Has anyone sold a Prius?

My brother lost the engine in his RX-7 after the hurricanes. He was without power and going to a friend's for a shower. The road had been blocked on previous trips but not this time but it was still flooded and water got pulled into the engine.

Knowing I have a Prius, he started looking and bought an off rental used Prius.

Around here a Prius doesn't generate much interest, but this last weekend 3 people wanted to learn more about it. One had bought a HCH because the Toyota dealer he went to blew him away because they didn't have a demo.

 

I have sold one.

When I first got my Prius a month and a half ago I took it on a business trip with some of my co-workers along for the ride. After I explained all the different features it has and the MPG along with a some other incentives like tax deduction and probable solo car pool, he was pretty much hooked. He even liked the color so much he said he was going to get one exactly like it. Today he gave me a call and said he got one which kinda surprised me because I had to wait 5 months and 1 day to get mine when it only took him about 1 month. I guess production is picking up. At least here in the SF Bay. I see so many Priuses out there that there is one almost every time I turn a corner. In fact a week ago I was getting on 880 and I saw a black 04/05 behind me and another in front of me so there were 3 black ones in a row.

Justin

 

I haven't sold one that I know of...but I was sold on mine by my barber.. he had a Classic (first one in Denver) every time I was in the shop he was talking the Prius... one day I went in the Classic was not parked where he usually parked... I really didn't pay attention to what was parked in the spot... when I got in the chair I made a crack about where his Prius was.. was the ashtray full.. did it finally run out of gas... what was he driving... he pointed out the window said it's my NEW '04 TideWater... I WAS HOOKED... talked to my bride about the need for a state of the art car.. we went parking lot shopping, where ever we could find one.. then to the dealer, by way of a Honda dealer.. just to be sure that their cars were not the hybrids we wanted... a test drive and we were close.. I had seen a used '04 on cars.com at a VW lot.. we made a stop took another ride... they sales guys played the "we have a customer, who is ready to buy" game... we had cash..but they thought their buyer or any buyer would pay $28,000... it wasn't us... we came home, I contacted the internet salesman and 57 days later I was a proud owner.. I carry my priuschat cards and pass them out every chance I get..

 

I like to think i've sold at least a half a dozen. I've chatted with a few people who's cars were near the end of the road. I've even chatted to people with new cars that are gas guzzlers. I know so much info about the car that usualy people are blown away. I let them know all the goods about it and toss in a few green aspects. Usualy i have people tell me " i think i'll get one of those for my next car". On person who i talk to a lot is pretty hooked. Every time i see him he asks something about it. He even told me about his friends driving gas guzzlers and he told them about the prius. Even held a conversation with a buddy of his about hybrids in general. I like to think i prepared him for the battle in the hybrid conversation. lol. I personaly may sale my car if i can't find a good steady job. I'm falling behind in payments. So that will be one more if all doesn't go well. Otherwise i meet people all the time who ask about it. I only knew of two people who i've completely sold to hybrids. My brother and my mother. They both are going to purchase the 400h in april of 2005.. or whenever available. So that's 2 for sure and another.. at least 6 that i possibly sold a hyrid or prius to.

 

im pretty sure ive sold a few. but i KNOW that i have made more than a few people regret their decision to buy the car they ended up with.

 

lol.. i've done that too.. a bunch of "damn, i just baught this car too!" lol

 

Well, besides my two '04's that went through newspaper ads in an hour, only one that I know of for sure. It was my plumber. He came to fix a burst pipe last Winter in his new Ford F-150 pickup. We were both interested in each others rigs, and he'd already done quite a bit of Internet research on Prius. Of course I told him about PriusChat. When he fixed the pipe in record time, he asked if we could take each other out on demo drives. He was amazed with Prius and left to go directly to my dealer to place an order for his wife's new DD. I liked his truck, too, but not that much. Hey John, if you're here, did you get it yet?

Prius gets lots of looks, but Portlanders are generally a reserved, polite lot and usually just look approvingly. OTOH, if someone asks one question, THEY'RE MINE! I've tried to moderate my enthusiasm, but it's so hard to come up with enough words in English to describe automotive nirvana. Maybe in French.

 

I sold one to my Postmaster. he saw me pull up to the post office the other day and wanted to know all about the car. I eventually gave him a test drive and after that he was sold LOL. I'm still waiting for my commission from Toyota LOL. He expects to get his in Feb.

 

I sold one. One of the Asst. Deans mentioned his wife was interested in a hybrid. Had driven the Civic, but not the Prius. I offered them a test drive. Two hours later they were on the waiting list. They should have it in Feb.

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During one of our Hybrid Car Club gatherings, there are a lot of onlookers. I gave one family a 20 minute ride up a big highway hill (climbs 1000 feet or so), then some around town 'stealth' driving. He was in the front, she and the 2 kids were in the back, fully loaded car. They were mightily impress with room and zoom. Got an e-mail a week later, said they ordered one, should be in before Christmas. And they were not even looking for a car! Another friend of a friend who spends 20,000 miles on the road as a sales person (in a Camry), drove mine, ordered one a month later, should be here in 2 weeks. It just seems unfair how easy it is to sell theses things. LOL!

 

prius04. you are starlas dad??


ahhhh right!! a family affair!!~!

 

that is so cool. i have almost talked my dad into a Prius, but there is one stumbling block and that is his vision is giving him trouble and it looks like he might not be able to drive much longer. he also has diabetes, but is active , plays golf regularly, although now he uses a cart (he is 75 and in otherwise great health)

he has said many times that he will not continue to drive if he feels that he would be a danger to someone else. after that guy who ran down a couple dozen people in CA a few years ago, i guess that weighs on his mind a bit.

 

I have sold one, but I have several hanging fire at this point. I only count them when they are down and dead. I think I have one other order. As soon as they are in the lot I will sell them like hot cakes. I am amazed at the number in the parking lot where I park in the morning we are up to 8 and 9 will be here before the end of the year. SUV's are being replaced by Prii! One of the Nurses I work with has a Insite and there is a occasional HCH. I hate to say this but when the Lexus 300 is available I expect a lot more. I would rather smaller cars but some of these folks have families and need a bit of room. I applaud more and more true hybrids and just today set some one straight about the GM "hybrid".

 

i think he may have already ordered one. he was considering either a Lexus or a Camry... no matter what, it would have been a Toyota. he has driven nearly nothing but for years. he did get a full size ford pickup a few years ago to haul his golf cart around. traded in his Toyota pickup for it (this was before Toyota had a full size pickup)

this is a major change for him. he was born and raised in and around Detroit. all his relatives have worked in the auto industry except him (he was an engineer in the Army) he swore american for years. but he is also very very careful with his money and each decision he makes is after a through analysis of the cost, reliability, longevity, etc... of any purchase. he simply decided that american cars were no longer worth it at any price.

 

gee... i wonder how many of those sales you got because of us...