Bought my Prius today

Hey all,

The wait has ended.

Went to a third dealer today to price out my Prius, and lo and behold they had the exact configuration as a dealer demo car. I still can't believe that. This was at Canada's largest Toyota dealer, Don Valley North in Markham (Toronto), Ontario.

It was a Seaside Pearl Blue with Navi package, with 6K KM (3750 miles) on the clock, and I got it for C$2600 off MSRP. Very sweet!

Took it for a test drive, it is perfect, clean, no dings or blemishes of any kind. I've never bought a *brand new* car before, and I have had reservations about doing so... Having a couple KMs on the clock and a couple thousand off actually makes me feel like I am getting more for my money!

Also had the dealer guarantee me that I this car is still eligible for the tax credit, which it allegedly is because it has never been registered to an individual.

I really don't care about the 6K, as I plan to drive it 200K+. B) As long as I got a decent price discount...

BTW, after driving an '05 on the weekend, I am thoroughly impressed with the resolution of the '06 MFD screen! The backup cam is quite cool. B)

Delivery is Wednesday... can't wait!

Kevin

 

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Thanks everyone!

As Godiva suggested, being a dealer demo, the car definitely seems like it was well taken care of. There is not even a single rock chip on the front bumper, so I doubt it even made it to the highway much, if ever. That normally, might be a concern for a 'traditional' car, but not so much with a car like this that 'thrives' on city driving.

Kevin

 

Just a followup...

I picked up my car yesterday, and all is well.

It was sad giving up my trusty car of the last 8 years, but she was starting to cost me a lot in maintenance, so I know it was the right thing to do.

My new baby is looking good and runs great.

Have driven it 120km so far (75 miles) of mixed city/highway/gridlock and average 4.6L/100km (~51MPG). Not bad for a "rookie". Of course, there may be a small factor of the car already being broken in...

My new purchase was welcomed this week with the beginning of construction season throughout the city, so I guess I got the car not a moment too soon!

A few initial impressions...

- I have difficulty getting basic voice commands to work, and I don't have an accent aside from maybe "Canadian". -> I need to read more into this in the manual, or maybe turn up the mic gain as I read in another thread somewhere.
- The high-res screen is awesome!
- Playing MP3 discs seems pretty slow to load, change folders and files. My 2-year-old Sony Xplod unit recognized and played the files much faster.
- Seats are not as comfortable as my Integra (awesome seats), but I will adapt. ;-)
- Bluetooth is awesome. If only I can use my Motorola V710 voice dialing through the car... hmmm...
- There does not appear to be a very good place to hold a cell phone that is within view (i.e. not in glovebox, where it will be forgotten), aside from using one of the cupholders. (?)

So far so good....!

Kevin