Midwest availability

I keep getting Facebook notices about Primes in stock at a dealership in Troy Michigan.

 

My salesperson said that Toyota was not offering a rebate on the Prime. I would assume if that is correct than it would be a nationwide thing. The Toyota website also suggests that there is no rebate on the prime but a $1250 cash back on the standard version.

Have any other Prime purchasers received a rebate?

 

Seems it depends what part of the country you are in. West coast seems to get the $1000. Other parts nothing. Some $500 if you are current military. Apples and oranges. So far the $4500 tax credit is still a go. Who knows how much longer.

 

I was offered $1000 off or 0.9% interest. I took the low interest.

Bob Wilson

 

The rebate seems to be by state and by what the local sales conditions are in my opinion.
On Jan 30 I called around 5 dealers in the north east US who had the blue prime plus with black interior I wanted. One dealer in NH told me no rebate in their state. The following day since I did not bite they offered a 1000 discount but that was all. I could not get any rebate out of NY state. Two different dealers told me they did not have to offer a reduced price since the Primes were flying off the lots. I don't think that was true by my watching cars.com and car gurus about every day.
The dealer in MD I bought from did not seem very interested in pursuing a sale since I asked for their best price. The salesman came back with "what our discounted price $530 (plus $1000 Toyota rebate) is not good enough?" and then did not return my call with a "best price". Perhaps because it was the end of the month and they were very busy selling cars to met their end of month goal. So I went to their website and there was a box to click for even more savings, which added $200 more taking the total to $1730 with the Toyota rebate included. Since I had struck out at all the other dealers, and did not want to drive twice the distance from California to home I broke down and called the dealer again. I offered to buy the car over the phone that day, for their thir special internet price, so they could count the sale as being made in January, if they swapped the carpeted floor and cargo mats set for the all weather version ($248 MSRP option). We agreed and I gave a $3000 credit card deposit to hold the Prime until I could fly out in early Feb with the dealer picking me up at the airport. Everything went perfectly on the sale. I was pleasently surprised to find they were letting me keep the carpeted set of floor and cargo mats in addition to providing the all weather set as promised. They never charged my credit card.
This same dealers website today says a standard non plug in prius has both a 1250 and 1000 rebate or discount. The MSRP of VIN 544815 is 25830, the website price is 23588, clicking for their special internet price gives 21588. My Primes comparable internet price including a Fed Tex credit of 4502 is $22709 withe the options and discounts I was provided. If I account for the option I have and still include the discounts of my Prime in as much of an apples to apples comparison would be $22480. So $890 more for a comparable Prime to a Model 2 base 2017 Prius. I think $890 more is well worth going with a Prime and was part of my justification on my purchase.

 

The $1000 that was given was not from the dealer, it was Toyota. That deal ended in January.

 

I am just repeating what the dealer in NH said over the phone. I believe you are right. At first they wanted to keep the $1000 Toyota rebate for themselves. When I did not bite at their MSRP offer then they offered the $1000 rebate from Toyota.

 

I am in Golden Valley, Minnesota and have not seen one at Rudy Luther Toyota _ I think they are the second largest Toyota shop in the Twin Cities behind Maplewood. I am looking almost daily on my afternoon commute.
Not interested in the Prime myself, but definitely want to see one in person.

 

Stephen, I ordered one from Burnsville. They have one to test drive.

I called Rudy Luther in my quest for one, without luck. A couple weeks later they sent me an email to say "would you be interested in us contacting you if we get one in stock?". So maybe you'll see one soon.

 

Today (2-15-17) my car is suppose to reach port. That is if North Korea did not sink the boat with one of their missiles.

 

Still got a shiny Red one over here...........

New 2017 Toyota Prius Prime For Sale | Troy MI | VIN: JTDKARFP9H3003293

 

I bought the one from Westmont..not quite for the sticker price

 

welcome to the exclusive "Prime" club

 

Thanks ! My wife and I love the car, even though we paid the early adopter ("market adjustment") tax.

 

I've been paying the early adopter tax since 2012 when I ordered my first Plug IN online. ( those were the days)

 

Congrats

Nice looking car!

 

Got an email from my dealership today (2-20-17). Car should be here March 7th - 10th. I feel like changing my status but will hold off.

 

So two weeks to go ... from where ? Japan ? US Port of Entry ?

 

Came from Japan and to port in Seattle. Then the process of getting on a train/and/or truck to Nebraska. I think they do accessories at port also.

 

Very exciting Huskers! Starting to get real.