Pricing

Actually it more an issue of availability due to the gas prices and Japanese shortages...

Diane Whitmire at Carson Toyota is a good egg...
and honest...


Dianne Whitmire
Fleet Sales Director
Carson Toyota | Scion
Sunny Southern CA
949 689 0717 cel (preferred)
310 522 2317 desk line
707 202 3618 eFax
[email protected]
@diannewhitmire on Twitter

 

Good luck. ONe of the worst times to buy a Prius- as you can see form other threads. You are looking at most places wanting above sticker in LA. Cheapest I have found so far is Sticker price at Manhattan Beach Toyota with most expensive being $4,000 over sticker at North Hollywood Toyota. Gas prices are going down and the cars are supposedly back up to 100% soon- so prices will come down. Question is, how long can you wait?

That being said- I can't wait longer so I have turned my focus.. umm.. to a Ford Focus. Great gas mileage, and great car inside with a ton more bells and whistles for much cheaper. Problem is- those cars are even tougher to find than a Prius. But unlike Toyota, you can still get a Ford for a good price. Thru the x-plan as a shareholder it's invoice price! Problem is- to special order the exact car takes 10 weeks.

It's just interesting to see how different car dealerships/ companies handle hard to get cars.

 

It's anybody's guess, mine is late fall

 

Toyota Vehicles : Toyota Announces Prices for 2010 Prius / Toyota is a good summary of the models and options. The prices are old though (they've gone up) and Toyota has changed to spelling out the numbers instead of Roman numerals (e.g. Two instead of II).

 

My II's are a variety of colors... and a variety of xtras.
Black with bluetooth at $24,779. White with mats and cargo net and rear bumper applique at 24,820. A few incomings with just mats at $24,500 to $24,700 depending on color.

My cheapest III's are either NAV Package white with mats @ 27,630 or Nav Package blue with mats @ 27,410

Dianne

 

sure they will, right after the economy improves, and we have another bubble, and it bursts, and the economy tanks, and gas prices go down... figure around 2028.

 

The AAA price for a Prius is over MSRP while Insight's price is invoice. They can't sell what they don't have but I suspect you'll have an easier time finding Insights.

 

haven't heard anything about insite availability.

 

Looks like pricing is starting to come down a tiny bit. Costco deals are back- got an email offering $700 over invoice. Still not good- but it's starting to creep back. Stopped by a dealer in LA yesterday who told me last month he was only able to keep 2 at a time in stock now he has 17. Because Prius was so high in price I started to look at other cars to buy. Loved the Ford Focus- but those care are IMPOSSIBLE to find in upper trim levels. Yet when you do find them you can get at invoice. I guess the motto is, Be patient.

 

I was told by a Honda dealer today that Honda is ceasing production of the Insight for the rest of this year so that they can focus on production of their other models and finally get some vehicles on their dealers' lots. Apparently, they took a much larger hit from the tsunami than Toyota did. Not sure how much truth there is to this... But it is what I was told.

My local honda dealer has received 3 in the last 2 months. Their lot is barren otherwise. I feel bad for them --- they have nothing to sell.

I actually almost bought one of them the day they got one delivered a little more than a month back. I was at the neotiation table for an hour, them I remembered that I'm a Toyota guy. I just couldn't justify stepping down to the Insight just to save a few thousand dollars.

 

No more Insights! Yippe!!
You are one smart guy to stick with Toyota!:cheer2:

 

If you are able to get by, be patient. If not, there are many choices out there for you. I purchased my wife's Prius a year ago just because it was a nice car. I liked it so much, I purchased my IV last February. It seems that timing is everything when buying a Prius. Last July, the price was a few hundred under sticker..Last February I got my IV for $2,500 under sticker (including $1,000 rebate). They were trying to move the 2010's off the lots to make room for the 2011....then the earthquake changed everything.
You have choices..only you can make the correct decision.

 

Prius inventory is up & prices have dropped a bit. Liberty Toyota in Burlington sent an e-mail coupon for $500 off a Prius.