Touring with package 6 is hard to find - Any help out there?

Priusfan, thanks for the clarification on the CA rules. Since I'd never bought a car out of state, I wasn't sure what was involved.

 

Interesting. That is all they make here...Touring with 6 as I'd love a Touring with 5 but I guess they don't send them to California. The dealers keep telling me they are rare, but I keep seeing them in my search. I'm actually considering dropping to just the regular package 5 b/c I don't like their factory leather at all and I'd rather not be paying for it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(emtownsend @ May 24 2007, 02:42 PM) [snapback]449279[/snapback]</div>

Shipping is expensive as someone has to pay for the truck, trailer, and driver. At some point in time 2007's will become scarce as the production line starts producing 2008 models. Maybe the line doesn't actually stop but the supply is not endless.

 

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Have you considered contacting a Reputable Auto Broker? Perhaps a credit union you work with has a relationship with one. I have worked with auto broker two times. First was Sleezy. Second was good.

They can search for the car without the BIAS that is involved when the dealer seaches. If the dealer says there are no cars in the Pacific Northwest, he may really mean there are not any at the two or three dealers that he likes to make dealer trades with.

In my case, with the second autobroker I dealt with, I wanted a 1995 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE with Red Metalic Exterior and Gey Interior with Quad Seating. The Vancouver, WA dealer said, "None in the Pacific Northwest". So I called an auto broker in San Jose, CA, and he imediately said he thought he knew where one was. He called me back in 20 minutes and we made the arrangements to bring the Van up from Southern California to meet me in San Jose. It is a 12 hour drive, so to save the air fair, I used a one way Hertz rental car, and we visited family while we were in CA.

 

have you been able to find ANY color touring to drive? i thought, because of the hype on the various prius forums... that i wanted a touring model.... then i drove one.... i felt EVERY bump in the road.... ICK!

the ride on the touring is AWFUL! please drive one before you buy it! make sure you drive both the touring and NON right after each other... there IS a difference!

 

I had a tough time finding a 2007 Touring #6 in January. The local dealer I was working with said he checked a 200 mile radius and there were none. My wife called another dealer closer to the house and they had what I wanted on the lot (white w/tan). I rushed over there and got $2500 off.

When a dealer says they will do a search, they don't necessarily include ALL dealers in the given radius. When I asked the original dealer why they couldn't find the one my wife found, they said, "Oh, that dealer isn't in our network."

I would recommend that you simply email as many dealers as you can within a certain radius and ask if they have what you want. You can easily find dealers' emaikl addresses on the web.

 

This is far away but look what they say they have. Found this browsing yesterday. PS. Hope the attachment works.

 

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I found that out! A salesperson who'd I'd felt pretty comfortable with as an honest person (snicker) told me there were NO package 5's or tourings in red closer than 280 miles. I found one of each about 50 miles away.

 

Tourings are a pain to find. I wanted a loaded touring in Austin. We have 3 Toyota dealers. One told me to order one or to come and *look* at one another customer ordered.

I got a package #3 (like you I wanted a #6 but in magnetic grey) with aftermarket leather in seaside pearl (my 3rd to last choice over the bronze and green) since that was the only touring they had on the lot (back in Dec.). I still haven't seen any tourings on the lots. Very few people have them I've noticed. Even most other Prius drivers seem to think I modded my wheels or something.

In less popular Pree area (read: NOT LA, San Fran, Portland, Austin, etc.), you can probably find them with ease. I think that dealer in Baton Rouge still has a package #5 Barcelona red with aftermarket leather seats added.