Hey folks. I have a bit of an interesting situation and was hoping to get some advice from the Prius crowd here. 
My father recently purchased a Toyota from a dealership near us. It is a small Toyota dealership and they were very nice to deal with. I currently drive a 2002 Corvette that I am getting ready to replace. Interestingly, I have narrowed it down to getting either an '04 Z06 or '04 Prius (I know, talk about opposites, huh?). I contacted the dealership where my father got his Toyota and told my dad's contact to keep me in the know if they have a Prius coming in, this was about two weeks ago.
Well, the guy called me last week and told me he has a '04 silver #9 being built 6/29 that is unspoken for and I can have it for MSRP. Everyone else on his list passed on it. I checked with him today and it is still available. He expected delivery in mid to late July.
I am really leaning towards the Prius as it will be a fun change from what I am driving now and will truly be something I enjoy. My question is whether or not I should go with the '04 or wait until the '05. The silver #9 is what I would want and I guess I am lucky it fell into my lap. Is there much planned for '05 or has info even been released yet?
I appreciate the advice folks. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Patrick
My father recently purchased a Toyota from a dealership near us. It is a small Toyota dealership and they were very nice to deal with. I currently drive a 2002 Corvette that I am getting ready to replace. Interestingly, I have narrowed it down to getting either an '04 Z06 or '04 Prius (I know, talk about opposites, huh?). I contacted the dealership where my father got his Toyota and told my dad's contact to keep me in the know if they have a Prius coming in, this was about two weeks ago.
Well, the guy called me last week and told me he has a '04 silver #9 being built 6/29 that is unspoken for and I can have it for MSRP. Everyone else on his list passed on it. I checked with him today and it is still available. He expected delivery in mid to late July.
I am really leaning towards the Prius as it will be a fun change from what I am driving now and will truly be something I enjoy. My question is whether or not I should go with the '04 or wait until the '05. The silver #9 is what I would want and I guess I am lucky it fell into my lap. Is there much planned for '05 or has info even been released yet?
I appreciate the advice folks. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Patrick