Group Buy in Tri-Cities, WA

Okay. I am seeing how many on here are interested in doing a group buy in Tri-Cities, WA or wherever in WA that they will do this. I'm not sure what kind of deal we could get and I'm not sure how that works if every dealer is only given so many 2010s from the first shipment.
Maybe we'd have to wait an extra couple weeks but then save $1,000 or so?
Let me know if anyone is interested. I have an appointment with our Toyota dealership at 4 pm today.
If anyone else is rushing out to order as well, check and see if they are willing to wheel and deal for 4 or more buyers.

It can't hurt to ask!

 

OKAY UPDATE!!!

Dealer here in TC is just charging MSRP. however, all he can do is put us on wait list. I am #1 so if you hurry in or call, they will take a $1000 deposit (fully refundable) and put you on the list. But he has NO IDEA what packages, options, colors, etc. he will be getting. So he can't do any group buy options because he has no way to guarantee what/when cars will be coming in so we would all be purchasing at different times. However, they will do "referrals" and you get cash rebates for referring people. So we could tag each other and if Martin37 says I referred him, then Chris11 says Martin37 referred him, etc. That's about all they can do.

For wait list, the way it was explained to me is: I want a package #3 with sunroof and I am #1 on wait list. When first car comes in (late May), dealership will call me and offer it. But it's a package #4 with nav and I don't want that, so I decline. Then person #2 on wait list also declines, but person #3 says perfect!! So person #3 now gets first prius from them. When 2nd car comes in, I get the call, and on and on. Make sense?

I would highly recommend getting on a wait list somewhere. If it is the same process, there shouldn't be a problem getting a 2010 at MSRP in June...as long as you are willing to be flexible esp. on color.

Any more details? private message me and I'll do my best to answer.
~lauren

 

We were told that this is being considered but we should know FOR SURE at least 4 weeks before it is implemented. Which will give people time to decide between being marked down 09 for $2k less (no sales tax) or waiting for 2010 and paying it. IF this goes into effect so soon.

I have a call into the wa. state dept of revenue to find most up-to-date info. This is current as of Feb 09 http://dor.wa.gov/Docs/Pubs/SpecialNotices/2008/sn_08_GreenVehicleExmpt.pdf

but if they are finalizing budget now.......

 

Sales tax exemption for high mileage hybrid vehicles and clean alternative fuel vehicles
2/20/09

WA - Sales Tax Exemption for Hybrids The Sales Tax Connection
4/1/09

I talked to a lady at Department of Revenue and she said they've heard the rumors but mostly from concerned people like myself. Nothing has come down through their dept and they get AT LEAST 30 days notice before WE get the 30 days notice. So even if it is true, it would be AT LEAST first week of July before they could enact that.
She's even heard that instead of taking away the tax exemption, there was actually MORE talk about adding more vehicles to it...in order to keep in line with our current President's administration and their goals for our future.

I know it's nothing more than "he said, she said" but I feel a bit better. I also feel pretty confident being in top 10 of wait list that I will find the car I want BEFORE first week of July.

Also, for those who care, apparently Toyota of TC is 10th out of like 75 dealerships in NW for selling hybrids so even though it might be "smaller" than others, they might get more in since they sell so well.