Black must be beautiful!!

[lefat1]

Do the toyota folks not like black, are they not making enough or is it that they dont ship black to Florida. I cant seem to get a touring package 6 in black, and it doesnt look like there's any on the horizon. Red, blue, driftwood...no problem. Whats with black?

[Godiva]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lefat1 @ Oct 23 2007, 12:45 PM) [snapback]529358[/snapback]</div>

Do the toyota folks not like black, are they not making enough or is it that they dont ship black to Florida. I cant seem to get a touring package 6 in black, and it doesnt look like there's any on the horizon. Red, blue, driftwood...no problem. Whats with black?
[/b]

It could be black isn't so popular in Florida because of the heat.

Funny but when I went to my National Board Academy class Saturday when I parked I was the fourth Prius on the street. And the third black one. The other one was a silver pine mica. And when I was waiting after class for my advisor I saw two more Prii drive by, a black and a magnetic gray.

I guess black is popular when you can get one.

[ceric]

Your local dealership orders vehicles they want to sell through computers.
It is totally up to them. I guess in most "hot" states, black is not the most popular color since black vehicles
absorb heat very quickly in summer. Try talk to the fleet manager who order vehicles in a dealership.
He can order you one, but you will have to wait 1 month or 2. And, someone could rob it from you
if he/she decide to pay more for it.

[skguh]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lefat1 @ Oct 23 2007, 12:45 PM) [snapback]529358[/snapback]</div>

Do the Toyota folks not like black, are they not making enough or is it that they don't ship black to Florida.
[/b]

I waited 5.5 months for the exact Prius that I wanted--that means I asked for it in May. My guess is that there are quite a few people still waiting for their June or July requests if mine was any indication. Black IS also a specialty color because it's polarizing: We love 'em or we hate 'em. I will never own another black vehicle, but that's MY preference, nobody's else's. You immediately reduce your pool of choices to one color, one package, one location and it doesn't take too much reasoning to understand the wait. Coupled with the ability of a dealership to turn the rest of their stock, and one can start to understand the delay. It's like waiting for a specific number to come up in a bingo drawing, seemingly.

I went back and forth during the wait, myself. I called other dealerships, I waived on whether to say, "Screw it, I'm keeping my truck," I was tempted to nag the dealership. They DID come up with the exact vehicle that I'd requested, however, and kept their price as quoted, etc. I've NEVER waited so long to spend my money on a damned car in my life. But there simply was no one to blame or be angry with. Production, demand, delivery, shipping requirements, everything contributes. You'll get your car.

[Vincent]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lefat1 @ Oct 23 2007, 01:45 PM) [snapback]529358[/snapback]</div>

Do the toyota folks not like black, are they not making enough or is it that they dont ship black to Florida. I cant seem to get a touring package 6 in black, and it doesnt look like there's any on the horizon. Red, blue, driftwood...no problem. Whats with black? [/b]

Sounds like salesperson BS again. I just did a Southeast Toyota search and they have 24 Black Prius' available at the Port for dealer delivery.

Go to Toyota.com, Prius, Build and Price and enter your zip code; then go find another dealer.

[lefat1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Vincent @ Oct 23 2007, 09:02 PM) [snapback]529488[/snapback]</div>

Sounds like salesperson BS again. I just did a Southeast Toyota search and they have 24 Black Prius' available at the Port for dealer delivery.

Go to Toyota.com, Prius, Build and Price and enter your zip code; then go find another dealer.
[/b]

not touring package 6

[Vincent]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lefat1 @ Oct 23 2007, 10:07 PM) [snapback]529504[/snapback]</div>

not touring package 6 [/b]

You're right.

3 black package 6 Model 1224's, but no black package 6 Model 1226 (Touring).

Sorry.

[apriusfan]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Vincent @ Oct 24 2007, 02:41 AM) [snapback]529615[/snapback]</div>

You're right.

3 black package 6 Model 1224's, but no black package 6 Model 1226 (Touring).

Sorry.
[/b]

Even in the S.F. Bay Area, when I was in the market, I had to wait for 2 months before a Black/Bisque Touring #6 was available. And even then, my dealer had to trade with the ordering dealer to get the car transferred to them.

[skguh]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(apriusfan @ Oct 24 2007, 11:54 AM) [snapback]529748[/snapback]</div>

Even in the S.F. Bay Area, when I was in the market, I had to wait for 2 months before a Black/Bisque Touring #6 was available. And even then, my dealer had to trade with the ordering dealer to get the car transferred to them.
[/b]

I would be willing to bet that AT LEAST 80% of the 2008 Prius' coming into the states are already spoken for and likely a HIGHER percentage of Touring #6. I could share all of my reasoning, but based on MY experience, there just aren't any base models sitting on the lots--let alone fully loaded ones. They're all spoken for.

[apriusfan]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(skguh @ Oct 24 2007, 10:59 AM) [snapback]529781[/snapback]</div>

I would be willing to bet that AT LEAST 80% of the 2008 Prius' coming into the states are already spoken for and likely a HIGHER percentage of Touring #6. I could share all of my reasoning, but based on MY experience, there just aren't any base models sitting on the lots--let alone fully loaded ones. They're all spoken for.[/b]

I tend to doubt the 80% for non-Touring editions being spoken for. Maybe more like 60% already have a home before they show up at the dealership. When I was in the market for my Touring edition (February/March, 2007) there were 10 non-Touring edition cars available for sale at the dealer that I was working with on the Touring edition. The cars had differing mixes of options, but cars were available. Touring editions were another matter. As I mentioned, my dealer had to trade cars (they had a Magnetic Gray #6 on the same boat that they swapped for the Black/Bisque #6) to get the one that I wanted.