I put a deposit down on a Prius in June anticipating a December to March delivery. Low and behold I get a phone call today offering me a Prius with the AM package in September. Am I just lucky or am I missing something since other dealers in my area have told me a 1-2 year wait is normal.
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Aug 20, 2004
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Some dealers get bigger allocations than others. Also, it might be that people ahead of you in the queue turned it down because they didn't want that package and/or that color.
I'm not sure if it will be considered a 2004 or 05, it is expected in the
That will probably be an 04, which might be another reason that people have passed. I know that back in June and July, people were passing on
04s, waiting for 05s. That helped me get mine four weeks ago, much sooner than I had expected to get one.
There was a discussion on Prius-2g group a few weeks ago about resale value of a 2004 and a 2005 bought one month from one another. I guess some people are worried about when they resale the car but if you plan on keeping it until it falls apart, 2004 and 2005 being the exact same car, I think passing on a '04 is irrational.
Are there really going to be any changes?
Gentlemen, pardon my ignorance: what is the AM package with relation to Prius? Thanks!
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The option package will change starting with the 2005 models; there will be only six instead of nine. Package 1 (currently RW) will be eliminated because the Rear Wiper will be standard, and two of the other packages will be eliminated or consolidated.
No changes. Just a price increase (to account for the rear wiper and some extra profit :-) ) and rumors of a possible change in colors mid-year.
-- Sam
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