Newbie to Toyota, much less the Prius v...

Wife and I just bought our first Prius v 3 last Saturday. Couldn't be happier. We were looking for a car for 2 kids, 2 greyhounds, and fuel economy. On a lark we started looking at hybrids and came across the v. Finding exactly what we wanted in the St. Louis area proved fairly difficult, but in the end we paid $85 over invoice. Felt like we got a deal. I won't plug the dealer here unless somebody asks, but the deal was basically done over the phone. Picked it up and out of the dealership in about a half hour.

Also, after getting 4 quotes on an extended warranty, Troy (recommended from this site) provided the best deal by far. Closed that deal today. I'm not a fan of extended warranties, but my wife is, so end of discussion there.

The v replaces an '03 Xterra. While a reliable car for 9 years, until t-boned, I am thrilled to at least triple the fuel efficiency. And not sacrifice any storage space.

At any rate, this forum has already saved us money, given us ideas (leather seat covers!), and provided peace of mind with fellow owners. Sorry to drone on like a kid with his first girlfriend, but damned if that's not how it feels. Now to kill that damned reverse beeping...

 

Luck, most likely. We had every expectation to pay a premium for the demand. When the sales manager told me the price + $85 admin fee, I had to double check him twice. Now, full disclosure, the "only" 3 in the color we wanted within 200 miles he could find had an additional $300 in accessories we never would have asked for, so maybe that's how he "got" me. But even at ~$400 over invoice, I was satisfied. Ain't no mud gettin' on my tires.

 

Hmmm, same 4 accessories that came with ours for ~$300. Starting to see where the dealers are making their money.