I picked up my Prius at the dealer today, and drove it 107 miles with an
average MPG of 46.0, including driving over a 2500 foot mountain and back on
I-64.  I really liked the vehicle's performance.  The displays teach you how
to drive it for best MPG pretty quickly.  The car got ...

My Prius arrived at the dealer today, making my wait time 4 weeks.  I'm
planning on picking it up tomorrow after work.  It is a small dealer in
western Virginia.
I stopped by after work today to have a look at it.  It is a silver, 2005,

Any word on when US dealers will be accepting orders for the 2006 model?
Seems prudent to go for the 06 and the tax credit from the feds.
Rich
2000 Maxima Driver

I'm curious about the durability and repair costs of owning a hybrid.
Do they break down more often than a gas car? The regenerative braking
and other features sound kind of complicated. How long will they last?
Since the technology is new I'm sure there will be great improvement in

I have a 2001 Prius that I just bought.  This morning I got stuck on
the freeway in stop and go traffic.  Maximum speed was 5 MPH.  Every
time I pressed on the accelerator the ICE would start up and when I
would stop, the engine would shut down.  We were moving about one car

I'm interested in buying a 05 Prius from Dublin Toyota. Has anybody bought
a Prius from them before? If so, did you like buying from them?
After reading the posts, I have a few questions.
1. Is anybody having stalling or monitor problems with the 05's? The posts

2004 Toyota Prius
3,400 miles, silver exterior, gray interior. I am the second owner. I
replaced the bumper, radiator, condensor, and hood. The airbags did not
deploy in the accident. I bought the vehicle after the accident and did the

As I went to get out of the car, the buzzer sounded.  It was
accomapnied by both directional arrows showing.  Couldn't
figure out what the problem was, and it was not in the manual
either.  Now, I note when I lock or unlock the car, I see

I just rented a Prius for two days from Dublin Toyota in Dublin, California.
It has almost 9000 miles on it and looks amazingly clean for a car with 9000
miles on it.
I've noticed that the rear bumper already has several scars on it as a

I bought the Prius with package #1.
*I've only had to fill the fuel tank up once (499 miles)
*Averaging 57.8 MPG
*Wish it had an automatic dome light

When I helped my daughter buy her base Tercel (first car!) back in 1994, I
brought it home and put it up on jack stands.  Then I got under it and
applied a good thick coating of asphalt undercoating.  The main benefit of
this undercoating was that road noise was almost non-existent!

I realize that in the effort to keep their car "green" Toyota doesn't
offer leather seats in the Prius. Does anyone know about an issue with
leather and air bags where dealers discourage putting in the leather
because the stiching may not break apart in an emergency to allow the

What can be done about the interior?  A lot of it looks like
it is going to be marred very easily--and I say that as one
who has never damaged a car's interior.  Why the very
cheap-looking mat plastic?  And the not-too-robust-looking

Does anyone know of any AVAILABLE new Prius' out there? Within 50 miles of
New York Metro area?
Thanks.

I've contracted with a local Toyota dealer for a Prius with option
package 4.  He has none in stock, and is looking for one for me and for
3 other people.  Last week, he had 2 in stock.  So, on Prius, his stock
has gone from +2 to -4 in one week.