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#13 of 7486 It took 9 days by ljk3 Oct 31, 2003 (10:43 pm)
I wandered into a dealer on 10/23 to see if they had any stock I could try on for size. They did. I then asked when I could get on. The dealer said it had an unallocated model coming in 3-5 weeks. The color was acceptable and it had the minimal packages we wanted, so I took it. I am taking delivery tomorrow on 11/1.
#14 of 7486 Which Portland Dealer? by lwdupont Nov 01, 2003 (10:48 pm)
Hi alnvilma,   Which dealer were you dealing with in Portland? I went to two on Sunday to test drive a Prius, had a bad experience at one, and an ok one at the one in Beaverton.   I'd be curious as to which to avoid.
#15 of 7486 Prius 04 are available by alster2 Nov 02, 2003 (11:06 am)
Back around 101603 I inquired at Lums Toyota in Astoria, Oregon on the Prius 04. They had one in stock for sale, white with gray interior with curtain airbags and rear wiper.   I asked if this was for sale. He responded yes. So it was not a demonstrator or factory demo car. The price was about 23,000 if I recall. So they are out there.   Alster 2
#16 of 7486 Re: which dealer? by alnvilma Nov 02, 2003 (5:05 pm)
lwdupont, I'd be happy to tell you my opinion but not(more) openly yet. [I want delivery & the walls have ears]. email me: alnvilmalycos.com for a story!
#17 of 7486 Housekeeping... by Sylvia STAFF Nov 02, 2003 (6:47 pm)
Hi - I changed the name of the dicsussion to make it the "Prices Paid and Buying Experiences" since a large part of taking delivery will also be how you made your purchase and the details. We will be moving the discussion over to the Smart Shopper sub-folder "What Did You Pay" in the next few days.
#18 of 7486 Availability - Northeast vs. Southeast by poppop3 Nov 05, 2003 (3:44 pm)
I placed an order for a 2004 Prius in mid-October with a Fairfield County CT dealer. Yesterday I spoke with the salesman, who said that I was 15th on their order list and they anticipated getting 1 or 2 a month starting this month. And only two option packages - everything or almost nothing. When I go online to buyatoyota.com for Ft. Lauderdale, where my daughter lives, the availability list goes on for pages, with lots of different option packages. I could cancel my CT order, order the car in Florida and ask her to drive it north, and maybe I'd even have some bargaining power on price. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether this makes sense? And why is there such a demand - supply imbalance?
#19 of 7486 RE: Availability - Northeast vs. Southeast by gpsiir Nov 06, 2003 (7:24 am)
That's interesting, but I've just used the inventory searcher to check Denver for any Prius's that may be available, and... it lists Prius's as available that I *know* are sold, in fact, I was working with the biggest dealership in Denver, and all Prius's in Denver are sold already through the rest of the year. The salesman advised me if I want one I should put down a non-refundable deposit now and I would get one first quarter of next year. Needless to say I didn't....Hmm, if Florida really has a lot of 'em, I could fly to Florida, and drive a new one back, heck, driving would be cheaper than flying, in a Prius
#20 of 7486 Ordered 11/7 w/Package #9 by talleyid Nov 10, 2003 (7:41 am)
I just placed the order Friday night at a dealership in Illinois about 20 miles from St. Louis, MO. He said I should expect delivery before the end of the year with best case being 5-6 weeks. A St. Louis dealer I spoke with was unable to deliver before next year. I got the impression from the conversations that there is an allocation system that is spreading the cars out among the dealers. If true, the lower volume dealers would have quicker delivery options.   I shopped around among 4 or 5 dealers in the St. Louis / Metro East Illinois area and my best price was retail with 3 years of free oil changes ($300 value). Demand pretty much eliminated discounts among dealers in this area since I informed them that best price would receive the order.
#21 of 7486 Excellent effort by dealer by 51jerryp Nov 11, 2003 (7:38 am)
I placed my order on Oct. 20 for 2004 Prius with option package #7 at Palmiero Toyota in Meadville PA. They proceeded immediately to make calls to other dealers (80 of them, I was told) to get the car I wanted. I took delivery on Nov. 8. Price was exactly as was shown on the 'build your own' part of the Toyota web site. I consider myself very lucky to be driving the first Prius in our area. The effort and treatment by Palmiero Toyota was excellent in all respects.
#22 of 7486 Dealer Pricing and Availability by teddymac Nov 11, 2003 (7:47 am)
I posted on the other discussion first, but thought I should perhaps post here as well. I drove a new Prius the other day (in Connecticut) - I thought it was great and want one.   When I sat down with the salesman, he eventually wanted an non-refundable deposit to order a car and said they were charging $4500 over MSRP. I walked out before I figured that maybe this was supposed to be the start of a negotiation?   I put down a refundable deposit at another dealer in September - I am still trying to find out the status there. My real question is - does Toyota care what the dealers are doing? Now that the cars are here, is it just a free-for-all?   I would like to get this car and I'm willing to pay MSRP and to wait several months - just starting to wonder whether that's going to get it done here in the Northeast. Any thoughts? Thanks

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