Hi Jeff, Dion, et al,
My daughter's had my xB for a couple of years now. She drives it like a bat out of hell and gets lousy mileage, for sure. I'm driving a 2017 Prius Eco Two, and averaging >60 mpg in it for >25,000 miles.
I preceded the Eco Two with a 2016 Prius Three Touring. I totaled it by driving into an irrigation ditch. Here's how I came out of that with my new car, better mileage, and $6000 more in my bank account.
I bought the Three Touring during a sale, when Toyota offered a $2500 rebate off the sale price. I bought through my dealership's Internet sales Dept, which gave me $2500 off the invoice price. So, I got it for $5000 below Invoice, or about $6000 below MSRP. I bought the Three Toring to get Toyota's Safety Sense features, which were part of a $2000 safety technology upgrade.
When I totaled the car, I got it so far below invoice, my insurance company paid me $3000 more than I'd paid for it. I bought my replacement Two Eco during a Fourth of July sale, when Toyota offered a $1750 rebate. Again, my dealership gave me a $2500 below Invoice price, so I got it for $4250 below invoice. And, since Toyota made Safety Sense a standard feature on all Prius models by the 2017 model year, I didn't need to pay a $2000 upgrade package. I bought the Two Eco out the door for $6000 less than the amount on the check from my insurance company.
Darrell (BestmpgxB)
