Found a Touring!

Alright!
I finally found a touring coming in a reasonable amount of time without a buyer in the Minneapolis area,
I ended up getting it at the dealer in St. Cloud,
I just put a deposit on an 09 Touring Package #2,
In black with gray interior!

It was my 2nd choice color wise, but It will arrive in 3 weeks or so.
I had been making alot of phone calls to find one, and this one just popped up.

If anyone in the twin cites area is looking for a touring model, I did also find one at heintz toyota in Mankato, they have a black touring package 2 coming in the middle of december, but it had the bisque interior. Not so much for me, I like the gray much better.
They also had a spectra blue non-touring package 2 coming in soon as well.
That one was a close one, I really wanted spectra blue, but black is pretty nice as well.

 

They may be availiable in CA, but in the midwest, they are somewhat hard to come by.
I have been calling every dealer in the minneapolis area, and most have said they get nex to no touring at all.
and orders are taking anywhere from 5-6 months for touring models.

I guess I don't see the advantage of flying to CA just for a car though.
Even with a cheap flight, I can't imagine the cost benefit outweighs the costs of the trip.

Plus the time of a 2000 mile trip, I drive semi trucks from time to time, and that is a tedious drive.... Figure 1-2 nights in a hotel room,
How much under MSRP are they really selling for in California?

Maybe I am wrong, and I haven't taken delivery yet, Please feel free to show me the error of my ways.

 

Well, I am not quite so positive about the price of oil, especially since OPEC just announced they are going to cut production next month.
OPEC Cuts Output by 1.5M Barrels a Day - TIME

My gut instint tells me they are going to keep cutting production until the prices rebound to their former sky high prices.

 

You are correct,
They do have 4 touring, but they all have a MSRP of 29K.
So they are a much higher package than I am looking for.
I realize I could call every dealer in california, and I probably could find a package 2.
But to me it doesn't seem to be worth the time, especially since I would have to find a buyer for my vehicle as well.
I know trading in is not the best way to go, and I am going to try to sell my car before I trade it in, but with the used car market the way it is right now, I am probably going to end up trading it in.
Thanks for your time and effort, I greatly appreciate it!
I understand you are just trying to help, If I manage to sell my current car, I will of course take a much closer look at flying to california for a car.
On a side note, I don't really understand why toyota keeps shipping prius to california, if they have dozens on the lot, and in the midwest they can't seem to keep any on the lot for any length of time at all.