1 Mile
Meet my new baby, isn’t she pretty??
With the gas price going up every week at least that what it seems to me, at this post the local gas price is $3.79 a gallon. I finally talked Kerry into going green and in the meantime save some money on gas by taking a chance at a hybrid car. I know there are concerns about the battery but the Toyota Prius comes with a 10 year or 150,000 warranty on the battery! I feel pretty comfortable with it.
From the start, I knew I wanted a Prius and not the other hybrids available today, it gets the best mileage and it looks cool to me! With all the extra features that come with my package it is one sweet and smart car!
After talking to several dealerships and negotiating the best price possible for a brand spanking new Prius, we finally placed the order for an incoming inventory 3 weeks ago. I thought it was going to be easy peasy, just walk into a dealership, test drive and go home with the Prius. But nope the process took almost a month! Our dealership was extremely accommodating, he let us take a demo Prius home and test drive it over night! I completely fell in love with it the minute I started the car. It uses a Smart Key entry system, no traditional key here but a fob. You don’t even have to take out the key fob to open or start the car! simply have it on you or in your bag.
We returned the car and asked for a black exterior and gray interior. The salesman searched his “incoming” stock, there is one coming in 4 weeks!! Woohooo, placed my order and awaited for the car with bated breath. Just one week before we take delivery Kerry called to check on the status and also to confirm our color choice. The incoming black car has beige interior.. WHAT? I don’t want beige interior :(… So we asked what other color choice do they have coming in with a package #2 option or better. They do have a red package 3 coming in the following week…. Oh red? hmmm.. but I wanted black after much checking around and debate red isn’t a bad color and it has a gray interior!
So finally, just before we left to a trade show in Ohio we went in to pick up my new baby. This is the second brand new car I’ve bought, when I drove her home I had 1 mile on the odometer! :):)
Here are the features on the spanking new Prius Package #3:
- 48 mpg/city, 45 mpg/highway
- smart key
- backup camera
- hands-free phone capability via Bluetooth wireless technology
- low emission
- cruise control
- heated outside mirrors
- 15-in.
6-spoke alloy wheels with trim rings - Vehicle Stability Control
(VSC) - anti-theft system
- auto-dimming rearview mirror with
HomeLink - 6-disc in-dash CD
changer with nine speakers in seven locations, - MP3/WMA playback capability
- satellite radio capability
- May 3rd
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