Toyota Prius: Tips for a "newbie" owner??

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Check out PriusChat.com ... you'll find loads of information there.

There are lots of things that are good to know, though the best advice
is "Just drive it." Once the dealer shows you how to start it and put
it into gear, it drives like most any other car. Though learning more
about how it works will certainly help you to maximize your gas mileage,
and your enjoyment.

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That would be wrong.

Get in and drive. Toyota went to HUGE lengths to make this look, feel,
smell, and drive just like any other car you'd buy from anyone else.
The only difference is, it gets better gas mileage.

Prius does have a few surprises. Sit in the thing on the dealer's lot
for a half-hour reading the basic sections of the Owner's Manual, and
finish reading it when you get home. Note especially the break-in
period recommendations.

When you pick up the car take a copy of the pick up checklist:
http://www.vfaq.net/docs/pickup_checklist.html
It was written for the 2004 but most (all?) of the differences between
an '04 and an '08 are invisible with respect to the checklist.

Remember that when the last pip on the gas gauge starts to flash, buy
gas immediately. Because of the fuel tank internal bladder you cannot
accurately estimate how much gas ought to remain based on how much you
put in at the last fill and how far you've driven since then.

Follow the Scheduled Maintenance Guide. More service is not required
and will cost you money. Less can damage the car.

On Dec 21, 1:06*pm, com wrote: 

OP again.

Thanks for all the suggestions.....Have just over 300 miles on it
now....Still holding to the breaking-in restrictions....waiting for
shipment of OEM rubber floor mats from toyotapartspeople.com. Ordered
Monday....haven't heard a thing, but imagine with the holidays, it
will be a few days.

For the Prius mats Local TOY dealer wanted $115.99 (MSRP is $99.99).
Dealers in the closest Metro area (four-hour round trip), want $80.
Toyotapartspeople wanted $68 + $12 shipping.

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On Dec 21, 1:06 pm, com wrote: 

OP again.

Thanks for all the suggestions.....Have just over 300 miles on it
now....Still holding to the breaking-in restrictions....waiting for
shipment of OEM rubber floor mats from toyotapartspeople.com. Ordered
Monday....haven't heard a thing, but imagine with the holidays, it
will be a few days.

For the Prius mats Local TOY dealer wanted $115.99 (MSRP is $99.99).
Dealers in the closest Metro area (four-hour round trip), want $80.
Toyotapartspeople wanted $68 + $12 shipping.




Whenever I buy a car, I always ask that the dealer throw in mats and
pin-striping. I've never been turned down.

On Dec 27, 8:10*pm, "Richard Warren" <com> wrote: 

Yeah, well, we got the car for free... and a cranky "lienance manager"
besides who decided to try to pick a fight because I flatly refused
the extended warranty...so free mats were not in the picture.

On Dec 27, 9:48*pm, com wrote: 

[ http://www.CarsSave.com ] Out of business - Auto sales / Rental /
Lease site no more

December 26, 2007

[ http://www.CarsSave.com ] is apparently closing its doors? "Thank
you for emailing CarsSave "Sorry, we will note be serving new
customers after November 30. -We appreciate your patronage."

There is no way to know if they will resume later after they work out
their difficulties?

-Jay

loved their service as well, sorry it sucked for you

I contacted Their main headquarters and they told me the same thing
that it was my computer's fault, I never used their crappy site
again..

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More options Sep 26 2007, 2:23 am

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From: "Darrin" <com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:31:00 +0100
Subject: Their website was the best

Their products are excellent quality and I loved their service. They
even emailed me with extra info I requested at no charge.

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More options Sep 26 2007, 4:12 am

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From: "jOnAhG" <com.xxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:04:35 +0100
Local: Wed, Sep 26 2007 4:04 am
Subject: Re: Their website was the best

Good for you.

There were more problems then I could list, but I'm limited to not
spending the WHOLE DAY telling you all the things that were bad about
them. Here are a few: Dead Server (way too many times), Not
compatible with Firefox (they fixed it I think), Some security bug-
that made my SCREEN FREEZE.. etc.

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More options Sep 26 2007, 7:44 am

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From: net (Ashley)
Date: 26 Sep 2007 07:44:06 -0700
Local: Wed, Sep 26 2007 7:44 am
Subject: Re: Their website was the best

loved their service as well, sorry it sucked for you

Regards

Ashley

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