What's the typical wait time now?

[azemission]

Hi, everyone

This is my first post on Priuschat. I am very excited to be considering a Prius as my (my wife's) next car. We have been driving some gas-drinking SUV 1999 ML430(13-17mpg), 2001 MDX(19-25), and my trusty 1995 Subaru Legacy(208K miles). It's time to go green! What I will miss on the Prius is AWD which has been our principle in purchasing any car.

I contacted several dealers in the area (Long Island) and one promised me to have a 2005 Pkg#6 delivered in 1 month. Is this the normal wait time? I always have heard the wait time is about 6 month or so.
Can anyone recommend a good dealer on Long Island, NY?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Dean

[prius04]

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This is my first post on Priuschat.  It's time to go green!  What I will miss on the Prius is AWD which has been our principle in purchasing any car.[/b]

Sorry but I cannot answer in terms of the wait. In fact, I clicked on this one because I was curious as to what people were seeing for wait times.

But I can welcome you to PriusChat and to the Prius family. This is a remarkable fun car and this forum has a lot of wonderful and helpful people.

And I CAN comment on the traction of this car. Get the VSC. I'm pretty sure the package 6 does have it. All Prii have traction control, but this is not the same thing as VSC.

I traded in a Subaru Impreza that I was very impressed with in terms of the snow it could plow through. (AWD as you know) But this past winter impressed me completely and there is now no doubt in my mind that I am driving the best car I've ever had in terms of traction and stability in a panic -- snow covered street -- situation.

I was forced to avoid another car last winter by pulling into a snow bank. As I turned I was convinced that all I was going to do was start going down the road sideways. But no, the car went into the snow bank just like I wanted, and then when the other car missed me by 1/16th of an inch, I pulled right back into the travel lane like nothing had happened. (Nothing except all the bells and lites that flash when you engage the VSC and traction control.)

Now I played with that Subaru in parking lots and it was impressive how much control you could maintain, up to a point. But there is no doubt in my mind that the Prius is the only car I ever owned that could have avoided that accident. No doubt. I will never again buy a car without VSC.

And you can do a search and find similar stories about handling thruout Priuschat.


I'll be keeping my eye on this thread to see what answers you get to your main question.

[Danny]

I recently contacted a dealership (in Mass) and they quoted me 90-120 days. I know out West they are sitting on lots in many places.

1 month sounds reasonable... I wonder if the price does.

[rspro]

I just picked up a Black 2005 #6 in the Chicago area after a 3 month wait. I do believe there is a big difference based on color selection. I had originally ordered seaside pearl and was offered the black after three months or another 3 month wait for the seaside. Happy Hunting.

[Bill Lumbergh]

The wait time here is 90-120 days (Alaska). I called a couple dealers in Oklahoma and got about the same info. I did find, however, a small dealer in Muskogee, OK, where there was no one on the wait list and my car arrived after 11 days.

Only a couple more days until I pick it up. :mrgreen:

[silentak1]

0 days in Southern California.

[Mary Lou]

I contacted several dealers in the area (Long Island) and one promised me to have a 2005 Pkg#6 delivered in 1 month. Is this the normal wait time? I always have heard the wait time is about 6 month or so.
Can anyone recommend a good dealer on Long Island, NY?

[font=Comic Sans MS:6e6f0a9baf]Dean,
I bought my Prius in August, 2004 from Neil Toyota in Lynbrook. I was on the waiting list for 9 months, but was told that I would wait only two. I had a hard time with my salesman, but after he left, they assigned me a new salesman, who was honest and up front. My belief is that the first salesman sold my Prius to someone who was willing to pay more, at a time when they were scarce. A friend of mine bought a Prius from them and waited 5 months. She picked it up in January. I know that the wait has become shorter in this area.
Keep us informed about your new Prius and hope your wait is short!
Mary Lou[/font:6e6f0a9baf]

[azemission]

Thanks to all who replied. This is a great list!

I did some search on the tax exemptions for Nassau County on Long Island. There is a new proposed law to allow the county portion of the sales tax exempted. But this exemption will be for the model year 2006 and 2007.

I wish to catch this savings but does anyone know when will the next model be ready for order?

Dean

[Danny]

You can order starting August 16th. 2006s should be arriving in late November.

[Marlin]

0 days in eastern Pennsylvania.