This Could Be The One...

[Carltona123]

Well after what seems like a lifetime of searching I could be closing in on THE one. It's a 57 plate in silver. Twenty something thousand miles with a fully stamped-up book. It's a part-ex from a local owner and the dealer is doing the old, "oh I think we may have priced this wrong," spiel. Heaven knows what they gave punter#1 for it but who cares, I suppose. T-Spirit £8999. NB What does T-S give that T4 doesn't?

The next 24 hours could be crucial.

Failing that it'll be a 58 plate T3 with 50K and, again, a full stamped up book. £8750. That's my banker. It's black, too.

[Carltona123]

Oh and another thing. Anyone know how I can get that cat off my profile? Don't have a clue where that came from.

[timberwolf]

On Priuschat, they have a list by year and country.

2GPrius (2004-2009) Standard and Optional Equipment (Some Countries)

[Jan&tone]

Main differences 'tween a t4 and t-a are:

Trim

Rearview camera

Intelligent parking assist ( magic if you want to impress the grandkids)

Radio ( I think the jbl system is standard on the gen2 TS

Can't think of any more, but I had the TS and didn't really look at the t3 or t4

Hope this helps and good luck

[Carltona123]

Thanks guys. Just hope I get one this weekend. The T-Spirit almost seems too good to be true. It's been such a hassle trying to find the right one I sometimes feel like giving up and having an ordinary car. Then I log on to this forum and I get that hybrid lust.....

[dwilson]

Main differences 'tween a t4 and t-a are:

Trim

Rearview camera

Intelligent parking assist ( magic if you want to impress the grandkids)

Radio ( I think the jbl system is standard on the gen2 TS

Can't think of any more, but I had the TS and didn't really look at the t3 or t4

Hope this helps and good luck

T Spirit also has the Sat Nav - not sure that is on the T4 (I think not)

[Jan&tone]

Oh yes!!! I forgot that....

[Jan&tone]

Oh and another thing. Anyone know how I can get that cat off my profile? Don't have a clue where that came from.

Two ways...

1) send in the dogs....

2) go to settings and it's on there somewhere - long time since I set mine up but it may be 'avatar'??

[Jan&tone]

Thanks guys. Just hope I get one this weekend. The T-Spirit almost seems too good to be true. It's been such a hassle trying to find the right one I sometimes feel like giving up and having an ordinary car. Then I log on to this forum and I get that hybrid lust.....

Hope you are successful this weekend.

Hybrid = good

Lust = better

[Chris Dance]

T Spirit is best as it has all the "goodies". Hope you get it.

[cootuk]

I thought the TSpirit had these as options, so you don't neccessarily get IPA and sat nav etc

If you do go for one, make sure you get a full list of what is actually on the car and verify it works -

didn't someone on here have reversing sensors that weren't actually installed properly?

[Jan&tone]

I thought the TSpirit had these as options, so you don't neccessarily get IPA and sat nav etc

If you do go for one, make sure you get a full list of what is actually on the car and verify it works -

didn't someone on here have reversing sensors that weren't actually installed properly?

Gen 2 T-s has most of the options as standard but worth checking what you are actually getting....

[Carltona123]

Dealer phoned at lunchtime and said the car isn't there yet but will definitely be there Monday. Ho hum.

[Carltona123]

Monday afternoon and finally tracked the dealer down. He told me that the car had been promised to someone else; it had some damage to the bodywork and hence the very low price. So that was that.

Testdrove a beautiful 57 plate T4 at westlands Bromsgrove on Sunday - one careful local owner, FTSH, immaculate. Computer said average 59.1 mpg for the previous 300 miles. BUT the wife rejected the colour - metallic bronze - out of hand. After an initial struggle I was forced to agree - I recently celebrated my 50th, but am still not ready for metallic bronze. SAGA insurance yes, but not that colour. Plus it was £500 over my budget. Great car tho' and a really decent salesman - Mike R.

Hunt continues.

[Jan&tone]

keep up the hunt - you'll get there in the end!!

[martswain]

SAGA were way too expensive for me, I am 51.

That annoying dog Churchill got my business for £189 fully comprehensive, protected NCD and guaranteed loan car.

Good luck in your Prius hunt !