Private viewing of the Prius v in Staten Island, NY

Those considering going to see this should realize that this is the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, traffic is liable to be a bit congested in many directions...

 

We will be there. My kids will be psyched to see so many Prii in one spot. They are true Prius fans. Mark, can you make sure we'll be able to take a pic with car seats placed in the v, we can use our seats. I'm sure there are alot of folks here that would like to see that picture. Thank goodness Shabbos is so late this time of year!

 

Is Tom around? He's the sheep herder around here. see you then.

 

My coworker's good bye party is on the same day. I need to head into office that day so I will have a long drive from LIE exit #60 to Staten Island. If I come, I won't get there until 7:30-8:00pm.

How realistic for me to see the v?

 

For me earlier is better. Shabbos is 7:58 that week so the latest we cound see the car would be 6pm.

 

Thanks Mark.

 

I'm good with any time. So it's all alright by me. See ya then!

 

It was quite a challenge to schedule a showing of v here. We had snow & rain for weeks... long past when nice conditions should have finally arrived. The weather simply wouldn't cooperate. A gathering wasn't realistic. Sure enough, it ended up raining on the chosen time too.

But I jumped ship and took the chance on a whim when I got the call to finalize. It was a terribly uncomfortable freak warm-up. Very humid. Gloomy clouds. Absolutely fantastic lighting for interior shots though... and I ended up getting a ton. With some patience, there will be many to share online. Stay tuned.

Photo Advice: Bring a duster and one of those sticky link rollers. That sure would have been nice. Lots of crud gets tracked in on the floors and dash during a showing, which is especially easy to see on a brand new vehicle.

Suggestion: Open, adjust, explore, poke, ask, try. You name it. My helper was most definitely helpful. He was very well informed and more than happy to show me (and the camera) everything. It took me quite awhile to come up with a question he didn't know the answer too either. (Hint, look under the rear-passenger seat.)

You'll be impressed how Toyota was able to expand upon the Prius we all know & appreciate. You may also be a little jealous too. Improvements are continuous with the driver interface/experience. As for the rear seats, the sliding & reclining sure adds a new dimension to space & comfort.
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California won't be hearing all the East coasters yap'n ... now that they've finally been thrown a bone.

 

The first picture I want to take is the wheel without the aerodynamic rim protective covers.

 

John,
If you ever get an opportunity like this in the future and want some company, let me know. I have a few local people in MPLS that would've love to have seen the V (or any other green car) in person, even in the rain! Actually one of them is an independent shop owner in south MPLS that does PHEV conversions and would be happy to provide indoor meeting space for something like this.

 

mark, date is friday 5/27. Have you worked out a time with the driver yet?

 

So I will be leaving work at 5pm. I'll have 70 miles commute in the rush hour. Google map estimates about 2 hours in traffic. I think it is optimistic.

The earliest I will be there is 7pm.

 

Looks pretty good!