HELP! me find an '06 ASAP: $50 finder's fee

Thanks a bunch! A dealer I didn't know existed. And those prices can't be anything BUT 3s! I'll call them in the morning.

 

Wow, thanks, no, I hadn't even thought of it! I'll have to check first thing in the morning, unless someone else here knows (but getting late). Will let you know.

 

$650 difference, which is the difference between a 2 and a 3! But I was told there were no 2s on the left coast! Ack! Thanks!

 

The '06 will be my fourth Prius. I bought the '04 for myself when my wife was driving an '02. I sold the '02 3 months ago in preparation for getting the '06. (Only have to finance about $7500.) I'll break the '06 in (heh), then let my wife drive it. She piles up way more miles than I do. Then I'll have the '04 again...

...which has been hit TWICE in the last two months! First a woman rear-ended it, and we just recently had it fixed (she paid): $575. Yesterday a kid opened her door HARD into our driver's side door in a parking lot. A real dent, not just paint. Neither car moving! Looks like another $600 or so (have to replace a body moulding I put on, the length of the car, since they'll have to paint the whole door). It's just the damned inconvenience---plus the paint never matches EXACTLY due to sun fade.

I also have a red '97 Toyota Paseo convertible, which I've been driving while waiting. It's for my 17-year-old son, who's just now taking his driving course. Great little car---found on the 'net and drove up to WA to get it. Gets 36 MPG most of the time.

Bought my '01 (white) in June '01, sold it after 45K mi. in order to get the '02 (new, discounted price: $17,895---sold it for $16K after 55K mi.)

 

Sorry, darell. I've been pounding away on the other thread (in fact, thought I was talking to you! :blink: ).

The white ones at Sunnyvale don't exist. All sold. Some dealers do that (not update online inventories) as a teaser.

Maita Toyota in Sac has a white one supposedly coming in the first week of Feb. I didn't ask what package. Sales guy I talked to was "Bee".

As I make calls tomorrow morning (two OR cities, one WA, one SoCal), want me to inquire about white or silver #6s/7s? You may have gone to bed by now---I'll do it anyway (or you can PM me in the morning, if you get up and post).

I'm getting e-mail from other places; can't imagine why anything's bouncing.
[email protected].

What I meant by "get one in 3-4 days" is that today's experience convinces me that anyone can get almost any Prius if they're willing to do the work and to travel.

I'm now 95% certain I'll be driving one---somewhere---on Fri.

 

Back in the saddle.

Toyota of Santa Margarita: cars shown in inventory are all pre-sold. Wish they wouldn't do that.

Waiting for Portland callback. Then on to El Paso.

 

Have called 17 more dealers, mostly on OR, incl. all suggested here---thanks again.

No dice. Closest: Barcelona pkg zero = $22305, if anyone's looking for real low-end! It's in Corvallis.

Dick Poe in El Paso minimally loads his up with $1,037 dealer (they say "port" options), even if the car hasn't arrived there yet.

Looks like Dodge City, here we come.

NO dealer, of 32 total called, has more than two available, on-the-ground Priuses, even if their online inventories show 6, 4, etc.

There's a hard-to-find white pkg 4 in Vancouver, WA. andyman?