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  1. Silverprius2

    Silverprius2 Junior Member

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    Hi everyone,

    Newbie here from Sacramento. I just purchased a brand new Metallic Silver Prius today. I am excited. I got a great price on it as well. I used to drive a 1/2 ton truck which I will miss very much. I like the Prius and hope to drive it to 200k miles.
     
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    Post some photos...
     
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  3. Prodigyplace

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    Congrats and welcome.
    Just drive it reasonably like any other car and you will be amazed at the economy.
     
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    gen 4 seems to be attracting truck drivers for some reason. all the best!(y)
     
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    Didn't you say you used to have a truck?
    You now have a choice. Gen 4 or Prime? :D
     
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  6. Silverprius2

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    I will post some photos here shortly.
     
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  7. Silverprius2

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    I drove about 110 miles yesterday and I am showing 52.5 mpg. This is the first time in my life that I am seeing such kind of mpg. Just amazed at seeing such mpg numbers!!
     
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  8. Silverprius2

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    14.5 mpg vs 50 - 60 mph does the trick I guess. It was very tough to give up the truck. It was the best vehicle I owned. My kids were kind of upset about that as well. I showed them the engine/electric motor/battery display on the car and that got them really excited. I also told them that this car is better for Daddy's wallet!!! Lol
     
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    I would have gotten the prime, but they didn't have any discounts like the Gen 4.
     
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    how much is gas out there?
     
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    still have it for dump runs and the like, 1-2,000 miles per year. i will never go back to a non plug in if i can help it.
     
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    So, Prime it is.
    I have a 2000 Tundra pickup for hauling.
     
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  14. Silverprius2

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    Yeah.. the fact that the primes here were selling for close to MSRP and that I have to wait till next year to get the $4500 made me go with Prius. I got the prius 2 at over $5K below MSRP. Apparently I also got the newer model with the BS/BP package as well. I am happy with the purchase.
     
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    If you are asking about Sacramento area - it is anywhere between $2.5 to $3.0 depending on the area. I believe starting in November CA will add gas tax to that amount as well. So it will get real expensive here.
     
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    I live in Reno and could go to Sac to purchase new Prius. Which dealership did you use and who was the salesperson?
     
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    It is Folsom Lake Toyota here in Folsom. The best car buying experience so far. Very good people. I don't want to post the name of the sales person. If you pm, I can send you the name.
     
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  18. PriusNeckBeard

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    It will get real expensive there...
    BUT NOT FOR YOU! lol :)

    Because...when the price of gas goes up, cost per mile only goes up a tiny bit.

    Think of it this way...
    At 50 mpg,
    you are doing 300 gallons per year x $2.50,
    That's $750/year

    If the price goes to $3.00
    that's $900/year

    A 50 cent rise only costs us $150/year.
    Yes, that's real money, but to compare:

    If you got 20 mpg in your truck:
    that's 750 gallons x $2.50
    That's $1,875/year

    If price goes up 50 cents
    750 gal x $3
    That's $2,250

    In a truck, a 50 cent rise costs $375/year.

    So....imo, gas price rising/gas taxes matters a lot less in a Prius.
    We can live it up! lol

    BTW...note you save $1,100 in gas alone, per year, driving Prius vs the truck. !! sweeet...
    Not counting cost of a new car of course...
     
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  19. Silverprius2

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    I agree with you. Actually my truck only gave me 14 mpg at best. So the savings was almost $2500. I realized it was a waste to spend $2.5k more to carry my a$$ around town. I could use that for one or two nice family vacations.
     
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    Fantastic! Enjoy... :)
     
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