Prius 09 Waiting list Questions
Created July 1, 2008, at 9:42 am by MJ
I just signed up for the waiting list yesterday June 30th 2008, in Pittsburgh and the dealer said that it will be 6 months and "at this point you will be getting the 09 Prius". He told me the 09 would be about $400-$600 more than the 08. He went on to say you should have it before Christmas. I had to put $1,000 non refundable down.
Questions:
Has anyone had a similar experience of being told they will get the 09?
Does anyone have details on the 09, like a release date?
We agreed on MSRP on the 09 and he said they don't add a surcharge like some states do. Is he just blowing smoke up my a$$ or do some states charge over MSRP?
Anyone that has bought a Prius on a waiting list that has any suggestions or comments please let me know.
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It's very unlikely that you will get your 09 Prius by Christmas, since from what I understand Toyota will only be presenting the 09 model for the first time in January at the Tokyo Auto Show. As far as MSRP - it's harder to negotiate for Prius since it is such a popular car, but normally if you know how to talk to the salesperson, you can even get away with buying a new car for the invoice price (the amount that the dealer supposedly pays to the manufacturer), and the reason why you can do that is because after each new car sale the dealer gets an additional fat rebate from the manufacturer - so they still make money. Of course, they'd rather not advertise that, but that's the way it normally works.
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