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From: Cathy on 5 Nov 2009 14:03 "dbu`" <nospam(a)nobama.com.invalid> wrote in message news:aNednautia49k27XnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > In article <oY2dnbJzmsGunG7XnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, > "Cathy" <clfr(a)roadrunner.com> wrote: > >> "dbu`" <nospam(a)nobama.com.invalid> wrote in message <snipped> >>I've yet to >> meet anyone who's bought a Prius (since '04) who's been disappointed - >> they've all loved them. > > I haven't either and I've struck up a few conversations with owners at > random ( I can do a man on the street interview pretty easy), the latest > last week while at my Toyota shop getting oil changed in the Sienna. A > chap was looking at the 2010 model at the same time I was and we had a > long detailed conversation about it. He said he already has one and was > thinking about getting another for the wife...He just loves his. If he loves his 2nd gen. model, he'd extra-love the '10; has more standard features, more power, etc. He > said it's great in the snow because, (I guess) of the traction motors on > each wheel. This is good to hear. I hated (make that Hated) the tires that came on my last 2 - 3 Corollas because they were *horrible* in snow, & so wound up buying new sets of tires for each car when the original ones were still virtually new. Annoying, but safer. This car has what appears to be only so-so tires on it also, but yes, traction control comes standard, so I have my fingers crossed. > I read another story about a fellow that slept in his with the A/C on > all night. When the battery reached 210 volts the engine would > automatically start up and charge the battery then shutdown. He said > this thing could keep on like that forever. I thought Wow!! Yes, it knows when to do what; has been programmed to be quite intelligent! > Get this, Toyota even has an optional solar roof panel to run cooling > fans in the car while it's parked. Maybe for those who live and work in > Az and have to leave the car out in the parking lot all day. Yeah, but in this area it would involve a l-o-n-g wait (maybe over a year, acc. to the local dealership) to get one, & in this climate my guess is that it would be more of a pricey techie fun thing to have than super-useful. But as you say, in hot climates... OTOH, I wonder if maybe a remote starter would work just as well (for lower temp when getting into the car) if left the a/c on, for considerably less $... > > You've got a winner there and the gas mileage is great. Yes, I think so, and yes! :-) Cathy
From: Cathy on 9 Nov 2009 22:30
"Scott in Florida" <MoveOn(a)outa.here> wrote in message news:7sfff5du44pen8kqqo06ucom787pad4aj4(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:36:15 -0500, "Cathy" <clfr(a)roadrunner.com> > wrote: <snipped> > Congratulations! > > I know this has been a dream for a long time! Thanks - yep, it has; required some patience! Was basically a retirement present to myself. :-) Cathy |