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My New Blue Streak Metallic c Three

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by Patrick K, Jun 15, 2012.

  1. Patrick K

    Patrick K The Blue Rooster

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    Picked up my Blue Streak Metallic Prius c Three on Wednesday evening. Took it ten days to make the journey from Portland to Burien, Washington (just south of Seattle) and was the only c arriving at my dealership. Traded in my 2005 Prius (Pkg VI), which I purchased new, for $8500. Considering it had a cracked windshield, cracked tail light, gouges on the front bumper, cracked right side wheel covers, 50% tire wear, misc. wear and tear plus the reduction in sales tax, I am satisfied with the deal.

    The sales manager said he practically had to beat the onlookers off with a stick while awaiting my arrival to pick it up! According to him, the eight hours it was on the lot resulted in two orders being placed. My c had 7 miles on the odometer and now, with about 170, is averaging 57 mpg (about 60% freeway, 20% country and 20% city). I turned down the offers of extended mileage warranties "at cost" as I never had to use the extended warranty on my '05. Also declined the Scotchguard, undercoating and clear coat, which I've always believed are unnecessary, and did not take any accessories such as the rubber floor mats as I'm sure I can do much better than the dealership.

    I'd been reviewing threads about increasing the tire pressure and saw one or two references to 44/42 so stopped by Costco last evening and had them add air to those figures, thinking I would probably decrease to something in-between. While the guy was adding air, the manager came over and said "you really want that high a pressure in your tires?!" to which I replied "hybrid owners ride with higher pressures all the time". To which he replied "I'll see you in one year for a new set of tires!". Tried to explain I had done the same with my '05 Prius and gotten 50,000 miles per set but he was adamant that I was ruining the tires. The ride is fairly stiff at 44/42 and I think, based on some other suggestions, I'll try 40/38.

    Overall, I like the way the car handles, the comfort of the seats and the great sound system! Had never listened to HD radio stations until now and am enjoying the additional choices, such as our local NPR stations having multiple channels!

    Pat

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  2. vtimm

    vtimm New Member

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    Beautiful car! Congratulations!:)
     
  3. Kmullin80

    Kmullin80 Junior Member

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    Congrats!! Very nice! Your gonna love it! :)
     
  4. ftl

    ftl Explicator

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    Very nice! Now you just have to fix your signature ;)
     
  5. PrissC

    PrissC Junior Member

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    Congrats! I have yet to see a blue one in person but from the picture yours looks beautiful.
     
  6. bgil

    bgil Junior Member

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    Great looking car, I live on Camano island and just turned over 2000 miles today on my silver c4.
    My overall average is 50.1...love that!
     
  7. cmergel

    cmergel PC3 Magnetic Gray Metallic w/moonroof

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    Just south of you in the Tacoma area. My PC3 (Metallic Gray) arrived in Portland on Sunday and now I sit and wait for the short trip up I5. I can't believe it takes that long to get up here. I like the Blue, very sharp.
     
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  8. ewaboy

    ewaboy Active Member

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    Congrats! Nice color - it was either this or Summer Rain for me. Decided on SR - partly cause our 2007 Fit is very close in color to the Blue Streak Metallic.
     
  9. Patrick K

    Patrick K The Blue Rooster

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    For Tacoma and Camano Island, and anyone else in the Puget Sound region, we have the added benefit of 20% off of the standard vehicle fares on the Washington State Ferries. When I pulled up to the gate at the Bremerton ferry terminal yesterday, I told the cashier my car was less than 14', which meets the requirement for the 20% off. She appeared confused then asked what type of vehicle I was driving. When I said "a Prius c, which is a new model of Prius", she took a clipboard off the wall, checked the list and said "your car isn't on the list yet" and it seemed she was going to charge me full fare. Another worker in the kiosk said let me measure it and took a long-handled device with a wheel and ran it along the pavement next to my car. He called over to the cashier "13 feet 2 inches" and she rang up the discount and said "I'll make sure the Prius c gets added to the list".
     
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  10. Surrylic

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    Congrats! Love the color. And good choice on the floor mat thing... mine came with all weather mats because I bought one on the lot and even though they say Prius C on them it doesn't seem like they were designed for the car at all. They fit fine, but they aren't shaped to fit over the humps on the floor they're covering, so they aren't like a nice customized fit or anything. I feel like they're generic mats that just happen to say Prius C :p
     
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    Congrats!! Sharp car!
     
  12. allopatry

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    Congrats and Enjoy! This is my favorite color on the c and I have the same model (3) with alloys and moonroof and I am loving this car. I am running on 40/38 for tire pressure and did the same with the 04 Prius I had before this with no noticeable tire wear other than from normal use.
     
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  13. ddblue01

    ddblue01 New Member

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    Congrats! I'm a little jealous though as that was my first color choice :) Enjoy your new car!