Got a Prius the first day we went looking to buy one.

It's a Silver Pine Mica package #6...

The story on how we got it is kinda funny too...

I have been telling folks since Susan decided on this little car that I was gonna get it this weekend. My co-workers have been saying we wouldn't find a new one, that we'd have to get on a list...

I looked online at some of the local dealers and found two that had 4 or more cars listed at their place in the webpage. So we went to Maita Toyota right after work tonight, they had 4 cars on their webpage... when we got there the salesman said those cars were sold. Before they told us they said a good word about their other products.

We left and went on home... it was about 5:45pm.

I called Elk Grove Toyota and they said the 08 cars listed on their webpage were sold and that they wouldn't put us on a waiting list because we lived in Maita Toyota's area...

Both places tried to steer us to another hybrid in their inventory... and for a $500 deposit they offered to put us on a waiting list that's running about 2 months behind right now...

I get into my chair and Susan says "Hows about calling Fairfield Toyota and ask if they have any... they just had an ad on the TV"

So I pull up their webpage and see that they have Prius advertised and a prominent phone number... I call and ask for a salesman...

Ray is the man.

I ask Ray, "Would you know if the car listed on Your webpage is for sale"... Ray says "you have to be the first one down here, they are unloading one from the truck..."

Then he said... the sales manager says first come first served, how far away are you...

I said less than an hour, and Ray tells me if you get here before they get it out of the detail shop you can buy it.

I told him I am leaving Sacramento now.

Susan and I haven't eaten... or really sat down to rest after the day's work... but we leave...

We get into West Sac and my phone rings... I hand it to Susan... it's Ray... "how far are you away" he asks...

She tells him and says we're coming with our checkbook and he better not be yanking our chain...

Ray says he'll take the credit information over the phone... to start the process. I said do it...

He called three more times on the drive to the west side of Fairfield...

Ray greeted us as we pulled in... He then said the car is still over in the detail shop, lets go look at it...

We did...

When Susan saw it in the distance she said she liked it... she rode in back for the test drive down the block a ways... it was showing 10.2 on the odo... I was comfortable, she had plenty of legroom... and said the ride was very nice in back... she then said "we didn't really need to take it on the freeway... we'll take this one."

Finally got out of there at 9:15.

I drove it home without a hitch. It was a long day...

 

We didn't want a red, orange or yellow car. She's partial to Silver/Pewter, and I'm liking Greens and Blues...

This car sorta matches her eyes... and she was acting all :cheer2: when she saw it from a distance.

If you can wait for the car you really want, I would. I wasn't in a position to keep waiting... I needed another car... my Vette is going to need some work before I can drive it around town to work again.

 

Ours was fully loaded, everything they could cram in it, and I bought the maint and the extended warranty stuff too... 7yrs and 120K

We put $10 down and took their financing for the remaining $24K at 4.44% for 48 months

 

Ummmm... I missed putting the "K" after the $10...

My error Bra... :noidea:

It was more than we were looking at initially... but the frau loved the way it looked, and enjoyed the ride in the back seat as much as the CTS a friend of ours has.