SEARCHING FOR MY PRIUS PLEASE HELP!

[jwills]

HELLO EVERYONE THIS IS MY FIRST POST !!, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE GOING TO BE BUYING A PRIUS VERY SOON SO I NEED ALL THE ADVICE I CAN GET

THIS SITE HAS CONVINCED ME, PRIUS IS THE WAY TO GO, WE TEST DROVE 2 LAST WEEK, A REGULAR PRIUS W/PACKAGE 5, AND A TOURING WITH PACKAGE 5.

DO YOU THINK (FEEL) THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ?,

WE HAVE DECIDED ON BLACK, I KNOW SOME OF YOU THINK IT GETS TO DIRTY TO EASY, BUT WE HAVE DECIDED THAT WE WANT PACKAGE 6 W/BISQUE LEATHER, AND ALTHOUGH I LOVE THE WHITE AND RED ,MY HUSBAND DOES NOT. OPTIONS WITH BISQUE ARE ONLY WHITE, RED AND BLACK ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALER.

SO MY MAIN QUESTION IS, THE DEALERS WE HAVE TALKED TO SEEM TO HAVE A HARD TIME SEARCHING OTHER DEALERSHIPS FOR THE EXACT PRIUS WE WANT. IS IT THAT DIFFICULT, AND IS THERE SOMEONE OUT THERE DEALER OR NOT THAT CAN HELP GUIDE ME TO FINDING A BLACK, W/BISQUE LEATHER SOMEWHERE, TOURING OR NON TOURING, IT DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE ( UNLESS SOMEONE CAN GIVE ME ADVICE ON THE DIFFERENCE)

1 DEALER FOUND US A BLACK W/BISQUE PACKAGE 5, (NON LEATHER) OFFER WAS 24,500
SEEMED PRETTY GOOD, BUT I THINK WE DECIDED WE WOULD BE HAPPIER WITH THE LEATHER.

ANY ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECITED, ON FINDING OUR CAR, AND THE BUYING PROCESS

I AM AFRAID IF I WAIT TO MUCH LONGER I WON'T FIND WHAT I WANT,OR THE PRICE I WANT, WITH GASES PRICES THE WAY THEY ARE (WAS 3.49 FOR ME TODAY NEAR COLUMBUS OHIO)

SORRY FOR RAMBLING, TRYING TO QUICKLY GET THIS ALL IN, WHILE I HAVE A BREAK AT WORK

THANKS JESSIE

[Ichabod]

Dear JESSIE,

My first bit of advice to you is to turn off the caps-lock.

My second is, don't bother with the touring package unless you like it a lot better aesthetically.

My third is, don't rely on the dealer to do your research for you because they won't send you to another dealer to buy a car. Call other dealers and see what's available. Get price quotes from them. You'll end up with the car you want at a price you like.

p.s. welcome to PriusChat. Good hunting!

[daniel]

Please do not post in all capital letters. It really does make the post much harder to read.

As for your question, Some dealers are more willing than others to make an effort to find the exact car you want. The more dealers you contact, the better will be your chances. If you are willing to travel outside your area to pick up a car, your chances improve further.

Good luck finding the exact car you want. (Personally I hate leather, but I know some people love it.)

[priussoris]

as everyone else said prior, except the color Black gets HOT had a couple of black cars and now have the RED it is better than Black for temp. wise Plus the red seems to go FASTER lol Good luck in your search

[dvdirv]

If you are having problems deciding between packages 5 & 6 with color schemes, I would suggest that you buy a package #5 and investigate an aftermarket leather place that does primarily dealer work. Their work has to look good. Your dealer can recommend such a place or you can look in the phone book.

By going the aftermarket route, you have a greater selection of colors and leather fabrics to choose from.(Perforated vs. non-perforated, for example).

I had my '07 Prius with package 5 done this way. If you find a good place, the work will look as good or even better than the factory leather. Cost should be around $1000 and it could work out to be even less than a Package #6.

Remember, there are other options out these besides what the dealer tells you!

Good luck!

[BexarWolf]

If "bisque" is the same thing as tan (I'm a country boy), it's available in whatever the fancy schmancy name is for gold. Our gold '07 has the tan leather interior.

As for the all caps.......eh, I can read it just fine.

[jwills]

Thanks Everybody ! Maybey I can talk my husband into red., and Package 5, never thought about aftermarket leather, that might be the best choice. That way we can wait and see, maybey we won't even want the leather in the long run.

[qbee42]

I have black and love it. It does get dirty, but is very sexy looking when clean.

As for dealers, call all of the dealers within your buying radius. Don't be shy about playing one against the other, but don't expect miracles either, as the Prius is a hot selling car.

Welcome to the club.

Tom

[enthuz]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jessie @ May 23 2007, 01:05 PM) [snapback]448262[/snapback]</div>

Thanks Everybody ! Maybey I can talk my husband into red., and Package 5, never thought about aftermarket leather, that might be the best choice. That way we can wait and see, maybey we won't even want the leather in the long run.
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I am in the same boat...searching for a Prius. My wife and I test drove a few the past 2 weeks. No dealer could find a Touring within 500 miles. So I asked for a nontouring Red w/Bisque Leather Package #6. The offer is $500 over dealer invoice. I followed research and qoute steps advised by PriusChat members in another forum. I hope this is a good price. I'm still waiting for responses from two other dealers. They know I'm working them against each other and this was their first offer. I prefer to negotiate price and then trade in values...also suggested by another member.

I was thinking about going the aftermarket route, but have yet to find a shop I can trust and that does good work. Anyone with some good choices in Hampton Roads, VA and/or for Jessie?

[Loveit]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BexarWolf @ May 23 2007, 12:05 PM) [snapback]448261[/snapback]</div>

If "bisque" is the same thing as tan (I'm a country boy), it's available in whatever the fancy schmancy name is for gold. Our gold '07 has the tan leather interior.

As for the all caps.......eh, I can read it just fine.
[/b]

It's called computer manners. WRITING IN ALL CAPS IS THE EQUIVALENT TO SHOUTING AT SOMEONE! And we all know that we are not deaf, especially when we use our computers!