Taking delivery of my ‘23 Yellow Prime XSE Premium on Aug 19!

Very nice - love that yellow and wish we could get it here in the states. Wife and I have decided to pull the trigger on Prime XSE Premium, in Guardian Grey and with the solar roof. Were in Austin and are currently experiencing extreme temperatures and blazing sunshine. We've had 55 days of 100º or higher days this year - not typical. Her commute is within the EV only range of the Prime, and a few miles added each day would be an appreciated range boost. Of course it might be a year before we get a car because no dealers in Austin have had one on their lots that was not pre-sold, and we are going to be very rigid about getting the exact car we want. No changes in color, model or features will be tolerated. We can be very patient. BTW we'll be trading in a very well worn 2010 Prius we got in 2009. The paint is peeling and the radio doesn't work so I don't expect to get more than about $500 for it.

 

I thought of something else: Did you get to actually sit in a 2023 Prime and/or drive it before you ordered it? Neither me or wifey have yet seen any 2023 Prius on the streets of Austin. I know they are being sold, I can see them coming in on the dealer's websites. We are thinking for the first time in our lives, we will be buying a car sight unseen, untouched and un-driven. Crazy.

 

You should be able to test drive it when it comes in before agreeing to buy, right?

 

Well, in theory - depends on the dealer I guess.

 

My dealer just called and I can my car today if I want. But I can’t make it up there till Saturday. Even though I’ve been looking for a while this actually feels so quick!

 

Congrats! I love the yellow sporty color!

Maybe you should tell us why you skipped Gen 4 like I did.

Btw, I have the same blue color on my 2012 Plug-In.

 

I just love the Yellow. Wish it was an option here.

 

It might be double-edged? Can you picture showing up at Home Depot, dressed in a Tux, with Raquel Welch on your arm?

 

That would be somewhat macabre as I think she died this year!

 

Hey this involved time travel, work with me.

 

congrats sarge, that is a beautiful color! all the best

 

The solar roof would have been my preference as well but I didn’t see a single one within 100 miles of me ever. Plenty of XSE Premiums but none with that option. I ended up going with the XSE with a glass top roof and 12.3 inch screen. But that solar roof would have absolutely been my preference.

 

In the first wave of Prime XSE Premiums the solar roof was on every one from CA to FL. I watched the Toyo Inventory site for months, checking weekly what different parts of the country were getting. Every one that had the Advanced Tech package (which I wanted) had the solar roof. But you're right - today I searched across the country I couldn't find a region that has a Prem with a solar now and the Adv Tech is hit or miss. It was amusing to watch the different models spread across the country from CA. Especially the XSE Prem - in the beginning CA was the only place that had them and a couple of months ago the East coast was awash with XSE Prem and CA had none at all coming in.

I was disappointed because I didn't want the solar - even though I live in FL. I may put a rack on at some point for kayaks and figured that would be harder to do with a fragile solar panel on top. And I didn't think the cost would be worth it in the long run given how much power it generated. I still haven't seen an article that indicated the panel pays for itself in a reasonable time frame.

But to each their own - I bought the highest end model specifically for the driver seat memory function since my wife and I are different heights and hate constantly adjusting the driver seat!

 

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