New Prius Owner - 4 days wait

My wife and I bought a 2006 Barcelona Metallic Red Prius on March 31st.

We had thought long and hard about getting one. On tuesday (march 27th) I decided to call all the toyota dealers in the area where I live, just to see if there was one I could test drive, and to see how long the waiting list were. The experience was half painful. There were 6 dealerships in the metro area, and 3 of them were rude about it. Making me feel like I was a reject just for wanting to test drive the car first. The other three were nice and one of them even had a Prius they kept just for test driving. On a whim I called a dealer that was two hours away from my home (and one that I had heard about on these forums because of their warrenty prices and handling), just to see, but they didn't have one either. All the dealerships took my name and number but told me the waiting list was on average 4 months in the area (one dealer said minimum of 1 year and meanly laughed at me for even asking).

On Thursday the dealership that was two hours away from me called me back and said they had the Prius I wanted. Exactly as I wanted it (package 2 Red with Dark Grey fabric).

So on friday we bought it. 4 days after making the initial call. Dreams do come true.

I love the car. If I could find a way to keep the cd track listing on all the time instead of it switching back to the engine/motor display I would be happier. And once my gas tanks bladder expands and I feel like I'm getting more fuel in the tank.. then I'll be ecstatic.

So thats my story. Priuschat.com has been a great help to my wife and I on deciding to purchase this car. Thank You all.

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I guess screen settings would of been too obvious for me! Thanks.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ghostofjk @ Apr 4 2006, 02:57 PM) [snapback]234865[/snapback]</div>

What exactly is the plural of Prius?

Unfortunately for me, the dealership that told me one year, with a snarky laugh, happens to be the one across the street from my work. I will be kind to them because they will probably be doing work on my car in the future.

The funny thing about the 'deposit and reservation game' is that I didn't reserve or deposit anything. I had just called around to inquire about it, and boom! Got one. The dealer we bought from was a great guy, and the whole shop seemed responsive and nice. If only I lived closer to them.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(marjflowers @ Apr 4 2006, 11:19 PM) [snapback]235082[/snapback]</div>

Looking back, I should of gone for the package with side airbags also. Last night I watched a crash test of the 2004 Prius without side airbags and the front held up really well, but it looked like the dummy smacked his head pretty good on the side window (there wasn't a window in the video, but if there was.. ouch).

I never thought I would love a car as much as I do this Prius. I got it on Friday and have driven it 670 miles as of this morning. I've had to stop twice for gas and couldn't get much into the tank (7 gallons first time, and 5.5 the second, but I filled up at two blocks the first, and 3 the second). I'm a bit paranoid because of the storys on here about running out of gas. That doesn't make me love it any less.

The car has me wrapped around its finger... if it had fingers.

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