Southern CA allocation lookin' better for July! (Early July)

nice to hear you sound upbeat, dianne, we were all gonna chip in to get you a vacation or something there for a while...

on the other hand, i finally got mine, and the touch screen stopped working after a week. (sigh)

 

Finally a significant increase in allocation. I'm glad to hear it. It is nowhere near enough to decrease the wait significantly, but it's a start.

Esther

 

I had nothing to do with that :mrgreen:

 

Care to submit to a voluntary lie detector test??? :wink: :wink:

And just when did you stop beating your (fill in the blank)???

 

She probably got mad at you for sticking her behind that dumpster. Now your getting that "DON"T TOUCH ME!" response. :lol:

 

Dianne,

Forgive me if this is a bit off topic.

I was wondering exactly how Prius "allocations" work.

I've received a call from one of my WV contacts, saying they have a Seaside BC for me that should be available in late July (i.e. It hasn't been built yet.). They say it has a scheduled build date of 7/5 and a delivery date of 7/26. Is this feasible, or am I being mislead. (NOTE: All the Prius horror stories have made me extremely cynical.) I had thought Prii were allocated after they were built, not before. Should I be concerned?

Note I am asking this question as a posting, rather than as a PM, since I'm guessing there's significant interest in the reply, amongst the PriusChat.com crowd.

Thanks in advance for your help
Glenn

P. S. Thanks too for helping Manny. His story was one of the worst horror stories to date.

 

"Note I am asking this question as a posting, rather than as a PM, since I'm guessing there's significant interest in the reply, amongst the PriusChat.com crowd."

This is true, I'm curious about this too. I've never ordered a new car before where the allocations were made after the vehicle was built. It's always been a case of putting the order in the manufacturing queue. But that was Chrysler and not Toyota. So any light that can be shed on this topic would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

Dianne might not be much help here. She is familiar/frustrated with the way things are done in her region. But it appears that the regions and even dealers work differently.

I have noticed postings from people that got word from their dealer when the car was being built, on the ship, at the port, on the truck or just arrived. In my case, I got the call when the car was at the dealer and ready for delivery. So I got the call just after lunch, got the paperwork started and returned after work to get the car.

Also it appears that by the dealers "privacy policy" they were the only Toyota people who knew I ordered one.

P.S. for Dianne. We all suffered with Manny. Many thanks for going beyond the call of duty!

 

Glenn,
From my own limited experience, I would be concerned. This is exactly what I was told by a dealer and the whole thing turned out to be bogus. I was told they had a salsa allocated, but it had not yet been built - we could pick the package, etc. Never was such a car.

Good luck - I hope in your case, it is true.

 

I think my situation differs from what your dealer told you.

In my case, they state the color, package, and options on the allocation, along with a scheduled build date and ship date. Perhaps this is peculiar to the region. That's what I'm wondering. I have been told by multiple sources that it is the region(s) that determine the allocations to the dealers within the region, from the cars allocated to the region. They also say they should have a VIN next week. My confidence will kick it up a notch or three when that is communicated. :mrgreen:

G.

 

Dianne...

How goes the current allocation? Are all your Prii spoken for? I may be in the market again.

 

The website you linked to above says basically that cars ordered now will arrive after Christmas. Does that still apply?

 

I guess I could be content with an 8... off to the form....