I just purchased a new Prius, with package 6 options.  At the end of the
my discussions with the dealer, I received the typical pitch for an
extended warranty.  
Does it make sense to purchase an extended warranty for a car with

Here in Southern California, all of the dealers are remarkably
consistent in claiming that they only see packages 1, 3, and 6 on the
2005 Prii (not sure of the plural here).  Never a 4.  Does anyone know
if other regions get package 4's?  If so, where?  Is there some other

I have always hidden a key under my car and I and my family have been
saved many times by doing this.
I have a way to do it on the Prius, but am looking for a better method.
Hiding a key under a Prius with Smart Key usually doesn't work because

  I just completed a trip of nearly 2200 miles in
my 03 Prius. The car computer says I got 53.0 mpg
while my calculations yield 50.4 mpg - a 5% error.
Is this just my car or is this consistent across