South bay guy sounds like he is lying. Dealers get an alotment based on how many cars they sell. High volume dealers will get more than low volume. Maybe he ment that the average will be 2 per dealer. I think the reason you are getting higher prices is that gas is more expensive in CA than elsewhere (for the most part) So the dealers still have a lot of people expressing interest in the cars. Just keep looking round.

My hydroponics experiment

You ever notice how hard it is to lip read cartoon characters?
"Crazy is what the sane call Delta Flyer"