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2012 Blizzard Pearl of course...

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by Lindsi, Feb 10, 2013.

  1. Lindsi

    Lindsi Junior Member

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    I'm Lindsi. My boyfriend and I purchased my first brand spanking new car at the end of December. I've never paid more than a couple grand for a car so this was huge for me. I had been researching for a good year as my current car was slowly deteriorating and scaring the crap out of me by just turning off while driving. I had my options narrowed down to 3...the Prius, a Kia Soul (don't laugh, it had everything I wanted and in a price range I was more excited about but he hated it so that basically ended that idea) and a Kia Sportage (his mom had to go and buy one like a month before we bought the Prius). So far, I'm incredibly happy with our purchase. It has EVERYTHING I wanted. It's tall enough for both of us, I'm 5'10, he's 6'2ish. My previous car, a Suzuki Aerio SX, made me LOVE having a hatch back so that was seriously a must have ( I never want to have a trunk again). I also missed having a moon roof, cannot wait to open that up in the summer time. The gas mileage was honestly not one of the selling points for us, its just a great bonus.
    As the title states...I went with Blizzard Pearl because it is gorgeous...luckily, the dealership we purchased from provides a lifetime supply of car washes, it's not a touchless wash though which has me a bit worried for the long run.
    I owned a couple Neons years ago...did some mods myself from the info I found in forums, so I actually found this forum within a week of buying the Prius and have read A LOT. We don't plan on doing anything major with the Prius...maybe a few years down the road converting it to a plug in, but for now...I'm loving having such a great looking car. I have done some necessary changes to it that seem to be the trend here... Tinted the windows...nice and dark...it looks amazing. Was ecstatic when I learned about the black alloy wheels hiding behind the stupid wheel covers and I removed those immediately and bought the center caps on Amazon. Not a huge fan of black wheels, but the center caps and the lugs stand out enough to make me happy. Need to get a pic of it with the tint and wheels, only have a pic of it the day I bought it sitting next to my old car.

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  2. spiderman

    spiderman wretched

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    Of course! Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride! Be sure to sign up for the Blizzard Brigade.
     
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  3. ny_rob

    ny_rob Senior Member

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    Congrats!
    You picked the right color too :D
    In any case Toyota > Kia quality wise- so again, wise choice.
    Now jump into the Gen III forum and make some friends....