2005, black #6, 4/11/05, Riverdale, UT

Date Ordered: 4/11/05
Dealer Ordered From (Incl. City/State): Tony Divino Toyota, Riverdale, UT
Timeframe given for delivery: 3 months or less
Color: black
Option Package: 6
Your # on Dealer's Waiting List: 0

 

Re: 2005 Prius, black, package 6

Thanks guys. I appreciate the well-wishing.

Hey Tony, I'm impressed by the stats on your website. You got me interested in doing the same. Is this data stored by the nav and you manually transfer to your website?

 

Re: 2005 Prius, black, package 6

I called the dealer yesterday for a 30-day update. All I got was, "it's not even in America yet."

 

2 months and still no car. I finally discovered that the salesman didn't actually "order" my car. Instead, he's just waiting for a black, package 6 to come through the pipeline. They aren't expecting another allotment for two weeks.

Meanwhile, my wife has sold her car, so we've been limping by with one vehicle. Should I start asking other dealerships if they can get me the car? I already gave these guys a $500 deposit, but I didn't sign any agreements. They misled me into believing they ordered the car (which they didn't) and they promised "3 months or less".

They called me last week and said "we have a Prius, but it's not black, and it's not a package 6. Do you want it?". That makes me even more nervous.

 

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I wonder where I'm at on "the list". I didn't even know it existed. We would also take a #6 Driftwood Pearl, even though black is our first choice. Who was your salesman?

I contacted Mark Miller in SLC and asked "Do you have an '05 Prius w/ package 6 allocated and available? If not, how soon could you get one?"

They responded, "(WE) DO NOT HAVE ANY PRIUS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WE ARE 6 TO 8 WEEKS OUT. LIST IS GROWING LARGER EACH WEEK."

I knew this process COULD take this long, but I didn't think it actually would! 10 weeks out...I thought for sure I'd have a new car.

 

Got a call from the dealership today. They told me my car is in America and it should be here in 15 days. I confirmed that it IS a pkg 6 and it IS black, but they couldn't tell me the interior color. After waiting 3 months, the interior color won't be a deal breaker, but I'm really hoping it is black, not tan.

I'm also concerned that the dealership will put their logo on the car and/or allow other customers to test drive the vehicle before I come pick it up.

I may be eligible for the college grad rebate since my wife graduated within the last 2 years. That will put the final price of the Prius to $26,766 (MSRP w/ mats) - $600 (dealer discount) - $400 = $25,766.

 

I called my salesman yesterday and said "no decals" and "no test driving". He said the dealership normally applies a decal, so I'm glad I said something first. He assured me that NO ONE would be driving my car except the guy at the dealership who's job it is to test drive every new vehicle.