137 in stock. Just amazing. It wasn't that many months ago when you couldn't even get on a list for one and pay a premium for it around here.

 

Better buy one now before gas goes back up!

 

well car sales in general are doing poorly...and gas being fairly cheap... the people rather buy something cheaper even if its not as fuel efficent and save the difference... even though gas prices will increase once the world economies get out of the recession/back to their expanding levels... but by then (recession is said to last at least a year, but probably more) new hybrids and technology to manufacture it might come out and lower prices on the prius and others. Well also there has been a issue that arose about placing a one dollar tax on gasoline to raise 150 billion a year.

 

hahahaa, that's funny. that many prius in stock

 

I know I've posted these ads before and I am not shopping for a Prius, even though I think it is a very good car, but this is good old Cali. The tree huggers and greenies were running around burning insence in joy as gas skyrocketed this summer. The Prius is just theeeeee vehicle. And you didn't see any Toyota dealer even talking about them. Now even our gas is well under $2/gal and I spot this ad with 137 Prius in stock. I know all the macro and micro economic factors but I am still just amazed.

In many ways I think the Prius is underestimated because it is the hybrid. It is also a great car with many other great design features. Without trying to drag the auto bailout into another thread too much, the statements from the inept 3 this week that their sales dropped so much because of the rumor of their bankruptcy is just nonsense. If Prius are stacking up like this I have no wonder that GFC are in even worse shape.

Still just amazing

 

I cant believe that man. They are usually pretty tight on the stock. I still dont want one. The price of gas will continue to fall as the economy slips. Funny that GM still cant sell their cars even at the lower prices and the MSRP slashing they have been doing.

 

Anyone with an IQ above room temperature just knew that when oil was over $120/bbl, that was the absolute worst time to look at anything like a Prius. That was the time to look at hemi pickups or M5s. Now oil is going under $40/bbl and the Prius are piling up on the lots. If you want one, now is the time.

After the begining of the year when oil begins its traditional move up, that isn't the time to go Prius shopping. Of course oil comes down and the Dems want to rescind their support for oil exploration and no one is talking about ANWAR. Hard to say what part of America is dumber about energy policy, the consumer or the politicians.

 

There's no way they have 137 in stock. Most dealers don't stock that many new cars period and with Toyota having one of the biggest lines, this dealer would have to have a lot the size of 2 or 3 football fields.

 

I've often wondered what dealers mean when they advertise "XXX In Stock".

A couple of weeks ago I was looking at the ad from a fairly large local Chevy dealer, and totalling the #'s of vehicles they claimed to have in stock, it was something like nearly 300 cars plus another 100+ trucks. No way the dealer has the space or the $$'s to sit on that many vehicles.

Anyone know where they get those numbers?

 

Even if gas was $10 a gallon I wouldnt buy one

 

Wow.. funny.

 

It depends on the dealer. A lot of Lexus/Toyota/Honda/Acura dealers here have more than what appears on the lot. For instance, Honda World and Lexus of Westminster both have extra lots that are maybe 1-2 miles away from the dealership themselves. It's their own storage area and trust me, there are LOTS of vehicles stored there.

 

I think it just shows NOTHING is selling now, regardless of gas prices.

 

Dude, its $1.59 for regular right near my apt. I used to pay $1.45 for premium in high school around 12 years ago. Anyone know how much that is with inflation taken into account?

I wanna get a cheap daily, I hope the value of the used Tacomas comes down some. The 1999-2002 model years are selling for almost double what their book-value is.

 

137 damn that's alot of Prius, I don't think I ever saw a 137 Prius together anyone wanna take a picture of all of them at that dealship together. It's too bad i'm all the way in NY to see what kind of deal they would offer me. They even speak Tagalog, wow i've never seen that in ad in NY.