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Offline Ontariodriver

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I now have a MK2 Prius
« on: February 16, 2011, 08:15:40 pm »
Well I now have a new car. I pick it up today 94,000 on the clock.  It's in really nice shape. It doesn't have a key. which I thought was weird. Just a fob which you shove in a slot and press a start button with your foot on the brake. The hand brake is a push button too. You have to press power to turn off the car to get the key out too. It also beeps loudly when reverse. It's got climate control and It has a digital dash. The stereo is weird too. You select what you like to seek out from a list of slim choices. like pop and automatically finds a random pop station. Which doesn't work that well.  4 major idiot buttons on the center console. Which control basic cars needs. The steering wheel has the button for the stereo, climate control, de-froster and underneath a rather crude looking cruse control. When you stop the engine switches off and when you drive away. The electric motor engages and then engine starts it's all seamless. It handles decent. The seats are very firm and supportive. Lovely in fact. It only sip 20 bucks worth of fuel from Ottawa. Also the boot has no key either when you switch off the car the boot is open.





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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2011, 08:19:35 pm »
The radio functions like a normal radio.  The feature you list searches for genres of music.  And there should be a key inside the FOB to unlock the doors in case of a dead battery.


Congrats on the new car.
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2011, 08:40:28 pm »
cool
you will have to go Priuschat.com to learn about the car
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2011, 08:59:34 pm »
Those dash plastics look terrible!  How could you buy that car!   ;D
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2011, 09:01:29 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on February 16, 2011, 08:19:35 pm
And there should be a key inside the FOB to unlock the doors in case of a dead battery.

LOL. Yes...Love it...It's a tiny key...How neat..Cheers... ;D

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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2011, 09:19:17 pm »
Congrats! IIRC the battery is warrantied up to 160k so if it drives nicely now you should have years of making trees grow around  wherever the car goes.  ;) 
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2011, 09:26:08 pm »
Quote from: TopGun on February 16, 2011, 08:59:34 pm
Those dash plastics look terrible! 

They do look better in person. They are not photogenic.
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2011, 09:33:41 pm »
Congrats
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2011, 10:47:32 pm »
 :cheers:

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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2011, 02:07:11 am »
18L from Ottawa? Jeeze stop speeding..  ;D
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2011, 05:47:20 pm »
I been really enjoy this car today. It's almost limousine size in the back. I think it was great deal for 8 grand. I keep scratching my head thinking why is it so cheap. Thats what I like about private sales you get some real bargains..I did the e-tested and safety today. Flew though. Not one thing wrong. I found the manuals in the center console. I got 4 nice alloys attach to all seasons for summer driving ( i put them on in the next few days) The glove box is the same as an Echo. It was jam full of kitchen towels. It's got cleaning products everywhere. I found windolene polish, All kinds things. There are cubby holes everywhere filled with cloths. One is just above the interior mirror. Which auto dims. One below the CD...I'm sure I'll find more..Even the door clucks and sound like an expensive car.
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2011, 05:48:31 pm »
Do you still get a refund of the PST..or have they stopped that program??
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2011, 05:50:55 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on February 17, 2011, 05:48:31 pm
Do you still get a refund of the PST..or have they stopped that program??

I believe once the HST rebate  was stop
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2011, 05:56:15 pm »
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Awesome deal!!
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2011, 06:07:58 pm »
Nice!  WHen I was in Berlin last summer, the taxi I took from Tegel airport to my hotel was a Prius III.  The driver had owned it for 6 months at that point and loved it.  It was very roomy in the back seat.
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2011, 06:56:33 pm »
Congrats.  Good deal for 8K.

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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2011, 08:16:14 pm »
WOw you got that for $8k?  What year is it?
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2011, 08:27:49 pm »
Quote from: dr_spock on February 17, 2011, 06:56:33 pm
Congrats.  Good deal for 8K.

Yes, I saved about 4. I seen them on Auto-Trader sell for around 12-14 with similar millage, year etc.   


Quote from: wing on February 17, 2011, 08:16:14 pm
WOw you got that for $8k?  What year is it?

2006....Just looked. LOL...
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2011, 09:58:40 pm »
Great deal for sure!  :o
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Re: I now have a MK2 Prius
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2011, 10:12:12 am »
Very nice, congrats.
Great car for urban driving.
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