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I Can't Believe It!!

Discussion in 'Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)' started by HPrimeAdvanced, May 2, 2019.

  1. bisco

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    :( that happened on my pip
     
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    That happens to any new car, as soon as you drive off the dealer lot, doesn't it?

    Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
     
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    it does, but when they increase the rebate the day after you buy, that really hurts.
     
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    That REALLY hurts.
     
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    Well, now Tesla has figured out how to get the $5000 Canadian rebate. They now have a low end Model 3 for Canada that has 93 mile range. ;)
     
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    Oh, I get it. Was CA rebate only $1,000 last month? OP said it is now $2,500, and @Cocular said his car depreciated $1,500 since the last month.
     
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    Were they advertising the 2020? Was the $2,500 off a local dealer offer or from Toyota? I am still waiting on a 2019 and the only discount I have been offered is a $500 student graduate discount.
     
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    the rebates are all toyota, then the dealers decide individually how much they want to discount
     
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    And to add to the misery, my power company started a rebate program AND a free L2 Charger program for EVs and plug-ins.... for cars purchased March 15th or later. Which means I get nothing because the lady that hit and totalled my car did so 3 weeks too early.
     
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    I can certainly empathize with this comment on programming quality.
     
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    OK, so Toyota marketed PRIME to "a very specific consumer: tech-savvy, knowledge-hungry drivers ages 18-49 with household incomes of $75,000 or more and who tend to be environmentally conscious but also economical." Hummmm, how they got me into the market???o_O I wish I am 18 years old with $75K or more income. lol :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
     
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    They pegged me for the most part;).

    But I’m on the upper middle end of their age range(y).
     
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    i have 3 thirty somethings all making well over 75k, and prime is nowhere on their radar

    all tech savvy, environmentally conscious and thrifty not sure what knowledge hungry means
     
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    I guess I have to sell my Prime, I am well past the upper range. Not sure who they think is buying the Prius (ad targeting not withstanding), I would say that a very high number of Prii I've seen over the years are being driven by people my age to much older.
     
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    You're just at the age where lies marketing does not work ;)
     
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    Ah, the wisdom that comes with age!
     
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    that's toyota's (and others) problem, and why they are targeting the ads. but who knows how many people fall into that target market, and have access to charging?
     
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    Extension cord from the parents' basement? :D