Never seen a Gen 5 on the road

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by Toymeister, Jul 28, 2023.

  1. Will B

    Will B Active Member

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    Agree on white--though to really appreciate it, it does need to be the right light. The first one I saw was on a city side street at night under a harsh point-source street light and the way it shimmered was jaw-dropping. We oogled as we drove by slowly. Later I saw another on a cloudy day and it was blah. I actually went back to the Toyota website wondering if there were two whites! Nope. Then, the third time was on a showroom floor and again, amazingly cool looking. If I had been patient enough to wait for the color I wanted, that would have been it.

    Also agree on black, it just hides everything. Even when asking for "first available", I said anything but black.

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    I would totally agree except I really wish yellow was an option.
     
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    I've seen a few now in WI. Have never seen a Crown outside of a dealership though. Our local dealer has been sitting on the same Crown since March now. Other near-by dealers also have them sitting on their lots with no interest. Doesn't seem to be any kind of market for that car.
     
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    The Crown is a pricey replacement for the Avalon. Those that would consider it are probably at the Lexus dealer. The wagon model should get more interest.
     
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    Prior to scheming to buy my own, back in April before the stop-sale... there was maybe 1 I'd seen here, in Maui County, HI. Now there are several -- but seeing another one's still rare enough to crane my neck. There's 1 Prime hiding here somewhere as well, an SE in red -- just missed test-driving it too...

    There're two areas of Maui up higher in elevation, where all the real-estate climbers and celeb toffs live -- I bet more HEVS and Primes up there of all models, than down at sea-level where us poor people still buy Tacomas on 84-month terms, or need Sienna HEVs as taxis