Hi all,

I've posted a couple of times, but hadn't found this area for introductions. Sorry in advance. I'm trying to be a good bulletin board citizen. I had posted to a poll about changing the bulletin board software. I'm under the impression that this is the new software version. It looks good. Or I could be stupid and not realize I'm looking at the old software. Maybe somebody could clarify if I'm looking at the old software or the new software in action. I can't tell.

I picked up a 2005 Prius, silver over gray in Package 5 on 12/11/04 from a dealer that was about 150 miles away, but worth the trip. Very accommodating, low pressure and had no waiting list. In fact, when I first made contact they had 3 on the lot, none of them were the package or color I wanted so the dealer immediately offered to find me what I wanted. About 3 weeks later I picked it up. My experience purchasing one has been very opposite of what I have read on the Yahoo groups covering the Prius and even some of the posts here.

The weather has turned south up here and so it is in the garage until it dries up a little outside and there is less slush and chemicals on the roadway. I'm driving my old car, which is a remarkable snow car anyway. I'd rather have somebody slam into that than the new car.

My mileage hasn't been bad. Certainly better than any other vehicle I have ever driven. I keep a record in my old Palm. I'll try to upload my records to the database.

Thanks for the site. Easy to navigate and use.

It has been said:
Hybrid drivers come in 3 flavors, greenie, techie and cheapie. Pick any 2.
2005 Prius, Melinium Silver over gray, package 5 (AI)