Barcelona Red, Pkg 4, 11/28/05, Raleigh, NC

Date Ordered: 11/28/05
Dealer Ordered From: Leith Toyota, Raleigh, NC
Timeframe given for delivery: Jan/Feb '06
Color: #1 Barcelona Red (or anything else except black or silver pine)
Option Package: #4
Your # on Dealer's Waiting List: approx #30

I placed my "order" about 3 weeks ago, and haven't heard anything. I'm planning to call in the 2nd week of Jan. if I haven't heard anything by then. My mother-in-law placed her order at the same dealership on 11/12/06, so hopefully that will help me have an idea of when to expect mine, too.

Talked to Toyota of Durham, but they were doing first-come-first-serve, and seem to have only higher-end packages and toyo guard. I felt better being on a list knowing that there would likely be an after 1/1/06 tax credit flurry of buying!

 

Thanks, guys! I've been "lurking" on the boards here for a while. I'm very excited about getting the Prius. My '95 Honda Accord has over 200,000 miles on it, and I've never had a new car - so this will be huge for me! I really do need to get over my "PAS", though. Reading the boards and such has really hurt my productivity!

 

OMG!! The dealer just called a little while ago, and said they had received what I was looking for today! Except it doesn't have the add-on autodim mirror, but they're going to add it. So, I'm going to pick it up on Jan. 2nd! Barcelona Red '06, pkg #4! I had been watching that one on their website, but I never imagined it would be mine already! Time to go apply for some loans...

 

It is amazing that the day I decided to post my order I got the call! Planning on paying MSRP only and hoping not to pay for the "splashguards" that I didn't want. I think you're right about the first week or so of Jan. It will be crazy!

 

I think the splashgaurds list at $80 or so? If they make me pay for those, I'll go for free mats or something. Glad to hear the splashgaurds are useful, though!

I just realized that you meant 5% interest on the loan. The best I've found was 5.4% for a 5 yr. loan. I could get 5.1 for a 4 yr. loan but that's pushing me on the monthly payment. Anybody know of anywhere with lower than 5%?

 

I picked it up this morning! 5 miles on the odometer and everything went very smoothly at the dealer - I'm returning in a week to get the auto dim + homelink mirror installed! I'll post pictures later - we took a few, even though it was rainy here today. We took a little joyride in it already. The red is awesome - it will take me a while to get used to all the bells and whistles, but I really love it!

Thanks to all the info I received from this forum, it was very helpful in my decision to purchase a prius and the whole process of figuring out where to buy and everything!

 

Here's a picture!

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Yeah - the red is really nice - it looks slightly darker in person, it hasn't been sunny yet - but I'll take more pictures when it clears up. Seeing all the ones they were selling today lined up helped me see that the red was my favorite and that I had made the right choice for me!