I ordered mine two weeks ago and picked it up Friday. Paid MSRP - but
that's fine with me. Great Dealer - Newburgh Toyota in Orange County NY
David
> Call around to other dealers within 100 miles. If you can find what you
> want, cancel your order and buy the car NOW. Your local dealer will
> maintain it.
> When the '04 was released on Oct 17, 2003, local dealers had an instant
> 6-9 month waiting list and were adding $-5,000 to the price. I wanted a
> specific color and every feature, so got on the phone and found precisely
> what I wanted with no add-on $$, but it was far away in a community that
> barely had electricity, where people cling to guns and religion. I bought
> it over the phone using a credit card and then a FedEx'd certified check,
> had it put on a truck, and bingo! While waiting for the truck to pick it
> up, the grateful dealer did a super job of pinstriping and adding a bumper
> strip along the vulnerable side.
> Go for it!
> Ike
> Tuner wrote:
>> Ummm - 12 weeks is 84 days, does that make it any better? :-)
>>
>> Tuner
>>
>>
>>> Just placed an order for an '08 Touring w/ Package #5 here in a suburb
>>> of Milwaukee, WI. Said it would be 6-12 weeks.
>>>
>>> Does that sound about right compared to others in my area or anywhere in
>>> the US?
>>>
>>> Honestly, can't wait for the thing to come, but, I'm on Day 1 of
>>> potentially Day 120! Ouch!!!
>>>
>>> Any insight or feedback on how the navigation and the JBL 6-CD stereo
>>> work/sound?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Reinders
>>
> want, cancel your order and buy the car NOW. Your local dealer will
> maintain it.
> When the '04 was released on Oct 17, 2003, local dealers had an instant
> 6-9 month waiting list and were adding $-5,000 to the price. I wanted a
> specific color and every feature, so got on the phone and found precisely
> what I wanted with no add-on $$, but it was far away in a community that
> barely had electricity, where people cling to guns and religion. I bought
> it over the phone using a credit card and then a FedEx'd certified check,
> had it put on a truck, and bingo! While waiting for the truck to pick it
> up, the grateful dealer did a super job of pinstriping and adding a bumper
> strip along the vulnerable side.
> Go for it!
> Ike
> Tuner wrote:
>> Ummm - 12 weeks is 84 days, does that make it any better? :-)
>>
>> Tuner
>>
>>
>>> Just placed an order for an '08 Touring w/ Package #5 here in a suburb
>>> of Milwaukee, WI. Said it would be 6-12 weeks.
>>>
>>> Does that sound about right compared to others in my area or anywhere in
>>> the US?
>>>
>>> Honestly, can't wait for the thing to come, but, I'm on Day 1 of
>>> potentially Day 120! Ouch!!!
>>>
>>> Any insight or feedback on how the navigation and the JBL 6-CD stereo
>>> work/sound?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Reinders
>>