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Black #6 ordered in Spokane, WA (Moses Lake dealer)

Discussion in 'Order Tracking' started by baxsie, Jul 12, 2005.

  1. baxsie

    baxsie Member

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    Date Ordered: 2005 / 07 / 11
    Dealer Ordered From (Incl. City/State): James, in Moses Lake, WA
    Time frame given for delivery: "2 -3 weeks"
    Color: Black with Burgundy/Dark Gray
    Option Package: 6
    Your # on Dealer's Waiting List: 1

    Tried to get one from Downtown (Spokane) Toyota, but they would not come down to MSRP.

    Did not even call Appleway, based on previous dealings and current postings.

    I name dropped "Bob Allen" to Susan Gillespie at James in Moses Lake (about 2 hours away) and she said: "MSRP is no problem"

    Made a $500 credit card deposit about 3 hours ago and now the waiting starts :)

    She already has a #6 coming in, she is going to try to trade it for a black.

    Contact information, FYI:

    Susan Gillespie
    James Auto Center
    12056 Frontage Road East
    Moses Lake, WA 98837
    (509) 765-4517
     
    #1 baxsie, Jul 12, 2005
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    Bummer: The one Black package 6 with Grey trim in our 5-state dealer network that we were trying to trade for had already sold. So now It is up to a 3 month wait as a special order, unless another one comes in sooner that can be traded for.
     
    #2 baxsie, Jul 13, 2005
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    I drove by Appleway Toyota (Spokane Valley) today, and could not help but notice that they have a Silver #4 and a Tideland #1 in stock.

    The Tideland is actually quite attractive in person. More silver/grey than I thought . . . I was expecting a greenish tone.

    How do they manage to keep them in stock, when Downtown Toyota has a waiting list?

    $5000 markup over MSRP, that is how. It makes Downtown Toyota's $3000 markup over MSRP look reasonable!

    Well, who knows, those are just the window stickers. Maybe they wheel and deal.

    Or maybe not. Greedy @#$%^&*
     
    #3 baxsie, Jul 15, 2005
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    Good news: May have it on Friday, July 29

    Not the best, but livable news: Getting it traded from Oregon, so it will have a couple hundred miles on it.
     
    #4 baxsie, Jul 25, 2005
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    In theory, I'll be picking it up tomorrow afternoon.
     
    #5 baxsie, Jul 28, 2005
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    We had a similar experience with the Downtown bunch, didn't even mess with Appleway either.
    If folks will just expand their search slightly paying MSRP is no problem. Our car is a Salsa Red Pkg. 4 bought at MSRP from Carter Toyota in Colville. They were great to deal with.
    Maybe we should put the sticker back in the window and just park it near Downers or Appleway and then talk to their prospective customers.
     
    #6 jsutherl, Jul 29, 2005
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    Just picked it up today.

    Here are some pics for fun.

    James Toyota in Moses Lake, WA. Literally in the middle of the fields:
    [Broken External Image]:http://baxsie.com/prius/james_toyota_moses_lake.jpg

    They had to drive it a bit to make the trade work :( :
    [Broken External Image]:http://baxsie.com/prius/mileage.jpg

    This is Suzan Gillespie, who was great to work with, along with my son:
    [Broken External Image]:http://baxsie.com/prius/black_prius_suzan_gillespie.jpg
    Be sure to mention "Brent Crosby" and she says she will send a "bird dog" kick back to me ;) (Bob Allen should get one from my purchase.)

    Here it is at home:

    [Broken External Image]:http://baxsie.com/prius/black_prius_rear_view.jpg

    Glam shot for kicks:
    [Broken External Image]:http://baxsie.com/prius/black_prius_red_barn_sunset.jpg

    Suzan closed on two Prius today. Not too bad for a dinky dealer in the middle of nowhere. If you need a straight deal, she has my recommendation:

    Suzan Gillespie (509) 765-4517

    Details of the deal are here.
     
    #7 baxsie, Jul 30, 2005
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