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Finally got my Three, first drive and some thoughts

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by texasshawshank, Sep 13, 2016.

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  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    On the Prius, it's backwards. If you have the moonroof, you don't get the sunglasses holder. If you don't have the moonroof, then you get the sunglasses holder.
     
    #21 Tideland Prius, Sep 22, 2016
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    Update here: I finally registered the vehicle, paid tax, and installed Texas license on it, finally closed the deal on my first out-of-state vehicle purchase, almost two weeks after I received the vehicle.
    Dianne of Carson Toyota procrastinated till the last minute, and got my name and house number wrong on all the documents, and had Fedex delivered the documents to another house up the street. Well, having been through the trouble at Fred Haas toyota this just gave me another lesson that once you paid them the money your importance just fell like a rock way down on their attention scale.
    After a few phone calls with Dianne and Fedex, finally I was able to retrieve the package from Fedex hub right before they closed.
    It's amazing that tax office doesn't think it's a big deal having both wrong name and wrong address on the documents. The titling process was smooth and took less than 10 minutes.
    Now the saga has finally reached its finale.
     
    #22 texasshawshank, Sep 23, 2016
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    So weird. Up here an insurance agent shows up at the dealership when you're picking up the car, with plates and all the paperwork.
     
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    Here you just have to have your insurance company fax the binder over, then the dealer gives you a temporary registration and releases the car. I have to go back for the license plate when they get it, which I expect will be next month. I guess I might get the real registration card in the mail from the DMV some day, if not this year, then next year when I have to renew it.
     
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    Here, the dealer has a stock of plates, puts a set on, does the paperwork, you sign it - he sends it off and you drive off in the car. Technically, if the car had already been detailed and they weren't busy, you could drive off within an hour of turning up to purchase - a little longer than buying a PIZZA.
     
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    This was an important thing for me too. I really didn't care much about the sunroof. But having a spot for sunglasses that can get expensive to replace often was a pretty big deal for me. The HUD finally won the argument. I am glad that I got it. Out of all the tech features, it is something I use every time I drive. It turns out that the wrap around sunglasses won't fit in those sunglass holders anyway.

    I am surprised that you can buy the most expensive model of this car and not get all of the features of the lower trim models.
     
    #26 MichelleStone, Sep 23, 2016
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  7. Tideland Prius

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    Depends on province. Other provinces give you a temp tag and you have to go to the registrar's office to pick up a plate.
     
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