Seaside Pearl/Package 2 - Ordered 8/23

Hey, noob here.

The wife and I have decided to upgrade from our 2002 Electric Green Mica to a 2009. We placed our order 7 weeks ago at North Point Toyota in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and now we wait.

The package options on the ordering preference sheet we had to fill out didn't really match what we had seen online, so when we heard the 09s were shipping, we used that as an excuse to take the ebrochure up a few weeks later and specify exactly what we want!

So we've ordered the Seaside Pearl with bisque interior, package #2. If we get antsy, we'll be okay with Seaside Pearl, Magnetic Gray Metallic, or Spectra Blue Mica with either interior color -- and we might consider package #3.

We were told 6 to 8 weeks, but the Arkansas dealers don't get large volume of shipments. A friend had to wait 4 months to get his and still ended up taking NOT the touring edition he wanted. I'm okay to wait now, but I'll get antsier as we get closer to Thanksgiving, when I'd rather be in the new car to drive the couple thousand miles to West Virginia and back...

That said, we did get a call two or three weeks ago offering us a Magnetic Gray Metallic that had been unclaimed. It was a bit tricked out though, so we decided to wait for what we want.

Planning to call the dealer tomorrow and see where we are on the waiting list now.

Jeff

 

Spoke with the inventory guy yesterday, and we're now at #5 on their list. He said that they've been getting 5 to 8 vehicles per month, so he's hoping that we'll be getting our car this month.

The waiting continues...

 

Several discussions with our salesman and the inventory guy last week. We're still waiting. There are quite a few Priuses in Arkansas right now, but none in Seaside Pearl. They're trying to work a trade with a couple of dealers in Texas, but so far no response. From my own research, doesn't appear to be much Seaside Pearl in Texas either. Inventory guy is also watching one that (I think he said) is getting ready to ship - hopefully he can grab that one.

Still we wait...

 

Our vehicle was allocated to the dealer shortly before Thanksgiving, and it's now sitting at port (Gulf States). We elected to change out the fabric seats for the leather. That, and apparently a small backup due to the holidays, seems to have set delivery behind by a few days. When we heard from the dealer on Monday, he indicated that we're probably looking at next week. We've gotten them to throw in a few port options at no cost, and I'd bet that wouldn't have happened a few months ago when there was nothing to be found anywhere...

Anyway, assuming that there are no more delays, we'll be in her by next weekend! Guess all that remains now is to see what we can get for the first gen.

 

And we are now the proud owners of our new Prius! Picked it up on Saturday; still adapting to the subtle differences between this one and the first gen we traded in.

Thrilled, to be sure!