Well hello my new 2023 Prius...track when you got one

when does the first ship load sail?

 

Toyota dealerships around here are, still, showing slim-pickings unless you have $60K to buy a Tundra/Highlander. For Prius, it's saying to contact the dealer so, hopefully, they are allowing pre-ordering them.
YouTube reviewers have been allowed to drive the new Prius around...you can definitely hear the difference in that new 2.0 liter ICE engine and I'm digging the all-new dash/interior.
I'll be stopping in my dealer soon to pick up a part for my Tundra...I'll go ask a salesman when they are getting the new Prius.

 

My dealer didn't even know what the interior color options were going to be in mid December, it seems that they don't have information, and I doubt theywill actually arrive in January, at least in the southeast.

I read an article on CNN indicating that car manufacturers are prioritizing higher trims because more affluent people are the only ones who can afford new vehicles now, and they tend to perfer higher level trims.

I'm with you, I perfer an xle and I would be fine with an LE. But I'm cross shopping several vehicles and it is the same story across the board. 1. Hybrids are badly delayed presumably because of a lithium shortage and 2. It's very hard to get a lower trim. Oh yea and msrp markups and waiting lists, don't forget that.

The best advice is to wait if you can.

 

My deposit is down for an LE in specific colors. Theyre charging 36000 for it but whatever. Let’s see how long it takes to get me what I want.

 

Production only just started, and the first ones are going to Japan. Took a couple months after release in Japan before the US got any with the gen4.

 

Ship tracking really? Recommend https://www.vesselfinder.com .
The ships Toyota uses is more varied than it was in the past.
Some of the currant ones are listed below with crazy formatting.
Ship name id# call sign last port and time next port and time.

CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN IMO: 9875202 7KHZ US LGB US BNC 2023-01-03 21:00 LT (UTC -8)
NEW CENTURY 1 IMO: 9229398 H9LA JP THS 2022-12-08 17:53 LT (UTC +9) US JAX 2023-01-03 16:45 LT (UTC -5)
INDIANA HIGHWAY IMO: 9272888 JMVS US PDX 2022-12-30 16:22 LT (UTC -8) JP THS 2023-01-15 03:00 LT (UTC +9)
SUNBELT SPIRIT IMO: 9233246 V7DK4 US BNC 2022-12-17 18:07 LT (UTC -8) JP THS 2023-01-15 10:00 LT (UTC +9)
SAKURA LEADER IMO: 9861861 7KGP US NYC 2022-12-15 06:02 LT (UTC -5) JP THS 2023-01-25 04:00 LT (UTC +9)
CETUS LEADER IMO: 9291133 7JZM US NYC 2022-12-27 08:11 LT (UTC -5) JP THS 2023-02-01 04:00 LT (UTC +9)
TEXAS HIGHWAY IMO: 9272890 JMVY JP THS 2022-12-19 16:46 LT (UTC +9) PA BLB 2023-01-08 16:00 LT (UTC -5)
CHESAPEAKE HIGHWAY IMO: 9565546 3FPH4 JP THS 2022-12-26 16:41 LT (UTC +9) PA BLB 2023-01-15 16:00 LT (UTC -5)
GARNET ACE IMO: 9476769 3FTC4 US NYC 2022-12-29 18:22 LT (UTC -5) PA CTB 2023-01-04 16:00 LT (UTC -5)
PLUMERIA LEADER IMO: 9906984 7KKS JP THS 2022-12-30 16:31 LT (UTC +9) US LGB
PYXIS LEADER IMO 9284738 H9ML US NYC 2023-01-02 18:46 LT (UTC -5) PR SJU 2023-01-07 05:00 LT (UTC -4)
RIGEL LEADER IMO: 9604940 7KLE JP THS 2022-12-23 18:53 LT (UTC +9) CA NWE Jan 7, 18:00
ANDROMEDA LEADER IMO 9273909 7KMB PR SJU 2022-12-27 20:03 LT (UTC -4) JP MIZ 2023-01-29 20:00 LT (UTC +9)

If you want to see the number of vehicles on each ship according to the BoL Bill of lading check out this site. Example below for CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN IMO: 9875202 (New LNG Powered Vessel)
https://www.importinfo.com/search?imo=9875202

Actually you can search all kinds of import/export's there. Have fun

 

someone in another thread said that their dealer said they would have their first truckload next week.

i asked him to go and take pictures

 

My local dealer said they are accepting pre-orders but the estimated wait time is 6-8 months. Yeesh

 

I put in my deposit for a 2023 XLE. Tried 4 dealerships and they are all adding market adjustments over MSRP. The dealership I ended up with was +$3000 for all trims. The highest quote was +$6000. I don't like it, but can't argue with supply and demand. Either pay up or wait forever because someone else will pay. They really have no idea how long or short the wait will be yet, but I'll update here when I hear something!

 

That's nice! I just put in a deposit with +$5K for the XLE just two days ago. Where's your dealer?

And how to track the car to know when it arrives at my dealership? I'm paying rental for $50/day so the sooner the better for me.

 

Faulkner Toyota in Harrisburg PA = MSRP for my LE - picked it up last Saturday, first aid kit, rubber floor mats and parking assistance, color door edge guards and most importantly $479 xtra for red - $29,479 plus tax. Put a deposit when I was notified that the car was alloted to that dealer, took 7 weeks from then to get.

 

I got my XLE last Monday.

 

It’s not always the most accurate, but there is this website where you can track the status via VIN:

Toyota Tracker

I was given a VIN (not temporary) on March 4th and mine still isn’t showing up there nor on the dealer’s website yet, so I’m not sure what is happening with it. It’s making me anxious. Hoping for an update within the next week before I end up contacting my poor sales rep again. Haha.

 

I got my XLE last monday 3/13.

Prius5 by HoustonEvolution posted Mar 21, 2023 at 6:34 PM

 

congrats!

how do you like it?

 

might be the best part of the update

 

So far, I'm very happy w/ my purchase. I typically stay away from anything that's a first generation. I know this is G5 but there's so much that is way different than the generation before it. Also, if there's a time to get rid of your used car before it, now might be that time you're looking for. Coincidentally, at the start of Covid, we bought a Hyundai Ioniq with only 700miles on it. No idea why somoene bought it and then sold it back to the dealer w/ so little time/miles. The car was great but in the 35kmiles we had it, it had electrical issues 3x. The dealerships could never really find the cause. They simply unplugged/checked all connections, cleared the codes and went back to normal. The codes were all over the place too. Sometimes it was ABS, sometimes general computer codes. The week before the Prius arrived at the dealership, the interior lights on the Ioniq were randomly turning off/on. Luckily, the Prius arrived and the dealership called me b/c my name was on the waitlist.

For the purchase, the price was MSRP but then the dealership tried to add 12k of overpriced "packages" onto it. I won't line it all out here but I pushed back and didn't have to pay 4k for window tint. Finally everything was agreeable and I got the car.

Here's a post about the "bad", so far. In quotes b/c its not bad per se but just not the greatest.
Gen 5 Prius and Prius Prime owners thread | Page 8 | PriusChat

 

thanks for the heads up on hyundai, it was in the running down the road