Hold on or move on?

I've been waiting 3 months for my Black pkg 5 Prius and someone else has been waiting about 4 weeks before me for the same exact car. My salesman says they put in their request and Toyota just hasn't been sending them the car we want. I believe him, but at this point I'm starting to get a bit impatient. They are a premiere dealership, but for some reason my ship just has not been coming in.

Currently I have a deal for about 1300 below MSRP. I've been thinking of just calling every dealer in the tristate (and beyond) area and asking them if a)they have the car I want and B ) they'd be willing to give it to me for at least the same price.

With gas prices being what they are, what do you think are the odds of getting such a discount at another dealer? Should I just stick with the original dealership and hope and pray my car comes soon?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(busyrosy @ Jun 2 2006, 06:51 PM) [snapback]264887[/snapback]</div>

Oh, sorry. I'm in Central NJ

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jeannie @ Jun 2 2006, 11:14 PM) [snapback]265007[/snapback]</div>

I also had a bad experience with the dealer in woodbridge. Believe it or not, I HAD the car I wanted and at 1000 below MSRP. Long story short: at the moment I seemed hesitant about signing the non-refundable contract and closing the deal, they were so rude with me that I didn't even want to buy the car from them (the whole story is under the order tracking forum).. :/

I'll try calling other dealers to see who's willing to make a deal with me (even over the phone). I'll also try contacting my current dealer and seeing why they can't swap (he told me because other dealers don't want to let go of the cars that they can sell....but I'm sure if THEY have a car the other wants...).

Thanks for the advice, all!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Catskillguy @ Jun 3 2006, 08:09 AM) [snapback]265101[/snapback]</div>

I've thought the same thing, believe me. I even spoke to the manager and asked him whether, if my car came in, if it would be sold to someone else willing to pay higher. He reassured me that because of the high competition, no salesman would want anyone else to sell their car, and other dealers may do that, but he doesn't. :/

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(walt @ Jun 3 2006, 04:42 PM) [snapback]265237[/snapback]</div>

I know not to trust car dealers, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. I e-mail my salesman weekly and he's tried (several times) to get me to choose a different color, which is the main reason I've been waiting so long (which I believe, black is a rare color). If I had settled for a different color (he had one in red the last time I spoke with him), I would have had my car by now.

Still, I'll shop around and see if I can't find my car at a decent price.

 

Sigh

I went on the internet last week and started "applying" to every car dealer I could find, from NJ to PA. Many said they go for straigh MSRP and that there was a waiting list.

My dealer called me and told me that there was a pkg 5 coming in this Saturday, but it was a Silver. AAAAH! My least favorite color. :/

Green Brook dealer called me and I spoke to the salesman who was very nice. Told him I'd even consider a magnetic grey and he said he had one coming in and had one that was a rental. Told him I'd consider renting it for a few days just to get a better feel for it. He said he'd even give it to me for an extended test drive and let me take it home (ooo!). He told me they're all about customer service and that if I walk out without a deal, it's ok. He also said he'd call me Thursday afternoon.

Still no word back from him.

Looks like I continue to wait. :/