Why?
1. The waiting list was 3 months, minimum. The Prism had an electrical system that was increasingly randomizing. I couldn't wait that long.
2. The sales manager at the local Toyota dealer was a total asshole. After I sent in an inquiry, he made it very clear that I needed them more than they needed my patronage.
You know, given I was going to come in, write a check, and drive away, you'd think they would either have an interest in keeping me interested, or try to get me to buy one of the other Toyotas.
Look, in 3-5 years, the Prius is going to be one of many, and it's going to suffer from being the first generation of the hybrids. Unless they want to find themselves in the same situation as the Chrysler PT Cruiser (which has been labelled as a "chick car", and that's death for sales) dealers, they'd better work on keeping potential customers happy....
Posted by lsefton at February 15, 2004 04:05 PM