Our new Prius

We picked up our 2009 Silver Pine Mica on 8/28/08 in Nampa, Idaho. The following week we drove 208 miles roundtrip to McCall Idaho and averaged 47.5 up the mountain and 52.5 down. So far at 600 miles our lifetime average is 52 mpg. Can't wait until it gets broke in and the mpg increases. Where we live is fairly flat and we get about 10 days of "bad" roads per year between December and February. The local tire dealer offered a trade-in of $140 for factory tires, but decided to get them siped and see how they do. I'm retired now and if the weather is bad I can just stay home and watch Oprah...Okay I lied about Oprah. I found the instruction book to be a bit wordy and redundant. Had to call dealer a couple of times to get a straight answer. Last week I lost my wife's Smart key. The car wouldn't lock with my key and would start with no key. The dealer said the key had to be in the car, but we really looked and couldn't find it. Dealer said bring it in and she'd find it. And lo and behold there it was way under the driver's seat on the track!!! I promptly bought a pair of Key Ringer remote key finders. $39.14 versus $300 was a no debate + peace of mind. One thing I recommend is buying an owner's manual while you wait. By the time our car came in I was fairly versed on the ins and outs, but there is no substitute for real hands on operation. So far 5 stars out of five stars for me.