new student owner in ohio

my parents have been wanting to get me a car for awhile, and i insisted on only a prius. they picked up a magnetic gray '08 last night, and i got it today! it was weird driving a car that had 33 miles on the odometer.

i'm 21, and play football here at miami university in ohio. for spring break, i'm driving down to new orleans for katrina relief, and i'm pumped to be getting ~50 mpg. the last 20 minutes of my drive today i was around 54 mpg, and was loving the way in runs.

i'm going to graduate next december, and then i plan on going on a 3-5 month road trip with a buddy around the country, and i think this car is going to serve me well for that.

this forum is such a cool community and i'm happy to be participating!

 

before i test drove it a few weeks i was worried about the room...but i fit great in it! i drove a '94 grand am for a few years, so i'm used to small cars. i weigh 230, and feel very comfortable in this car.

you know, a lot of guys on our team drive cool looking cars, and i'm sure some are smirking at my prius, but i'm a junior 2 year starting middle linebacker so i don't get a ton of crap from people. i have a reputation for being somewhat hippie-ish, so this didn't surprise anyone.

that tent looks pretty sweet! wow. i wasn't planning on doing anything like that, but i may have to look into it.... my buddy and i have a ton of friends all over the country so we were planning on staying with those people. also, we were looking into couch surfing...anyone have any experience with it...seems like a great idea...check it out at CouchSurfing

--oh and what type of mods would you suggest? i'm pretty simple, but is there anything cheap and easy to do that would be a major help?