I am picking up my 06 today

Not a problem. I thought it was a free download or something. I totally respect all Copyrights and privacy. Thanks.

 

Hey, man, relax and enjoy your Thanksgiving and your new sweetheart! The orphans (definition: guys with Priuses ordered or wannabes who have nothing better to do than sit around and watch their wives cook while playing on their computers :lol: ) here can wait for pictures. Catch a nap if you didn't sleep enough. (Did you sleep in the Prius? )

Don't mind us---salivating---whining---groveling---twitching---we'll be OK.

*twitch*

 

For the love of Thanksgiving....WHERE. ARE. THE. PICS? Gobble Gobble!!

 

Numerous posters reported, on older threads, that they sent their applications in before receiving the license plates. The VIN is sufficient for the DMV to process the requests and issue the stickers.

 

If you download anything other than the manual I would download New Car Features (NCF) It goes beyond the owners manual and explains the system. The shop manual is good but it is truly a reference book(s). New Car Features can be read like a text book and give you a great deal of back ground on the car. The most interesting thing that I read was a suggestion in the section on the vehicle stability control that the car not only uses the breaking systems to control a skid but also modifies the steering systems as well. It is an interesting read.

 

Oh man! ............

 

Thanks!.. I'm glad the cassette deck is gone. It really cleans up the dash look!

OUscarb

 

Excellent! Thanks.

The closeup of the left front fender gives the best view we've seen of both the "refreshed" headlight, and the new "hybrid" emblem (a little overkill, for my money )

Do you have a traffic jam in your driveway?

Happy Thanksgiving, Kinged.

 

I ordered mine early September. The first shipment of cars arrives the second week of December at my dealer, so I could potentially get it then. Just waiting for my CPA to get back to me on the tax implications.

 

Yes, this is true. I have my stickers already, still don't have my plates....

 

You have a nice lookin' car... heh.

 

Very nice! I think that it's amusing that you picked up a new silver '06 yesterday and I pick up a new silver '05 tomorrow. Something's just wrong with that, isn't it?

Sure, I'm saving well over $2K (they offered to boost my trade-in to significantly more than blue book if I got an '05 and an '05 with navigation is over a thousand cheaper than a similarly equipped '06), but I can't help be a little jealous of the new features like tire pressure monitoring, the better navigation display, MP3/WMA capability etc.

Enjoy your new car, and have a happy Thanksgiving!

Lee

P.S. It's amazing how enthusiastic everyone here is about their Prius's, especially considering that they are considered economy cars. I also frequent a Porsche Boxster bulletin board, and I see about the same level of enthusiasm there.

 

I ordered a black package 8 from Longo back in September. I wonder if they are gonna call me soon!!! OOOOOH I hope so! I am dying here!!!! :lol:

 

Ahhh I just realized that that's the new silver!!! It's gorgeous!!!!!!!

 

I suggest you don't send the HOV application in yet. Here's the situation:

Longo has several days (up to either 20 or 30, I think) to send the paperwork to DMV. They must validate information such as any lienholder before sending the paperwork in. I don't know about Longo in particular, but most large dealers have one or more DMV clerks who handle this. Once it is mailed to a DMV office, that office can take 7 to 10 work days to enter into the system. If that office is backed up, they can send to another office or Sacramento to enter the information, and that increases the time.

In a parallel path, when you send the HOV application in, it goes to the Special Processing Unit. I have been told it takes roughly 2 weeks for them to process your application. If they get to your application and your VIN is not already in the system, they will reject your application and send it back to you. If the VIN is already in the system, they will process it even though your application did not have a plate number written in.

The safest thing for you to do is first verify exactly when Longo sends your paperwork into DMV, wait a few days and call DMV daily to see if the VIN is in the system. You will lose a bit of time this way, but otherwise, you are taking a chance that the application will be rejected.

The only other consideration that may cause you to gamble a bit is anticipating when the DMV will reach the 50,000 mark when they will stop and evaluate the HOV usage and decide if they will continue to the 75,000 limit.

 

All the new colors are now up at Toyota.com

The red actually looks kinda cute....