From time to time, I like to check in with the people who are waiting for Prii to see how they are doing. I know it's frustrating to be reading all these questions, observations, brags and quirks being aired on the line while you are waiting for (Godot) Prius to show up.
I wanted to let you folks know that we've been there. You already know the car is worth the wait. There are assorted ideas floating around about how you might bypass some of the wait: most common idea is to contact rural dealers who may have unclaimed PriI. That's how I got mine. Two dealers in Seattle had me on their lists with nothing likely to happen for months to move me up.
I learned a lot about this car before I actually had one, by reading these posts. By the time I did get one, I was primed for what to expect which was good because I had a 200 mile drive home from the dealer. My dealer, by the way, is James Toyota of Moses Lake, WA 509-765-4517. By now, they are probably inundated by the demand, but they might be worth contacting. A friend of mine who had contacted them, was called by them and offered a white Prius, number 5 option. It does happen.
Hang in there. Voice your frustrations here and widen your experience of being part of an energy revolution. Don't let the bragging and hooting about how neat this car is, rain on your parade because before long, you'll be hooting too.
Bob
I wanted to let you folks know that we've been there. You already know the car is worth the wait. There are assorted ideas floating around about how you might bypass some of the wait: most common idea is to contact rural dealers who may have unclaimed PriI. That's how I got mine. Two dealers in Seattle had me on their lists with nothing likely to happen for months to move me up.
I learned a lot about this car before I actually had one, by reading these posts. By the time I did get one, I was primed for what to expect which was good because I had a 200 mile drive home from the dealer. My dealer, by the way, is James Toyota of Moses Lake, WA 509-765-4517. By now, they are probably inundated by the demand, but they might be worth contacting. A friend of mine who had contacted them, was called by them and offered a white Prius, number 5 option. It does happen.
Hang in there. Voice your frustrations here and widen your experience of being part of an energy revolution. Don't let the bragging and hooting about how neat this car is, rain on your parade because before long, you'll be hooting too.
Bob
I was at my dealer last saturday (they have a barbque ever saturday morning weather permitting....what can I say, I like free food :wink: ) and I keep checking in on my slow progression up the list. The list now is over 140 people, they are being told it could be a two to three year wait and people are still putting down the $500 deposit. For me, I don't mind waiting until the fall for my 2005 model, I am spending my time upgrading my garage from a small two car to a double deep 3 car garage that should be ready by fall. For now I try to drive my 1992 Geo Metro (gets about 45 mpg) to work as often as I can and am just using my 2001 Dodge Durango R/T for heavy duty stuff, pulling stumps and boat trailer and building materials trailer. I like reading these boards and reading all the comments from all the different people. I must say the hybrid idea makes a lot of sense to me, even my father (a long time caddy man ) has even been talking lately about getting a hybrid, perhaps the Lexus SUV, although I really can't picture him driving that, I do admire that he is willing to make a change. One of the architects that I met recently has been driving his 2004 Prius since last december and just loves it also. Still don't see too many around town here, maybe once a month you might see one on the road, I hope that changes in the future. June is almost here which means I am about half way done with my wait now, still have a few more months to get things ready for my precious prius this fall. I would like to thank all the members here for the time they take to share with us their experiences, it really does make the waiting easier. 
