Why So Few Moonstone Interiors?

At least they have Primes in your area. I can assure you they are not diverting the Moonstones here.
If you’re willing to wait a month+ dealers can usually get one that hasn’t been assigned to another dealership or trade for one with your specifications. Although my dealer doesn’t stock Primes they did a great job getting me the one I wanted. Twice actually after the first one sort of fell off the truck. Really.

 

Isn't it simply how many they make and how quickly they sell out? I don't know how they decide how many of the particular combinations of exterior and interior colors they make, but for many models of cars, there seems to be predominant interior color. For Prius PRIME, it is definitely the black interior over Moonstone.

I was just curious, so I actually counted how many Moonstones are in inventory at Buyatoyota.com. For XLE and Limited, 5 out of 115, and for LE, 6 out of 75. Yeah, they are rare. I just found out that there is Moonstone fabric for LE, but I don't think I have even seen a picture of that interior. Does someone have this?

 

Thanks for the link. Yeah, I like my black interior better. For one thing, unlike Softex, you can not wipe off the cloth seats easily. I think black would be less obvious with any of the inevitable stains. Also, I do not like the light color dash. I don't mind all black, but I just don't like the piano black that attracts dust and glare a lot. I am still thinking of wrapping the piano black part of the dash trims with something less shiny.

 

When I bought my Prius Prime in 2017, the dealer had only one, in Blizzard White with the black interior. I didn't know about the moonstone interior until I saw one the next year. I would have preferred that. I looked at the brochure for the RAV4 Prime, and see that it only comes with a black interior, although some of them have red stitching. Unfortunate.

 

I wanted the brick interior in the Sonic, but known could be had at a dealer, and special order wasn't an option in order to get the deal I had.

Dealers don't like ordering the odd options for their stock, but this can be regional. light color interiors might be more common in the hot states. Which doesn't help with the Prime, as most of the Southern state dealers want nothing to do with it.

 

Really? I did not get the memo.

When I was researching my Gen 4 I thought the Moonstone would show any dirt too quickly. When I saw a black interior at a dealer I thought it was too dark with everything inside black. I ended up getting the almond? interior.


The crooked local salesman insisted the Trim Two was only available with black interior until I showed him in his own sales brochure.

 

Dealers generally want safe, conservative, neutral colors for the cars they order. Something that won't turn a potential buyer off from a car that otherwise has everything they want. That's why the standout colors tend to be less common at a dealer. Dark interiors are more common because of they tend to hide dirt better.

It is the same theory into decorating a house for sale.

 

I just wrapped my wife's piano black trim yesterday. Still has bubbles to work out, but it's already an improvement.

 

What did you use to wrap? What about the steering wheel and around the shifter?

 

I was more than happy with the dark gray interior in my previous Toyotas but that was not an option.

 

Pics?

 

The reason why I chose the black interior.
My 2014 land cruiser has the brown/ sand stone interior, and it’s real leather. Dirt shows a lot as well as the wrinkles on the seats. ( PT aging beautifully) as compared to my other cars/SUVs with all black leather seats

if you have kids and/or dogs. White, cream, brown interiors are hard to maintain.

 

I love my Moonstone interior! I was lucky enough to find the combo I wanted pretty easily last year (Titanium Glow with Moonstone interior) so I purchased it right away. It's a nice grayish, almost black with white. I have not had any problem with keeping the interior clean, it's not an issue.

 

My 2020 exterior is titanium glow moonstone interior. Love it!

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

Either way there is no good way to keep white interior looking clean.

 

Yeah, our Pathfinder Hybrid purchased 5 years old used has real leather seats but all beige interior. The leather show substantial wrinkles and cracks. I really wish they were black as that color was available on this model. But hey, I almost never pick a car by color, unless all being equal and the color is the only difference.