This is the Week!!!!!

Woo-hoo! We'll look forward to your impressions! How long have you been waiting for this one?

 

We got good news this week too. Ours should arrive in 2 weeks - waiting time pretty close to 1 year! Madison is an incredibly hot Prius market. But, we were able to get another year of use (and no payments) on our 95 Camry so we were OK with waiting and didn't feel the need to travel to get one sooner.

2 Weeks - yeehaw!

 

I'll have to ask the dealer for our VIN so I can get the insurance stuff taken care of. Ours apparently left Portland yesterday on its way to Wisconsin.

I'm going to be down in your area next week Dr. Bob. Me and my buddies are going on our annual tarpon fishing drip off of Boca Grande. I'll be sure to give the Prius wave to any I see, maybe it will be you!

 

Take good note of the following:

Toyota gives you one free car alignment within 12,000 miles. The tire guy said that the car is chained down inside the car carrier so tight that the car alignment is always screwed up.

The prep at port and the dealer does NOT include checking the car alignment, so what the informed Prius buyer needs to do is keep a real close eye on the tires to see if they are cupping at all, either on the inside or outside of any of the tires.

Checking the tire pressure is simply not enough.

 

Yes, thanks Robert. I'm also considering swapping out the tires immediately, perhaps for the Comfortreds. Everything I've read about the OEM tires says that they are ill suited to Wi winters. And we live on a hill so I'm worried about the whole traction control issue.

The dealer is offering a fabric protection, which I'm considering given the light interior. But, it's $200. I'll do some research on the topic here on the boards.

 

Well? Well?

Did it come in?!?

 

She's a beaut! I'm guessing you got the grey interior since you have silver. I wish they offered it on the Salsa, which is what we are getting.

I put your number in my Palm Pilot so I'll have it on the trip. I'm going to be with 4 other guys (men's trip... the wives stay home!) so its not too likely I'll be able to break away, but you never know!

Enjoy your Prius!! I'll post some pictures of ours when we get it. Hopefully week after next.

 

Good luck getting it registered in Wisconsin! We submitted paperwork in mid March, just got registration confirmation and renewal sticker today. So we can finally ditch the NC temp tag and use our WI plate again. And the title should, with luck, be on the way in 2 weeks. :roll:

Of course, going to a DMV office wasn't an option as we're in NC, about 1400 miles from the nearest Wisconsin DMV... and we won't be visiting for another month and a half.

So don't send your title app in, take it to them directly and pay the extra $5... that's the lesson learned!

Hope your car comes soon, and congrats rwlade on your new Pri!

 

Dr Bob,

I was driving north on I75 this morning near Sarasota and I came up on a 04/05 Silver and thought... I wonder if that's Dr. Bob! As I got closer, I saw that it had a somewhat weathered bumper sticker on the back, so I knew it wasn't you.

By the way, we had fantastic luck on the Tarpon. Gobs of fish in the Boca Grande pass this year. Hated to come back home to WI today.

Now, hopefully we will be gettting a call from the dealer this week to come on by. Early this week would be best!

 

He'll also accept a copy of the sales contract or your insurance declaration page for verification of your VIN.

 

Just called the dealer for an update.

It's been delayed slightly and now they are looking at 5/31-6/6 for arrival.

:cussing: :cussing: :cussing:

I was hoping we would have it for the holiday weekend.



After a year, my patience is wearing thin.

 

Awww. That's a bummer. What dealer are you going through? Heck, I'm ashamed to say it because I'm a WI native but where is Oregon located? What bigger city is it near?