Is it true that you can't always get what you want?

if you go to the "build and price" module on toyota.com you can find out which packages are available in your region. using a zip code from another region, you can find out what is in that region.

each region is controlled by a regional distributor, who calls the shots about which packages they will buy from toyota and distribute to their dealerships. find out which package you want, then find out which region has it, and make a deal.

good luck, and glad to hear you're okay after your accident!

 

I bought a Pk4 in the New Orleans metro area 4 weeks ago. There are plenty of pk 4 here.This is the SE region(Gulf states Toyota-which isn't a good thing). I think TX,LA,MISS,ALA and maybe GA and Fl are in this region. There is a big dealer sometime discounter around Ft Lauderdale-a bit south on the Atlantic coast-name escapes me-try them. Just search Toyota -Florida etc.Luck,Charlie<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Acadiaphile @ May 30 2006, 04:21 PM) [snapback]262997[/snapback]</div>

 

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Hi Christine,

It's a bit tedious, but you can go to www.toyota.com an put in different zip codes for "Build and Price Your Prius." In Connecticut we only have Packages #0, #3, #5, #7 and #8. I plugged in the zipcode 60606 and got the Chicago Region which has every possible package. I think they limit packages regionally because of what sells best and also in the northeast because the demand remains high and availability limited.

That said, I consider Bluetooth a must-have safety feature (handsfree cell phone use is now also a legal requirement now here in CT), which starts in package #5 and the 6 CD changer and upgraded audio is nice, also starting with package #5. The #6 package is only a $625 difference whcih I guess boils down to the HID headlamps which are very effective but don't seem to be obnoxious to other drivers like ones high up on an SUV.

Then there's that lovely federal tax CREDIT of $3,150 if you take delivery by September 30. (after that it gets cut in half)

As for me, after using the navigation system in the 2005, I am definitely getting that again.

Also, the concept bundling of featurews into concise packages helps keep the options prices way down over individually picking and chosing options from a long menu with vast permutations of possible configurations. So it may seem like you're paying more, but if they did it the other way, you'd be paying significantly more for each add on.