Touring now only coming in package 6?

It appears that the base, #2, and #5 are the Touring packages available here in Colorado (I entered zip code of 80301).

 

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Here in the Portland, OR area you can get 3 or 6, haven't checked packages 1 or 2, but I know you can't get 5.

Kurt

 

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When buying in November'06, Central Virginia dealers only sold Pkg2 for the Touring model.

 

I looked in both Orlando and NY regions and only got to package 3 with the touring. I want a 6 touring. Anyone know where they're available?

 

The previous posts reveal the answer: Different "packages" are available in different regions. Can't imagine what logic makes this a fact, perhaps Toyota goes on previous Prius sales records in the various regions, or possibly what the regional distributers request.

In the 5-state region served by the Houston TX distributer, the Touring Edition 2007 Prius seems available in packages 5 & 6 - was when I traded my 2004 for the 2007. While there were more pkg 5's, I waited about 3 weeks for my pkg 6.

Have you considered buying your Prius in another region, flying and driving it home 0r having it shipped? It has been my experience that Toyota dealers' service departments function independently from their sales functions and accordingly are happy to get your service business [including warranty work for which they're well paid by Toyota] regardless of where you buy your Prius. I have had excellent service by a dealer who did not sell me either my 2004 or 2007 Prius Touring Edition.

 

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Hmmm. I put in San Francisco and was able to see package 5 Touring but no package 6 Touring. Actually, I just picked up my #5 (I'm not a fan of leather seats--I slide around too much) Touring last Friday, so I know you can still get them in CA. To find my preferred color combination, though, they had to pull one from NV (which had just arrived in North America on Jan 1), and there was a slight upcharge (and delay) for that. You might look into having them canvas other dealers. The Tourings are rare, but they are around (and are still trickling into the country). Don't let your dealer(s) tell you that the Tourings aren't being made anymore--several told me that and tried to sell me something they had on the lot!

 

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I didn't really have to tell them anything other than "I'm looking for a Silver Pine, gray interior, Touring, #5". Several dealers went ahead and only checked everything in-state, but the Sacramento dealership (a several hour drive for me, unfortunately) actually looked at the incoming inventory (while it was still "on the boat") and found one destined for Carson City, NV, and they were able to contact the other dealership and get it. From the mileage, it looks like it was trucked (as normal) to NV and then driven to Sacto. Hope they were varying the speed on the highway during the break-in period! I would have preferred that it get intercepted on the truck, but everything's still under warranty, so no harm, no foul (just an additional wait). It took 9 calendar days to get from port through the NV dealership to the Sacramento one.

I think there was an additional $250 to get it from NV->CA, but after that, it was as if the Sacramento dealership was the only one involved.

 

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I bought a Subaru in Las Vegas in 2000, and didn't pay any sales tax until I registered it in California. They gave me some kind of temporary transit registration. If you buy a new car out of state, be sure to tell them that it is for California registration, and they should waive the local state tax. Good luck.

 

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I hate buying cars, and at that point, we were already much later than we had expected to be, so I just paid what they told me (~$30.2K, all told). Besides, they had already brought the car from NV, and there weren't any more like it to be had. I keep cars long enough that it's worth MSRP for me to get what I want. I could haggle if it wasn't quite right, but it was everything I had asked for.