DC-MD-VA area inventories

I love how these dealers are telling us we don't need solar roofs because it doesn't get that hot here. HAHAHA. Wow, some of these dealers are all knowing.
It's so interesting, today- one dealer tried to talk me out of the solar- saying how disappointing it was. Why can't they be honest and just say I can't get them?!

 

If the particular model offers the Solar Package then why not!!! You the consumer have the right to choose, after all you :rockon::rockon:should get what you want since you are the one paying for it...B)

 

Before we bought the Prius we went to see the Honda Insight. The dealership had one demo model in stock and told us they could not get another one in for a while. He then told us how bad the Insight was because of the battery and how destructive it was to the environment.

I bet if he had 15 Insights laying around he'd be singing a different tune.

BTW, the Insight doesn't even come close in features to the Prius.

 

That's strange. My dealer has a black package III w/solar roof that has been sitting on his lot for sale for the last two weeks.

 

My dealer just told me that the 15-20 day estimate (he gave me a week ago) when I ordered the red solar....is now a Sept/Oct estimate. He can get non solars but he says in the mid atlantic the solars are newly being restricted to 3% of the deliveries. I wonder. This dealership moves a lot of them and I saw a red solar there 2 weeks ago so they aren't the kind of dealership that never gets them...they get the most in town. I'm wondering if other dealerships are going to get the same message this week??

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The rest is questionable as you state, but AFAIK this one is essentially correct. If has to be turned on/enabled and then;

• It won't run for long if at all in the shade, evening or with the sun at a really acute angle to the panel.
• The solar power does not go to a battery, it runs the fan directly so it's not 'stored power.'
• And it won't cool the car, the best it can do is get the interior close to ambient. If it's 110F outside, the car is going to be 110F or more (although that might be an improvement over what it could otherwise be).

Someone please correct me if I have it wrong.

My local dealer sales guy told me the solar actually runs the AC while the car is parked. That was so stupid, I just let it go...

 

Up here in not-too-far-away Eastern PA, I was told that initial shipments of solar roof cars is limited because they are heavier than non-solar cars! This has the effect of reducing the number of cars they could load on the boats for the launch of the car, and they wanted max number of cars for the introduction.

I was also told that package 3 with Nav is "not available". I either have to take a base car or a package 4 with solar.

I told 'em I'd wait until he could get a blue package 3 with nav. He came back with "we'll look for a regional dealer trade to find your car".

That was last Saturday.

We'll see. We're patient...