1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Prius Club San Diego's new website is up and running.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Godiva, Jul 15, 2005.

  1. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2005
    10,339
    14
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    #1 Godiva, Jul 15, 2005
  2. ReneGS

    ReneGS New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 23, 2005
    48
    0
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, California
    [​IMG]
    Hello Fellow San Dieagan
     
    #2 ReneGS, Jul 15, 2005
  3. Potential Buyer

    Potential Buyer New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 22, 2005
    287
    2
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    I just moved to San Diego about two months ago. Right now I'm on the waiting list at three dealers (Mile of Cars, Kearny Mesa, and Toyota of San Diego). Which do you guys recommend? If you're wondering why I'm waiting at all, it's because I'm picky and I'm trying to hold out for a Driftwood #6. :)
     
    #3 Potential Buyer, Jul 17, 2005
  4. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2005
    10,339
    14
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Welcome and congrats.

    First, I had a bad experience trying to get a test drive at Toyota of San Diego so I have nothing good to say about them.

    I bought my Prius right off the lot at Kearny Mesa Toyota. I e-mailed Howard Sheehy the internet manager and he was great. I highly recommend him. They also have a large, clean, up to date service bay and several Prius-trained technicians.

    There are quite a few other dealers in the area. I'd try them all for a driftwood #6. You can always get the dealer you want to trade to get the car you want, especially if you know who has it.

    I'd also try Mossy Nissan in Pacific Beach and Toyota of El Cajon.

    Of course the more flexible you are about packages and color the easier it is. A #6 is easier than a #1 which is what I wanted. Silver is easiest to get. I wanted black and got black. Wanted a gray interior and got an ivory interior. But my last car had an ivory interior too so it wasn't that much of a shock.

    If you haven't been able to get a test drive let me know and if you're not too far I'll swing by and you can try mine.

    Mossy has a white #6: http://www.mossytoyota.com/toyvehicle_info...arch_for=572629
     
    #4 Godiva, Jul 17, 2005
  5. Potential Buyer

    Potential Buyer New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 22, 2005
    287
    2
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    I've taken four test-drives already, along with 2-3 Civic Hybrid test-drives. I like to be thorough before I make a decision. :) Thanks for the offer though. I'm in Mira Mesa by the way.

    I already distrust Toyota of San Diego because they've never called me at all, and I've been on the list 2-3 weeks. Also I didn't get a good feeling about the place when I was there. Kearny Mesa did call me several times letting me know what's up, though they wanted a deposit which I eventually relinquished. Mile of Cars asked for no deposit or even any formal paper-work.

    Mossy asks for a deposit but I'd rather not do more than one. I'll check out El Cajon though.

    I agree that black/gray is pretty nice; oddly, I rarely hear of people getting the gray interior. I assume they're rarely, if ever, shipped out anymore. If they were, that would be my second choice.
     
    #5 Potential Buyer, Jul 17, 2005
  6. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2005
    10,339
    14
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    You can only get the gray interior with the black, white or silver Prii. Hence you don't see it that often. But it is really nice.

    The ivory cleans up surprisingly well. I got a tiny spot of tar on the back seat. (It was stuck to the bottom of a box I put on the seat. I was livid!) I used some "Goo gone" which took off the goo but not the stain. Then I used some Tide and a little brush and you can't tell it was even there. I did use Scotchguard on the car when I got it, but others report that even untreated, the seats clean really well.

    Keep looking. And take some time to read this site. There is a lot of info here not only on the car but also about the process of buying. There is also a checklist somewhere for when you pick the car up. And give Howard a call periodically. Squeaky wheel, you know.

    Maybe I'll see you at the PriusclubSD meeting in August?
     
    #6 Godiva, Jul 17, 2005
  7. Potential Buyer

    Potential Buyer New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 22, 2005
    287
    2
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    I meant I've heard people who requested black/gray and got black/tan. In any case I would like going to the next meeting, depending on when it is.

    By the way, I've been registered here since February, browsing both here and PriusOnline to find out what I could about the car. I'm very cautious when buying things.
     
    #7 Potential Buyer, Jul 17, 2005
  8. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2005
    10,339
    14
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Well, if you're willing to drive to Carson. (Or maybe a local dealer can trade for one.)

    =17]http://69.93.188.20/~tundraso/fleet/showro...ta[model_id]=17


    Most all of the cars posted are posted at MSRP for reference, and when one emails me personally, you get my fleet-best-lowest pricing to buy/lease with ... and I can be reached at [email protected]
    for all and any cars we sell. On BC packages Prius, I sell at MSRP and that's 26,807 on all cars with BC, Z1 and EF. Reach me for your Prius ...
    and most of the cars you see posted in my inventory are here or VERY close to being here... timewise. A few are still afloat but enough are here right now so that immediate delivery is quite possible in some colors!

    Dianne Whitmire
    Internet Sales Director/Fleet Sales Manager Carson Toyota
    310-522-2317

    *********

    I believe Dianne also posts here on the dealers forum.
     
    #8 Godiva, Jul 17, 2005
  9. Potential Buyer

    Potential Buyer New Member

    Joined:
    Feb 22, 2005
    287
    2
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    Thanks for the link, Godiva. That dealer looks to have an amazingly large inventory so I believe I'll just buy from them. None of the SD dealers know of any incoming Driftwoods; I'd likely have to wait at least a couple of weeks to know what's going on. But that one seems to have alot of everything, and I have no problem driving to LA.
     
    #9 Potential Buyer, Jul 17, 2005
  10. sdjimbo

    sdjimbo New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 14, 2005
    13
    0
    0
    Location:
    San Diego
    Don't forget Toyota of Escondido. That's where I ended up buying. My wait was a day or two short of 3 weeks, and that was due to color I wanted (black). $200 off MSRP if you use their fleet buying via Costco.
     
    #10 sdjimbo, Jul 21, 2005
  11. tochatihu

    tochatihu Senior Member

    Joined:
    Apr 10, 2004
    9,044
    3,528
    0
    Location:
    Kunming Yunnan China
    Vehicle:
    2001 Prius
    As I am new to the Escondido area, I would be interested in your opinion of their service department.
     
    #11 tochatihu, Jul 21, 2005
  12. sdjimbo

    sdjimbo New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 14, 2005
    13
    0
    0
    Location:
    San Diego
    Well, my car is so new, I hope not to be experiencing their service department anytime soon. Haven't yet, so have no opinion unfortunately. Escondido isn't too convenient for me---I live downtown and work in Sorrento Mesa. I'm probably going to go to Kearny Mesa when I need to.
     
    #12 sdjimbo, Jul 21, 2005
  13. aaf709

    aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2005
    3,862
    18
    0
    Location:
    San Diego, CA
    Vehicle:
    2022 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Limited
    I live in San Diego, but went to Carson back in April to get mine. Very fast, I called at noon on Thursday and picked it up on Saturday (a little after noon).

    I live less than 3 miles from Toyota of San Diego, but I'll have to check to see who will do my service. I've bought my seat covers from El Cajon Toyota and were happy with the parts department.
     
    #13 aaf709, Jul 22, 2005
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)