Advise for NC, VA, MA Prospective Prius Buyers

Local dealers I visited wanted a few hundred over or MSRP and were not willing to negotiate, which I refuse to pay MSRP-- so after reading most of the postings and scanning on-line regarding buying experiences, I decided to try my hand at obtaining the best price for a 2008 Prius 1224 package (#3, NC)(#4, VA) on-line through the Internet Sales Dept. In a 250 mile radius, I emailed several dealerships and only received 4 replies back. One stated they only sell at MSRP and others were willing to negotiate below MSRP. If they had the color and option I wanted, I would have negotiated further. I was also willing to wait and was in no hurry to buy until I got the best deal below MSRP. These are the dealerships that replied back that were willing to negotiate:

Rick Hendrick Toyota (NC): (both replied back)(all sales final??)(fee ??)
[email protected] and [email protected]

Rice Toyota (NC): (Processing Fee $369)(all sales final??)[email protected]

Haley Toyota of Richmond (VA): [email protected]
(All Sales Final)(Processing Fee ??)

I ran across this in my search, but for me it would have cost more to go to Toyota of Greenfield (MA): (All Sales Final??) 12/05/07
http://www.toyotaofgreenfield.com/HomePage ALL NEW TOYOTA'S ARE SOLD AT $179 OVER INVOICE!* THIS IS NOT A MISPRINT.....CALL OUR INTERNET SALES MANAGER, SHARON HUNT AT 413-772-0231 X 19 TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOUR NEW TOYOTA!

I ended up purchasing my vehicle from: INTERNET SALES DEPT.
McGeorge Toyota (VA): Chris Weinberge 1-804-755-9233 [email protected] Processing fees ($195) (All Sales Final)
He was great to work with. He promptly answered every email and was willing to negotiate the best price BELOW MSRP. Another thing I liked about him is that he was knowledgeable, upfront and itemized the fees such as the processing fee, NC tax tag title fee right away. That was it--no hidden charges here, no bate & switch, what we agreed on in writing was exactly what was on the contract. They didn't even try to push you for any other added $$$ items or services (Only asked if I would be interested in a windshield protectant product--no pushing here). They matched the extended platinum warranty (7/100,000/$0) and the APR I was offered by Bank of America [I would only approve the deal if I was already approved for the loan--didn't want to have a call later to say, opps, they didn't approve you for the loan and request the return of the vehicle]. NOTE: if you buy out of state, bring your insurance coverage for the new vehicle with you. My overall buyer experience was excellent. I will now only deal with the Internet Dept. and I will definately only buy a vehicle from Chris Weinberg in the future. I am recommending him to my family,friends, and PriusChat family because he treated me right. I hope your buying experience with Chris will be great too.

I hope my search in buying a Prius helps you in finding yours at a great price too.