New Owner -- First Post

Hi All,

Richard here in Wyoming. Bought a 2015 Prius Three in late May.

I drive a paltry 1/3rd of a mile from work and back plus jaunting around our small town on errands and the like.

I am looking forward to vacations where I'll be driving around 5 to 8 hours at a time.

I have been reading a bit on the forum. Thank-you all for posting your experiences, tips, and advice.

I'm not a kid anymore and do not mind at all driving a bit slower and safer, so I'm anticipating leisurely drives on the highways to points of interest. First trip will be to Rapid City, South Dakota: taking Mother-In-Law and Sweetie for a short two-night stay to see the sights.

Anything at all you'd like to pass my way, please feel free to do so.

Thanks

 

Electric Me, I made a typo, the model # is Three. The typo was my fault entirely, and I changed it in my opening post. I guess I was a tad excited just to say "hi."

 

Mark, thanks for the clarification I did have to phone the dealership early this morning to ask what model I owned. Sales person was not in yet, so I asked someone in service. They did not know about the subset of "models" so we all learned something. Very coincidentally, the owner of the dealership happened across me this morning (I work in a grocery store), and I told him I had reason to call the shop today. He asked if all was well, and I said yes. Told him I needed to know the model. He paused and said he thought that models such as "four" and "five" exist. I asked him what is the difference. He told me the larger the number equates to more "extras" (my lingo not his).

So thanks so much, again, for explaining things to me.

The car seems great. I find much peace with the least amount of information possible on the dashboard. I guess there's 3 or 4 displays one can view. Mine has miles per hour, a sliding bar to indicate miles per gallon and little else. The more advanced displays were making me crazy with info I did not want.