Placed Order For A Prius Today!

Hi all my name is Dion. I have been lurking on this forum for almost 2 months now reading and learning about the Prius. I have to admit it is in no small part that this forum convinced me to buy a prius. I am actually a BMW Parts Sales Manager in SC and i know you are thinking "why didnt you buy a BMW?" Well I have all of you great people to thank for that. I was in the market for a new car but i wanted the best fuel economy i could get and still have a cool car. I have a 99 Suzuki X-90 right now as a show car so i like cool, unique cars that can be personalized. After all my lurking and reading this forum i decided to order my Prius. I Placed my order with David Ledford of Toyota of Adrmore OK. Why so far away? Because in their region they could get the Magnetic Gray PKG 7 that i want so dearly. They said it will be in on the 10th of sept and will have my VIN in 3 days. They have been very helpful. I plan on borrowing a friends tow vehicle and trailer to go get my new baby so i dont break it in on the highways. Im an ASE certified master tech so i know the drawbacks oif highway break in. Well i guess that sums it up. I think you will all be seeing alot more of me now Thanks for everyones unknowing help! LOL

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jan @ Aug 24 2006, 09:13 PM) [snapback]309110[/snapback]</div>

Well in my particular case the long highway mileage. You never want to break in a new engine at steady load or RPM. Im not saying go from idle to redline randomly however. I have built numerous engines and I have always broken them in with moderateto heavy throttle but keep the rpm down. It aids in seating the rings properly. I always observe rpm limits. The other reason in my case is the drive from OK so SC is over 1000 miles and would be terrible for a new engine. I also would be going well over MY normal oil change distance for a new engine. The biggest problem with highway miles is that under steady load and rpm there is less load on the rings forcing them outward so rather than seating they tend to wear down and seal less efficiently. I plan on keeping my prius for a long time and i want maximum life out of it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lola'05 @ Aug 24 2006, 09:24 PM) [snapback]309117[/snapback]</div>

LOL! I knew this would be one of the first questions. Well i got my Magnetic Gray Pkg 7 for $27k tax,tag,title. BUT the biggest reason is i went to every dealer in SC and NC and nobody could even FIND a Grey PKG 7 in the Southeasten Toyota Region. So i used toyotas website and looked in different zip codes and found my car. I called several dealers in the area and all but this one had markup. When i called them they were shocked how far away we were coming from and the salesman said he would see what he could do for us to offset the trip costs. He called me back within 30 mins and gave me a price and i gave him a credit card # for my down payment