prove (and the burden is on YOU) that the dealer purposely and willfully deceived you. Listen, in la-la land, in a perfect world, we should all be able to just waltz right back into the dealer and give the car back saying to the sales manager they deceived us, but there’s actual law dedicated to these kinds of situations, that vary by state, and I’m telling you Florida does NOT stand behind the buyer in this kind of situation like you think they would. Sadly, Michigan is the same way (where I reside). Mistakes in listings by the dealer do not constitute fraud. The dealer would claim a mistake. It’s up to you to prove otherwise. This takes time, money, aggravation.. life is short.

 

In Michigan I was sold a 2015 Prius Two that had been advertised as a 2015 Prius Four, complete with an online description of its features being those of a Prius Four. When I got it home and went to program the HomeLink to our garage-door opener, I found that it wasn't there -- and nor were various other Prius Four features. I contacted again the person I had originally contacted about this car and who had set up the appointment, and she insisted that it had been described to her as a Prius Four. I demanded to be put in contact with the General Manager of the whole chain (with dealerships for many different makes, but not Toyota -- at least not in this area), and over the next few days (including a weekend) until the GM got back to me, I saw the online description of the car having Prius Four features gradually removed, and I took screenshots of those changes. To cut a long story short, they did an even swap and replaced the 2015 Prius Two by a 2015 Prius Four (which they had had to buy in, probably at an auction) with about 10,000 fewer miles and several more months of manufacturer's warranty remaining.

If you have documentation to prove that they were advertising it as a Prius Five, I think you should go after them to either void the sale and refund the purchase price (and maybe with an additional few thousand $$$ to compensate you for the inconvenience and psychological trauma) or replace the Two by a Five with at least as few miles and as clean a service and accident record.

 

There are two different things going on here.

A dealer might be willing to "make good" if they advertised it as the wrong trim level.

But, in court claiming fraud, where is the detrimental reliance? The OP received the exact car that she looked at, test drove, and accepted delivery. It was obvious that it didn't have a rear camera, power leather seats, or smart keyless system. This just isn't a hidden defect situation -- if a car is advertised as a Lamborghini and I drive out with a Yugo, that's kinda on me.

And given that the dealership writes the sales contract, you know it has lots of clauses that make sure that there is no reliance on anything representation and surely it says that the seller has examined the car and accepts it as is.

Bottom line: (1) You saw the car; (2) you liked the car; and (3) you were happy when you drove it off the lot. If you can get back to that mindset, you'll save yourself a lot of aggravation, imho.

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"

 

Pretty sure most car dealers give you a buyer's remorse clock of 72 hours, some longer, some shorter but that's different than this particular issue. Of course given the newfound scarcity of used Prius for sale at the moment it's a decision between being grateful a really hard car search is over, or it's still not over and might take way longer.

 

Work for a used car dealer or flip cars? Why else does anyone want to discourage the op from seeking recourse? If it was a well engineered model maybe, but this car is overpriced with no Toyota support for brake booster, head gasket or oil consumption issues, all known design flaws. The inverter flaw still is under warranty but is a "strand you without warning" issue.

Its a different paradigm for those of us who bought a gen3 new and had 150,000 miles of reliable and low cost ownership. Many of us received free brake boosters and inverters, a lucky few even got new piston and rings for the oil consumption. The op comes to this site asking for advice before purchase and only Bisco warned of the concerns. The dealer prices the car to a trim 5 and takes further advantage. Then we get members who only offer "its the buyer's fault, buyer beware".