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Tomorrow is the day! I'm so excited to buy.

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by AdrianMBrown, Nov 28, 2011.

  1. AdrianMBrown

    AdrianMBrown Prius Owner Prospect

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    Hi all, I'm so anxious about purchasing tomorrow that I feel like I can vomit. But after about a year of planning to buy a prius, and months of constantly checking prices and models, I am finally doing it tomorrow.

    I'm gettin a brand new 2011 Prius III with nav in blue. I got a GREAT deal of $24,700 because of the black friday toyota $1000 rebate on new toyotas that is going on right now.

    Wish me luck!
     
    #1 AdrianMBrown, Nov 28, 2011
  2. frodoz737

    frodoz737 Top Wrench

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    Congratulations and enjoy the good MPG.
     
    #2 frodoz737, Nov 28, 2011
  3. Much More Better

    Much More Better Active Member

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    Just don't vomit in the your new car.
     
    #3 Much More Better, Nov 28, 2011
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    Before you drive 'er off, bring a gage, check those tires to spec, drive it for maybe 25 minutes and hopefully it will be scoring high 40s or 50.

    On our first test drive, we went out for probably 25 minutes. Reset tripmeter first and the MPG were crawling up through the 30s, 40s, by the time I got back to the lot, it hit 51 mpg. I grinned and said, yep, this things working right.

    Right now, it's stuck on 55 mpg and that's a lot of suburb driving. Can't wait to see first refill at pump.

    Look it over up and down, try everything, all seats, you name it. They do a great job building these, so should be no anomalies.

    Enjoy! My 2009 was the dark blue, they called it Spectra Blue Mica then. Same as Blue Ribbon.
     
    #4 cycledrum, Nov 28, 2011
  5. MDGolom

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    Congrats. I just bought my first Prius this afternoon as well. Got it for about the same price as you, so I'm happy.
     
    #5 MDGolom, Nov 29, 2011
  6. bisco

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    good luck!
     
    #6 bisco, Nov 29, 2011
  7. spiderman

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    Nice, welcome aboard and enjoy the new ride! <barf>
     
    #7 spiderman, Nov 29, 2011
  8. AdrianMBrown

    AdrianMBrown Prius Owner Prospect

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    Thanks all! Yeah I actually woke up in the middle of the night last night and couldn't get back to sleep. I bought it now and had a great time driving it. I just need to figure out how to get my MPG up! I haven't hit 50 yet. :(.
     
    #8 AdrianMBrown, Nov 30, 2011
  9. spiderman

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    Awesome. I might be tough around the Seattle area to get the FE up there. Make sure your tire pressures are up. Also make sure you fill the tank up the same way every time and then take the mileage. The dash meter is off (about 5% generous).

    Just relax, sit back and enjoy the ride.
     
    #9 spiderman, Nov 30, 2011
  10. stream

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    Congrats--enjoy.
     
    #10 stream, Nov 30, 2011
  11. Jim Clark

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    Don't sweat the MPG and please don't become a neurotic hyper-miler, you'll drive yourself crazy. Just enjoy the car. PWR mode is best and doesn't hurt MPG that bad.
     
    #11 Jim Clark, Dec 2, 2011
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