Gen 5 Prius/Prius Prime: poor fuel economy, poor choice of colors, poor choice of packages/options

so we know nothing about prime potential spare?

 

i guess that's why it's so important to see how far back the battery and charger go

 

no, can you? i would have to drive one first. i passed on the gen4 because of the raised deck, but the gen5 is intriguing

 

since you're driving a gen4, maybe you're more aware of the changes. i supose you can cancel after it comes in if you don't like it?
i'm concerned about the seat and ceiling height,and ground clearance. as well as hatch height from floor to hatch glass.
i like to sit in the front and back, get a feel for things, then take a test drive. it looks like a great car, but there's no way to be sure until you get your hands on it.

 

i'm only 5'-7", but the gen 3 is just enough height. i wouldn'tbe comfortable with anything lower, but it also depnds on inseam and torso measurements.
if the car is fabulous, i can ignore a lot

 

How can you order a car that hasn't been released yet?

 

Toyota hasn't released info the Prius Prime yet; Production hasn't started yet. I doubt your dealer actually was able to put an order in with them. You have a reservation. I do believe that will become an actual order by the end of this quarter.

 

That does not sound like an "order" to most. At least not in the usual sense. That is just a waiting list. If the dealer you placed an order never receives allocation of the model you "ordered", then you never get what you want.

 

Precisely. At best, it is a pre-order, like with a computer game that hasn't been released yet. The odds of getting a vehicle in the next 6 months are much better, but it isn't different than having a Cybertruck reservation.

 

Well you might be first in line but it appears you don't know if any dealer mark up. And if there is a mark up - you don't know how much. Why get all excited then find out dealer is trying to rob you blind with high mark-up, which you did not factor in.

When my time comes to buy (when ever) - I'm going to know the grand total sum of vehicle purchase versus just looking at sticker price and then speculating on additional costs. Can't blame dealer if he or she see's buyers lining up saying "I Want" and could care less what dealer mark up is. So folks here need to learn how to "Horse Trade". Or they will get Burned.

 

The dealer where I live has a similar process but they were very clear in telling me I was not actually ordering the car. Toyota unfortunately is not allowing dealerships to order cars for customers in the way they used to. I’m sure you are all more experienced with this than I am.

I’m my situation I’m on a waiting list for the next time their allotment has a Prius/Prime with my requested specifications. These cars within the allotment have arbitrary add ons such has door guards, all weather mats, upgrade to 12 inch media screen etc. I have to take it as is or wait for next allotment to see if my specifications show up. Obviously they could remove certain add ons once it arrived but I would still be paying for them. I’m in line for a 2023 because I said no to a 2022 Prime Limited and Prius XLE. I wasn’t ready to commit plus at the beginning stages of looking I had no idea how scarce they were. Dealership had them sitting on the lot when I stopped by to look so I was able to test drive.

I’m guessing the dealership you are referring to is Longo? I had called them back when I wanted to get a second opinion regarding the status of availability. That’s when I found out how long their waiting list was and how scarce these cars are. They told me they stopped taking deposits because they already had something like 600 people on the waiting list. They joked and said buy the car and sell it for a quick profit!