Black #5-got a vin same day

splinter · 05-21-2006, 02:06 PM

Date Ordered: 5/11/06
Dealer: toyota of orlando (Orlando,Fl)
Timeframe for delivery: 12 days
Color: Black
Option package: #5
# on dealer wait list: none that i know of

I have been reading some posts about the long wait to get a prius, my experience has been about as easy as could be.
My story. i was driving down the road on 5/11/06 to get another part for my gas guzzling SUV. i was just about to pull into the chevy dealer to pay $50 for a bolt, when i saw a toyota dealer across the street. i don't know what pulled me over there, but after driving nothing but chevy trucks for the last 15 years it must have been devine intervention. it was at that moment that i realizied there has got to be a better way. mind you, i have heard of the prius, but never actually seen one or really knew anything about them. as luck would have it there was a used 2005 on the lot. As the battalion of salesmen started to approach me like the allied advance on normandy i almost fleed in fear. but my curiosity was my badge of courage that day. as soon as the salesman told me the mpg this thing would get, i took a test drive and i was sold. To my dismay there were no new ones on the lot. They told me i could have a choice of three that were being delivered on 5/23/06. so, i selected a Black w/ pkg #5, traded in my gas hog, paid the msrp, recieved the vin, and made the deal; all took an hour. i will be picking it up in a couple of day; it was that easy.

since i made the deal i have been keeping my eyes on the lookout for priuses, i think in the last week and a half i have seen maybe 4 on 5 on the road. they do not seem to be all that common in central florida.
also have been reading this board and learned a lot of valuable info; thanks to all

inventor00 · 05-21-2006, 08:28 PM

Congrats on the new Prius. Excellent choice (of course- this is PriusChat!).

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05-21-2006, 02:06 PM	#1
splinter Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Date Ordered: 5/11/06 Dealer: toyota of orlando (Orlando,Fl) Timeframe for delivery: 12 days Color: Black Option package: #5 # on dealer wait list: none that i know of I have been reading some posts about the long wait to get a prius, my experience has been about as easy as could be. My story. i was driving down the road on 5/11/06 to get another part for my gas guzzling SUV. i was just about to pull into the chevy dealer to pay $50 for a bolt, when i saw a toyota dealer across the street. i don't know what pulled me over there, but after driving nothing but chevy trucks for the last 15 years it must have been devine intervention. it was at that moment that i realizied there has got to be a better way. mind you, i have heard of the prius, but never actually seen one or really knew anything about them. as luck would have it there was a used 2005 on the lot. As the battalion of salesmen started to approach me like the allied advance on normandy i almost fleed in fear. but my curiosity was my badge of courage that day. as soon as the salesman told me the mpg this thing would get, i took a test drive and i was sold. To my dismay there were no new ones on the lot. They told me i could have a choice of three that were being delivered on 5/23/06. so, i selected a Black w/ pkg #5, traded in my gas hog, paid the msrp, recieved the vin, and made the deal; all took an hour. i will be picking it up in a couple of day; it was that easy. since i made the deal i have been keeping my eyes on the lookout for priuses, i think in the last week and a half i have seen maybe 4 on 5 on the road. they do not seem to be all that common in central florida. also have been reading this board and learned a lot of valuable info; thanks to all

05-21-2006, 08:28 PM	#2
inventor00 Orange County Prius Club Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newport Beach,CA Posts: 849 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 7 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts Friends: 4	Congrats on the new Prius. Excellent choice (of course- this is PriusChat!).