All week long we've been trying to find a 2010 Prius III that was blue or red and not black. Sheesh, any Prius is in short supply now. The dealer located a black one that was configured the way we wanted it, so we said do it and he was having it shipped in.
We went in last night to do the paperwork, including the clunkers program, and walking into the showroom we noticed a grey Prius parked on the lot. We asked about it and it was a model II. After realizing the only difference between the III and the III was a better sound system and bluetooth capability, we decided to get the grey and it's $700 less. If we feel the need to upgrade the sound or add bluetooth, we've got a spare $700 to do it with.
There's no dickering on these things, all the dealers were quoting the same amount on the same configurations. So that part was easy. My wife drove it home (it'll be here car) and I kept watching the MPG indicator. I noticed that ocassionally the MPG would hit 100.
It was not a selling point for us, but this one comes with XM radio and a free 6 month subscription so we'll be trying that out for the first time. The business manager who handles the signing of the documents (and who happens to live with walking distance from us) told us he thought that CARS would run out of money this weekend, even with the added dollars. I find that a little hard to believe.
We got $4500 for our '94 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
We went in last night to do the paperwork, including the clunkers program, and walking into the showroom we noticed a grey Prius parked on the lot. We asked about it and it was a model II. After realizing the only difference between the III and the III was a better sound system and bluetooth capability, we decided to get the grey and it's $700 less. If we feel the need to upgrade the sound or add bluetooth, we've got a spare $700 to do it with.
There's no dickering on these things, all the dealers were quoting the same amount on the same configurations. So that part was easy. My wife drove it home (it'll be here car) and I kept watching the MPG indicator. I noticed that ocassionally the MPG would hit 100.
It was not a selling point for us, but this one comes with XM radio and a free 6 month subscription so we'll be trying that out for the first time. The business manager who handles the signing of the documents (and who happens to live with walking distance from us) told us he thought that CARS would run out of money this weekend, even with the added dollars. I find that a little hard to believe.
We got $4500 for our '94 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
So instead of getting a new car I bought a 07 Saturn Ion. I am getting about 31mpg with it. Let us know what your MPG turns out in reality.
(all right I will stop shamelessly plugging for my company)
) what they need to do seems apparent to everyone but them: build cars that last and price them competitively. I watch and talk with peers, us Gen X'ers who now are mid-career, with family, and buy $20k - $40k cars. We don't buy "domestic". I think they've lost a generation or two, and will take 5-10 years to recover, if they can. Even if, say, today's Taurus is every bit the equal to a Camry, we're not going to believe it for a decade, after it's proven itself. "Initial quality" is a joke. Everything is great the first day. What matters is how much time is wasted in the mechanic's shop two years later.
