Model / Toy Prius

[Tamyu]

When we went for our test drive and when we signed the contract - The dealer gave us official toys. I say toys as the are the pull-back, let go, and they fly across the floor thing and not actually a model.

We have two of them, one in Iceberg Silver (what we test drove) and the other in Aqua Blue (What we ordered.)
We are keeping them both in their boxes because, well, they`re just cool! Plus, it doesn`t look like they`re all that common.



Do they have any little perks like this outside Japan?

[ridegsxr714]

i have never seen that before but i want one!

[32kcolors]

Very cute. Think I'm going to upgrade my rear rims to 20".

[patsparks]

Ken (from Japan) gave me a toy Prius which looked like that but GenII. Funny as, when you pull it back and let it go it goes slow for half a second then rips across the floor in a flury of wheel spin and wheel standing. Looks just like me after the light goes green.

[Boo]

Wow. Those look great. I haven't heard of anything like those in the United States yet. Because they're rare, official Toyota toys, I think a lot of people would want them. That was the case with the Gen II Prius official Toyota toy, although that model was to scale.

[Tamyu]

There are scale models too, and also a little radio controlled one. But our dealer only had these at the time. I`ll have to ask if he has any of the others next time we talk to him.
We also were given a towel and a box of tissues.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by Tamyu

There are scale models too, and also a little radio controlled one. But our dealer only had these at the time. I`ll have to ask if he has any of the others next time we talk to him.
We also were given a towel and a box of tissues.

I love all those Toyota Prius promotional items.

At the United States Prius Reveal shows, we got this especially beautiful Prius water bottle:

[qbee42]

Originally Posted by patsparks

Ken (from Japan) gave me a toy Prius which looked like that but GenII. Funny as, when you pull it back and let it go it goes slow for half a second then rips across the floor in a flury of wheel spin and wheel standing. Looks just like me after the light goes green.

I have one too, but I didn't realize that it has a spring motor. I'll have to give it a try.

Tom

[Edward Walsh]

Originally Posted by Tamyu

There are scale models too, and also a little radio controlled one. But our dealer only had these at the time. I`ll have to ask if he has any of the others next time we talk to him.
We also were given a towel and a box of tissues.

Hi Tamyu:

It is amazing to me how you can go from one end of the spectrum to the other when it comes to purchasing, as is your case a vehicle. I have read on this site some 'interesting' stories on how the Toyota Salesperson has either been fantastic (case in point Dianne) to others that don't give a - I think you get the point.

In all the years I have been purchasing vehicles I have never had to deal with a 'bad' dealer (thank goodness), but I have seen those that go the 'extra' mile, so to speak, to make you feel appreciated as obviously is the way the dealer has dealt with you. Too bad some of these dealers wouldn't take a lesson from the good ones. Come in 5 weeks I do hope that I can say the dealer I am getting my 2010 Toyota Prius has gone the extra mile!

Edward
Marystown, Newfoundland
Canada

[jaywolf]

Back in 2001 when we ordered our first Prius, it took so long 7 months, Toyota kept sending us little gifts about every month.
One nice thing the first month the sent us and owners manual so we could read up on the car before we got it.

I remember we got
a cooler,
some seeds
a folder
a toy car
a pen light.

At least we knew they did forget us.

At the time I thought if they put all the effort of making this crap in to making our car we would have it.