Tideland pearl, -- AF (#3) -- 17JAN2004 -- Winona, MN

Date Ordered: Jan 17, 2004
Dealer Ordered From (Incl. City/State): Nystrom Toyota Winona MN
Timeframe given for delivery: Mid March
Color: Tideland Pearl
Option Package: AF (#3) rear wiper and side airbags
Your # on Dealer's Waiting List: 2nd or 3rd

I would have rather ordered from the place in LaCrosse (steveb84 who posts in Priuschat works there), but Winona had a MUCH shorter waiting list.

I think mid March is HIGHLY optimistic, but I will be glad to be proven wrong!

Brian

Just got word from the dealer that I'm second in line.
"Yours is the allocation after the next one"

(Not sure if that is because they got an allocation moving me from 3rd to 2nd, or if I have always been second)

Brian

Got this e-mail from the dealer:

I had to wait until the confirmation of the last allocation before I could give you a status report. You are definitely next on the list the one before yours was picked up in the last allocation

Whoo hoo! the next allocation is mine! Of course, it might take a few allocation cycles for the dealer to get one, but I might just get one in March.

Brian

Cross post on the price increase, but notice I've got an estimated date:

Good morning Brian,
You are right, that there is a $300 price increase coming soon. The good
news is that your car will probably be here before that and will not be
affected. However if it had been, you would still get the rebate.
Procedurally what happens is that we submit your order confirmation (which we already have done) then you pay the new price and Toyota sends you a check for the $300 within 4-8 weeks. Again, we anticipate that your car will be allocated around the 20th of this month which is well ahead of the price increase deadline of early April.

Brian (emphasis mine)

Dealer called. The person before me in line cancelled thier order, and I was offered thier car. It is a silver with the works (#9/BC).
If my car wan't coming in a month I might have taken it.

But since my car will prob be allocated March 19th and arrive around April 9th I decided I can wait for the car I want.

Brian

Went to dealership to get a trade-in estimate.
Saw the car before mine -- someone farther down the list took it.
Also got my key chain in the mail Friday.

Dealer is pretty confident of getting allocation Friday (+/-)


Brian

Good news: my car is allocated.
Bad news: There were *NO* Tideland Pearls with my package allocated in the Chicago region. Rather than pass up the allocation, the dealer took a Driftwood. I'm free to pass on it, but than means waiting another month.


Brian

I decided to take the driftwood. If ther was a 100% chance of getting a tidleand in the next allocation, I *might* have waited. Since there isn't, I decided to take the bird in the hand.

Brian

Hi Brian,

Sorry that you didn't get your color. I have never seen the driftwood up close, but it looks OK on the website. Our's just happened to be a Tideland, and we like the color.

We emailed each other in January off of the YP2004 group about installing ham radio in our cars. Are you still planning to install a radio? I haven't had time to get mine scoped out for all of the details. First item to do, though, may be to get the vanity license plate for my call! I have the paperwork in hand and the state can make one up for me.

Brian
WOBEV

I'm not planning on installing a ham radio in my car.
I DO plan on using my Ham Radio plates on it (which are different, and cheaper, than personalized plates in MN)

Brian

Got this message today (April 5) from my dealer:

Brian

My Prius came in today!
I'm planning on picking it up tomorrow.

Brian
whoo hoo! :mrgreen:

Congratulations! I hope you are as happy with yours as I am with mine.

Picked it up today.

Initial odometer:


Lifetime MPG:


In my driveway:


too early to give my review. Had a little trouble getting cruise to work, but eventually figured it out.

Brian
notice my avatar changed

Brian,

Glad you got your Prius! What do you think of the Tideland Pearl color (was it your choice initially?). We really like ours. It seems the car is working better with some mileage on it. We are on the 4th tank of gas at about 1250 miles so far, and we are averageing 53 MPG! Gotta love it.

Congratulations Brian !!!

Look forward to seeing you zipping around town with it.

(And don't forget where you can bring it for service

Thanks for the picture, Brian. That was the final thing that pushed me over to adding Driftwood Pearl to Tideland Pearl on my order request for the Prius.

A very handsome color.