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Picked up my 2010 last night!

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by nooaah, Oct 24, 2009.

  1. nooaah

    nooaah New Member

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    I didn't realize I couldn't turn off all of the beeps/auto locking myself! The dealership will take care of it all tomorrow, thankfully. This was my first time driving a 2010 and at first I felt really far away from the windshield. I still don't know how to achieve a glide and I miss the mfd terribly. Also, the dealership said I'd have a backup camera but they didn't tell me when I declined the nav I declined that, as well. I wish I had more time to research the packages but I had to replace my gen 2 which was destroyed a month ago by a drunk driver, along with my back (rough for a semi-athletic 20-something to suddenly be immobilized; not that it's easier for anyone else).

    Ok, onto the good! I paid for my pkg IV exactly what I paid for my gen 2. My dealership was awesome and they even just about matched the priuschat extended warranty. The drunk driver paid for it so I wasn't too eager to pull an even better deal.

    My first trip of highway 55-70mph and center city Philadelphia driving yielded 59.8mpg with factory psi tires. In the rain!!! For reference the same trip in my 42/40 II in ideal conditions would get me about 55 or so mpg. Wow. I decided already I will only use power mode since I'm already getting better mileage.

    Interior is awesome. What an improvement. The car from the side still is goofy looking but it looks like a luxury sedan from the front. I hate the stock headlights and will get them switched out after the settlement. A black prius begs to be tinted. What a slick car this will be. The battery only mode is much more powerful, too. First thing I noticed. Overall, given the terrible circumstances, I couldn't be more pleased.

    For anyone in Philadelphia go visit Faulkner Toyota. They got me in the color and pkg I wanted in 3 weeks. Second prius I bought from them and happy each time. :)
     
    #1 nooaah, Oct 24, 2009
  2. Airbalancer

    Airbalancer Active Member

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    Glad to hear you are liking it
    The really should all come with privacy glass
     
    #2 Airbalancer, Oct 24, 2009
  3. macmaster05

    macmaster05 Senor Member

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    Cool story. Thanks for sharing.

    I bought a 2009 model a few weeks ago after debating some of the issues. I ended up with a dark grey touring edition, I love it! This was also because I came to a similar conclusion about the car; I really liked the old MFD too. I also get 55 mpg combined with the Gen II and I figured I could live without the additional ~5 mpg of the Gen III. To be honest, I like the look of the Gen II, it's such a cult car.

    Either way, both are great cars!
     
    #3 macmaster05, Oct 24, 2009
  4. RL Prius

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    congratulation !!!
     
    #4 RL Prius, Oct 27, 2009
  5. GreenGuy33

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    Congrats!!!
    Good luck with the 2010 and best of luck with your recovery.
     
    #5 GreenGuy33, Oct 27, 2009
  6. nooaah

    nooaah New Member

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    Thanks. :). I haven't had much of a chance to drive since I'm flying all the time. One nice bonus I did notice on Sunday is that they threw in XM. Or it came with the car and they didn't realize it.
     
    #6 nooaah, Oct 27, 2009
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    It does come free for (I think) 3 months with the JBL 6 cd system.
     
    #7 GreenGuy33, Oct 27, 2009
  8. nooaah

    nooaah New Member

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    Party pooper! How much is it these days?
     
    #8 nooaah, Oct 27, 2009
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