First Time Poster!

I was just wondering, for my own etification and that of potential/eventual buyers, what are the going rates with respect to location and time for a new Prius.

I just bought mine today - Jan 7, 2006. It's a new 2006, Silver, fitted with everything (I think Package 8). I paid 780 below MSRP and I live in the Chicagoland area. I did not trade in and I did not use their financing.

Is anyone else getting charged above MSRP or getting below?

I'm adding a quck poll too if you don't want to give details!

 

Mine - red, package "C" ("HI" - has VSC, extra airbags, nicer stereo, homelink mirror, bluetooth, but not leather or nav), ordered in November for delivery in January (should be here any day now!) was flat MSRP; the dealer made it pretty clear that he wouldn't dicker, he had no trouble finding buyers within a day or two for any Prius that arrived. I was not going to use their financing but they got me a better rate than I could find elsewhere (my CU, online), so I'm taking it (5.29%, up to 60 months but I'll probably do 48). I don't have a trade-in. I'm in upstate NY, and I did shop around a little, mainly looking for a dealer with a short waiting list, who could get me what I wanted ASAP after 1/1/06.

Gosh, I just can't WAIT!!!

 

what dealer did you get to go under MSRP? I'm in the area as well and would be interested in knowing. my dealer will only do MSRP for the Prius

 

I got mine below MSRP because i couldn't afford the payment and they had to do something to get me to buy. They gave me 500 off mine. I was there abuot 5 hours before they did this hour and already had the car overnight once.

 

I guess I'm the only sucker that paid over MSRP. I was having a hard time finding the color and package I wanted. I did not feel like waiting months past Jan because of the tax credit rush. So when a dealer called to tell me that someone backed out on what I wanted I knew I would have to pay for jumping in without being on a list. But had I paid for a more expensive package than I wanted it would have cost me 4 times the amount I gave the dealer. Not to mention a couple more months of 15 mpg in the minivan. After spending a couple months on this site I couldn't stand it any longer. I had hybrid envy sooooo bad.

 

I don't think you're the only 'sucker'... I usually pay a premium for getting exactly what I want when I want. I think that there is a higher volume of them coming in and I think the ability to negotiate will go up signifigantly. Note that the holdbacks went down this year from 495 to 20. From my understanding, please correct me if I'm wrong, a dealer holdback is profit for a dealer that is included in the invoice price?!?!

At any rate, whether you paid MSRP or not, now that the tax incentive is in place, a Prius is looking more affordable this year.

 

First Time Poster...


Bought a Highlander Hybrid in August, Bought a Prius this weekend.
2006 - Red/Char. Package #7

Traded in my 2000 Forester
Paid - MSRP

Put a deposit down in November, got a call for a 2005 in early December but told them we wanted to wait till 2006 to get the credit.