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08 Spectra Blue #5 - 2008-04-23, Rochester, NY

Discussion in 'Order Tracking' started by lordbah, Apr 26, 2008.

  1. lordbah

    lordbah Junior Member

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    Date Ordered: April 23, 2008
    Dealer Ordered From (Incl. City/State): Dorschel Toyota, Rochester, NY
    Timeframe given for delivery: 4-8 weeks
    Color: Spectra Blue
    Option Package: #5
    Your # on Dealer's Waiting List: don't know

    Date Received: July 31, 2008
    Color: Magnetic Gray
    Option Package: #6
     
    #1 lordbah, Apr 26, 2008
  2. lordbah

    lordbah Junior Member

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    No luck yet. My salesman did call a couple of times to see whether I wanted to go for cars they did get in the latest allocation, namely package #6 (+leather, +$1700), or package #5 in other colors (black, silver, light blue), but I passed.
     
    #2 lordbah, May 6, 2008
  3. lordbah

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    He says I'm #4 on the list. Not sure that helps much - either my package/color arrives or it doesn't. He also said something like they used to get 15 cars every 2 weeks, now it's 3 cars every 2 weeks. Says there's a problem making the batteries fast enough.
     
    #3 lordbah, May 19, 2008
  4. goin' green

    goin' green New Member

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    We can relate with your wait. We received our Pkg. 5 Spectra Blue Mica on May 14, after ordering it on April 12. They had originally told us 2 to 3 months...but we got lucky and our dealer was able to arrange a trade with another dealer for the one we wanted. We now have 600 miles on it, loving every minute!! I hope you get yours soon. Our salesman had called us trying to get us to take a different color, but we chose to wait, also. Believe me, it's worth the wait! The color is Awesome!!
     
    #4 goin' green, May 20, 2008
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    Spectra Blue is the color I would get. Hang in there lordbah !
     
    #5 cycledrum, May 29, 2008
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    b11101100 Spectra Blue Mica Driver

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    Spectra Blue #5... Excellent choice. Definitely worth waiting for.

    I hope you get it soon.
     
    #6 b11101100, May 30, 2008
  7. lefat1

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    take whatever you can get!
     
    #7 lefat1, May 30, 2008
  8. lordbah

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    It's been 6 weeks now. My salesman called today and now he's talking about another two months. Still "#4 on the list" for all the good that's done me. He did offer me a silver with leather today but I passed. Feels too much like bait-and-switch. Someone offers me something, I order it, they ought to deliver it. If that's 'not the way the business works', too bad, that's the way it *ought* to work. Meanwhile if I'm missing out on the cost savings and fun of driving a Prius, well so are Toyota and the salesman are missing out on one sale.
     
    #8 lordbah, Jun 6, 2008
  9. lordbah

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    I think I'm gonna cave. There's a magnetic grey pkg 6 available. I guess that would be my second color choice, and second package choice. Seems like it's either that or nothing - apparently they only got 2 cars this month.
     
    #9 lordbah, Jul 8, 2008
  10. mingoglia

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    That's a nice color and personally I like the leather much much better than the cloth. I think you'd make a good decision if you caved. The blue is nice though. :) BTW, I have the green package 6. I wanted the blue but my wife said "if you're getting a another car it has to be green". :rolleyes:
     
    #10 mingoglia, Jul 8, 2008
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