I think I am screwed by GST....

Does the purchase agreement specify a 2016 Toyota Prius Three with ATP? If they put the order into Toyota promptly with Toyota, they would have known within a couple of days if Toyota could or could not honor the order. What does the fine print on the back of the order say happens in this situation?

Do you know what the MSRP increase would be on the 2017? Does it have the required ATP and nothing else that you didn't order? Obviously you can refuse the car if the change in price is excessive, but I would use the purchase agreement as leverage and take the 2017 if you can agree on the price. It might be a new model year, but there's still a slump in Prius sales and the dealer really won't have much leverage to eliminate the discount you agreed upon for the 2016.

 

Have you spoken to Costco to see if they will help you negotiate a fair price as you are their customer as well as the dealers?

 

As for hundreds of 2016 Prii Three with ATP sitting in CA - you might be able to get one of these for a good price if you're willing to deal long distance and do a road trip.

 

Yes talk to Dianne Whitmire here, in that case (import from CA)...she's been quiet lately hope all is OK.

 

Dianne's SoCal Prius 2016 deals for Springtime!! | PriusChat

See LINK above. Dianne is the expert when it come to out-of-state she's done a lot of that

 

Dianne went silent or didn't take me seriously back in June. I took my business to a different state as a result. I hope she does a better job earning your business.

 

I had something like that happen 40 years ago. Those dealer order forms have a ton of fine print that requires them to honor nothing. They wrote the thing. So they had me wait for a car and wouldn't sell it for the agreed upon price. I don't recall why. Of course no matter what happened I wasn't buying the car from them.

 

I bought my 2016 Prius from Dianne. Highly recommended!

 

Which dealer is responsible for this poor customer experience?

 

I bought a 2004 Prius from Dianne. Highly recommended. Drove my 2002 to trade on from Austin, tx.. brought her a Teddy Bear and some sweets too. She was very up standing with me ... I paid Texas TTl and used a Austin local Credit Union. It was a sign and drive affair.

Of note I had the VIN so already got Ins card for it,,, then bought a Temp $10 something to allow me to drive it off the dealers lot.. then went to DMV for Tx temp tags (was $25 at the time)

Sure hope that helps... Might get a good deal from New Mexico ?? but sure don't know

 

I would recommend taking the quote to other dealers in the area. I imagine you signed a deal in June, and in July and August they upped the dealer incentives to 2500 on the prius. Should be able to get even a better deal than your previous deal you had, if you can still find what you want. As an FYI, I got a three with ATP as well and love DRCC and LKA. The HUD is "cool" but not really all that much more functional than all the other screens you have already and find myself not using the HUD as often as I should be using it. The moonroof is pretty cool and like that, but don't know if I would go with a ATP package on the 2017 just because of the moonroof. I didn't want the four because of the leather in the hot florida sun but I got to say the softex seems cool in the hot sun on my steering wheel.

 

During my last car shopping phase, I narrowed it down to a Prius v five with the safety/tech package. GST wasn't importing them in that config and the closest GST choice in terms of size was a much more expensive Avalon. GST lost a sale to Subaru.

 

Fred Haas isn't on my ****-list of Houston area dealers, and has actually been spoken of reasonably well by people I trust; I have no first-hand knowledge, however. I'm inclined to agree that it's probably a competency issue that, sadly, will be present at nearly every dealer to some degree.

Are you willing to fly out to New Mexico? Albuquerque zip code shows six 2016 Three w/ ATP available, in black, blue, gray, and white. A Southwest flight to Denver, CO makes 10 available, all of the same colors plus red, too. Find a firm deal via e-mail and fly out and drive back; if you can save another $2k off MSRP it's probably worth it, not to mention the 2016 incentives. You might need to bring your own financing or do a cash deal if you buy out of state (ask before you fly somewhere).