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Originally Posted by jurni
I totally agreee 30K for a prius is crazy talk! 
We just got our call from the dealer here in MA that our 2006 prius is in Newark and will arrive at the deler early next week!!! We ened up getting the HF package to keep weight/cost down. Every bit helps when you want to avg 50MPG! Just in time to receive the new tax credit! |
I actually had to go to Toyota's web site to find out which package was HF. I hope folks start using package numbers again because that is just a lot easier to remember, at least for me. Seems like using package letters was the deal amongst 04 drivers to "be specific" and then the 05ers decided to use the numbers, which made my brain hurt a lot less. And now we are back to the letters. Argh!
Anyway, a fully loaded Prius with leather would weight the most because the leather seating surfaces are going to weigh more than the fabric ones, however the rest of the optional features have negligible weight increases. A few ounces here and there at best. And features like VSC should add no significant weight, aside from a yaw sensor which is absent from the vehicles which don't have VSC. I bet a fully loaded package 8 doesn't weight more than 30 lbs more than a fleet grade stripper. Some of the options in the Prius are nothing more than programming enhancements that occur at the factory and can even be adjusted at the dealership with the THHT.
Yes, you are saving money by going with a lower package and that is fine, but there is no significant weight savings by avoiding options.