Looks like I'm joining Prius Nation Tonight...

Timeline:
4/21 - Test Drive a Package 3 @ Vanderstyne in Rochester (happened to be in "limbo" and so was available for a drive). There's a whole other story here for the dealer forum that I'll get to at some point. They claimed 35 total people waiting, with different "lines" based on package/color preference. This was kinda off the cuff, as we were trying to decide whether we wanted a Prius and wanted to do a test drive, and this dealer was the only one with a Prius on the lot to drive, so hadn't done homework on package, etc.
4/27 - Joined PriusChat
4/27 - Go to Toyota of Batavia. They have 4 cars coming with 3 buyers. By this time I knew I wanted VSC, which in New York means a Package 6. Put the $100 refundable deposit down, in case the one available is a package 6 (they had 3 #3's and a #6 coming in). If not, I'm first in line for the June shipment.
~5/7 - Get the call that the car available is a Silver #3. I say "no thanks," while chasing down options in Northern PA (where they sell Package #4).
5/21 - Get a call from Toyota of Batavia. Buyer of Package 6 changed her mind, so the driftwood package 6 is available.
5/22 - Lots of talking/consternation. Have a hard time rationalizing the full 3K difference, so I ask wife to ask if they can get promotional finance rate ($1500 difference over 5.9% I could get at my bank)....
5/23 - Dealer comes back with 4.5% rate, and $985 for 7/100,000 extended warranty (thanks Priuschat!). Accepted the pending offer, will "test drive" with the kids tonight (can't buy the car unless the 5 year old gives her thumbs up), run through the checklist (thanks again PriusChat!), then hopefully will drive it home!

One question I have: does anyone know if the New York State incentives were extended (income tax deduction + "$3000 difference" sales tax rebate)? Everything I've read points to "no," but I just thought I'd check against the knowledgeable here...

 

Sorry, didn't know ...there's so much to read here that I missed it...Maybe if the initial post was edited to add the points in the post on page 11 of the thread...I was just trying to get the $ figure folded into the car payment....I didn't tell him where I got the price, I just asked if I could get it for that price, and he came back with "no problem."



I'll slink off into the corner now....

 

So we take the test drive last night, and my oldest approved the purchase.
My wife drove it home last night, as I was going to be driving it to work today.

So one of the expressways was closed and I had to use a back road to get to work today. 40mph, 99.9 MPG most of the way....I never thought I'd get joy out of driving slower.

So far, so good!