Ready to order - any words of encouragement?

I think that the V looks too big in BP,
I would get the gray.

If you don't mind waiting and can get a price, wait.
I have been waiting a few weeks for mine and it seems like forever.

If you are selling your old car that also makes waiting very difficult.

 

Prius v sounds good to me...if they had v's in 2006 I would have got one then.

 

Everyones situation is different so whether or not it's worth waiting to you is entirely up to your own needs. Having said that, from what I've heard, production on the V's has slowed down to make room for more Prius C production as that is the product they are pushing the hardest right now so it could be a little longer than usual before your ordered V comes in. I completely understand the feeling of having a brand new car with zero miles on it but to you may end up missing out on any kind of deal if you wait to long.

I say put it back on the dealership. Ask them what kind of deal they'd give you if they didn't have to go get a V for you from another dealership, then subtract the hours it cost them to send a driver to get it and just tell them to give you a discount on the difference for the V they have to get for you.

 

I'd say a bumper protector either the appliqué or the plastic one. I'd go with plastic personally. It's available from the PC shop. I'd suggest an aftermarket cargo mat too. Husky makes one that folks like. These are my first thoughts.

Our v3 had about 300 miles on it for the same reason and yes they can come down. What kind of price are they giving you?
W

 

Two Comments:

1) Now is the time to get your customized settings promised by the salesman, once YOU own the car you will have to deal with the Service Department, but right now that salesman will agree to anything.

http://www.toyota.com/t3Portal/document/om/OM47784U/pdf/sec_06-02.pdf

2) Here is my post on who should not own a Prius

http://priuschat.com/forums/newbie-forum/94450-considering-prius.html#post1334003

 

You should have had the conversation with the dealer before he dealer traded for it. He is out some bucks and now has to find a buyer for a car with some miles on it.
When I first retired I drove dealer trades and occasionally went 70 miles out to get one (Subarus). I was always very gentle with the cars and treated them as if they were mine. I figured if some guy was going to make $450 a month payments he should get the best cared for first miles I could give him. These days however many dealers make their salesmen go get the cars, I personally never buy one of those, I've seen many a car salesman drive......

 

Ours is Magnetic Gray and we really like the color, but I think all of the colors look great. We were in a similar situation before we found ours. The dealer was initially going to have a "runner" go get a car in Fort Lauderdale and drive it the 200 miles back. I wasn't comfortable that the runner would drive the car the way we would. Luckily one came in like we wanted negating the need for the other. However, in the scheme of things, I don't think it really matters. Within a few weeks you'll have a thousand miles...if it's going to be a long wait otherwise, I'd just go for it.

 

FWIW, years ago we had to trade for a new car from another dealer, too. Therefore our "new" car was delivered to us with 187 miles on it. My wife anguished over that -- I was not thrilled, either -- but as said above, in a few weeks, it's a non-issue.

 

I think he's got at least $600-700 to negotiate. I think he's banking on you not knowing about dealer hold back. Also keep in mind your location (Midwest) that v are in shorter supply. I don't think the Midwest or east coast will see the California good deals. We paid $250 over invoice but had a lot of accessories thrown in. Make the dealer get creative. Accessories? Gas card? He has room to move but you need to be willing as well. You play hardball expect it in return. W

 

You drive 100 miles a day and you are worried about 150 miles that the dealer put on to get you the car YOU wanted. I doubt you'll care about it when you have 25K miles on it.

A deal should've been finalized before they ran and got it. Not your fault they did that. If they won't deal don't worry should be plenty of 3's

We couldn't find a 5 back in FEB when we were looking. We ordered one and it is just now getting into the states. Trust me when I say it's the longest 12 weeks in the world...especially when you are wanting to get rid of the old one.