Loving our new Prius Prime

brand new to this forum, and brand new to owning a Prius Prime! My husband and I have each owned a Prius for over 11 years, and last month we became aware that one of the proposed tax plans included elimination of the plug-in tax credit, so with only 3 weeks left in 2017 we started shopping! There aren't dealerships selling new Prius plug-ins in the southeast, so we had to look out of state. And we found Koons Toyota, with multiple dealership locations in Northern Virginia and Maryland, over 50 Prius Primes in stock, and with a fabulous year-end sale. We ended up with a new Prime Premium, with a $1,000 discount off MSRP, with dealer prep charges lower than our Florida dealerships - and the dealership was great to work with - no hassles, no hard sells. A quick visit to Virginia relatives and a new car purchase made this end-of year really special! Compared to our 2005 and 2006 Prius's, this one handles like a dream - quieter, smoother, tighter, wow! My personal downsides: significantly less storage - we now have one teeny glove compartment instead of two roomy ones, we no longer have a small compartment for miscellaneous change and access tokens, the console storage is smaller, 4 seats instead of 5, the rear storage capacity is definitely smaller, and the cargo cover is more cumbersome to install and remove than the ones in the older cars - my husband says "so what!". Most of the downloadable apps just add fluff and don't particularly impress me. But I LOVE the electric driving and my husband LOVES plugging it in every night!

 

Heck no! Drove the older Prius this morning - too many goofy people sliding around on ice! I have driven in Morgantown - you know what I mean in spades! Never thought I would appreciate heated seats, but am enjoying them right now, and loving this weather.