One could of course say I got the Toyota Prius because I care about the environment. And I do, really.
One could say that I got it because the Dutch government is giving me a nice tax-break on the car. And one is not a tax-consultant for nothing.
One could even say I got it because it's a good car, with cruise control, automated climate control and what not, for a fair price.
But those who know the profile of a gadget lover know the real reason... buttons! that do cool stuff!
I'm still figuring some of it out (this is one of those cars you'll actually feel inclined to read the manual), but here's a few things I noticed most in this first week.
- of course, the 'power' button. Forget putting your key in the ignition. Forget getting your keys out of your pocket. Just press the power button!
- the full map navigation system, integrated in the 7" touch screen in the middle of my dashboard, lets you put Points Of Interest on the map. Guess what fast-food restaurants look like: a Big Mac!
- I got the Tech edition of the car: it can park itself... haven't tried that yet, but the moment I put the car in reverse, the screen shows me what's behind the car (built in camera ;-), that relays the image to the touch screen at the dashboard ) and with little lines (red = watch out, yellow = the way you'll drive if you don't touch the steer, green = good to go), one is pretty safe to drive backwards.
- LOVE the fact that I don't have a stick-shift any more... even though I never had a problem with shifting into gear, this is very lazy driving... and the little stick thingey that turns it into reverse and drive etc., isn't next to you on the right, but ergonomically (and cool looking) placed on the dashboard.
- the light above the mirrors above the front seats turns on automatically once you slide the mirror open.
- I cleaned the front windshield about 8 times before I figured out how to turn the rear windshield wiper on. The stick that operates it, has THAT many interval options, I was turning on the wrong side...
And I haven't even gotten to trying out the cruise control yet...
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Holy frijoles! That sounds like something science fiction! Yes, I'm a lil behind in the gadget world...
Very cool car, Frammie!
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"I got the Tech edition of the car" ... was there ever any doubt about that? :p
Now, have you found the button where Halle Berry pops up in your passenger seat yet? ;)
:p. It wasn't an open and shut case, because for some strange reason the nav.system on the Tech edition doesn't have TMC. The business edition does, but that one doesn't have the parking assist.
Nope. Maybe I can make my own button for that... ;-)
My parents have the tech edition of their car with the camera/nav screen. It is so cool! Too bad such technology didn't exist when I was a teenager and the house we lived in had a really steep driveway that we had to reverse out of going uphill. Fun times!
So, fairy, when are we borrowing your folks' car? ;)
I would offer to "carsit" for Frammie when she goes on holiday but I won't be on this side of the pond.
My parents are moving to Arizona in Aug./Sept., and they are insisting on taking the car with them. They can be so difficult! ;)
My brother will probably be more than happy to carsit. Plus, he's used to driving on the right side of the road... ;-)
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