Just Got My 2nd Prius

I traded in my '05 salsa red prius for an '08 magnetic gray prius. I picked it up last night, can't wait to actually see it in the daylight. Here in the suburbs of DC it seems every other car is a prius, which I think is a good thing of course. I'm looking forward to seeing what has been updated or changed from the '05 model. I've already noticed a rear center headrest, the led dashboard display is reversed, no tape player, a totally updated nav system, and a larger gas tank. I have to program my phone into the bluetooth system, and I'm hoping it works more nicely with my verizon phone than the '05 model did. And I understand I can program the doors to all unlock at once - that was such an annoyance on the '05. Anything else I should know?

 

You're right, it did have the center headrest. I always kept it in the down position so I stopped noticing it.

I liked the override feature on the nav. Maybe its so secretly hidden that no one has found it yet?

I can't transfer phone numbers from my phone - some weird prius/verizon disconnect.

I can't find the AUX IN jack. I see the picture of it in the manual. I must just be crazy.

I really like not having to press "I agree" every time I start the car. The rear camera is kind of disconcerting - that will take some getting used to. I do think it is a great feature though, for me the only negative on the Prius is the view out the back.

I think the new texture of the dash will be good - the other one got so dusty so quickly. This one may hide dust better.

What I can't seem to get used to is the LED display. On the '05 the gas gauge and gear indicator were on the left and right, respectively, of the speed. Now they are switched. I couldn't remember if I put the car in park when I stopped earlier today and I couldn't find the gear indicator. My brain just has to get used to the reverse. I can't understand why toyota would make that change - it seems so random.

I could have sworn the '05 had a 9 gallon gas tank. I could be mistaken.

Thanks for the info.

 

Darn - that's depressing. I complained about it for 2 1/2 years.

 

"Did you get a good trade in value?"

It was a lease. We still had 3 months left on the lease and I was way over on my mileage, so we wanted to end that lease early.

"Why wouldn't you sell it privately to get a better price?"

We would have had to buy it first, then sell it. To be honest, we were too lazy to do that.

"If you made out great, let us know. How much did you get?"

So you know how car dealerships are, everything is kind of jumbled together into one transaction. But basically they gave us $12,500 for the car, and paid off our last three payments and mileage penalty. The guy who is buying the car from the dealership called me yesterday (he found something with my name and phone number in the car - oops). He is buying it for $19,500.

When I told my husband he decided next time not to be so lazy.

 

It was an '05 package 6 with 51,000 miles. The one I traded in was red, my new one is magnetic gray.