I think I got lucky... The dealership left a message on my home phone the day before saying that they had just received two hybrids on the lot.

But silly me, I didn't bother to check my messages until the next evening. When I did, I called them back and to my surprise, both were still there.

So I told them that I'd be right over. The distance between Palmdale and North Hollywood is about 50 miles so it took about an hour to reach the dealership.

Both had the same options: leather seats, moonroof, no nav system. Since I already had a silver car, I skipped on the Titanium.

It would've been nice to have nav, but I wasn't sure how much longer I'd have to wait. I was still waitlisted at two other dealerships in the area.

"Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known."
-Garrison Keillor