Best way to get the new 2023 Prius

most are taking deposits for whatever they are allocated by toyota.

no custom orders from what i've read.

some mark up, some don't. mark up varies by dealer.

you should easily get one by summer, as they are already arriving.

call around to every dealer you're willing to work with.

 

I ordered mine just the way I wanted it ! now if I ever get it dealer says there are 8 ahead of me orded about the first day I could

 

this! just expand the search and call bunch of dealerships. Thats what I did to lock one down. Also the dealer I worked with was able to remove any port installed accessories, so even if you feel like expensive wont hurt to ask

 

Thanks for the push to talk to the dealer. I happened to talk to mine and he thinks it will be no problem to swap the all-weather floor liners to the carpet floor mats I prefer. That means the only truly unwanted option on mine will be the body side moldings, and I'm not even sure about those. I'll need to see the car in person to decide if it looks better with or without(I think red and blue might look better with, and silver might look better without). I had been planning on silver, but I decided to change to red at the last minute when one became available nearby at MSRP(stupid no yellow in the US - grrr).

 

Wow! MSRP and saved $10,000 people can learn a lot from your shopping experience. Gosh what can you do with $10K? buy gas for 8 years? Take a vacation? get it in cash and roll around on the floor in it? Options are endless!

 

And I went the opposite route; paid an extra ~$10K to get a Tesla Model 3 RWD lol

$50K OTD less $7,500 tax credit and $2,000 local utilities; about $40.5K net... If I was willing to wait and hope to get a Prius AWD LE or XLE at MSRP, it would have costed me around $34K-$38K is my guess.

 

Congratulations. You are officially a lifeless NPC.

 

I considered that but then decided against it since charging the car was the thing that stood against it. But much better buying experience compared to the dealership models.

 

Charging can be issue for those without home charging. Definitely the buying experience is much better than the dealership model. I was in and out within 30 minute, including dropping off my trade-in vehicle.

Everyone's use case is different and some batteries can last long, just doesn't get as much range as brand new though.

 

Given the low availability and high dealer markups now, waiting a while appears to be the best strategy. 2024 Prius anyone

 

or '25?

 

I checked with my local dealership yesterday. Would have to put down a non refundable down payment, wait 8 to 12 months, and pay $10,000 over list price for a Prius Prime. I mean ... who would not jump at that?

 

Back in 2004 when there were long waiting lists with some people waiting many months. I found exactly what I wanted in little over a week Silver 2004 Prius Option package #9 by contacting Internet Sales Managers working out in increasing circles of coverage from my home. I had a credit union loan and extra cash for all other costs.

I found one in the same state not to far away. Drove there picked it up in record time and minimal time with paperwork. I think I had to use some website to figure zip codes to put into the Toyota site at that time.Probably an easier way now.

I might wait a year on the 2023 as I lucked out getting the 2004 Prius which is one the best years. Mine is still going strong and got all sorts of recalls and extended warranties they saved many thousands of dollars like the instrument cluster (forgot the whole name), (brake actuator many years later past 2010).