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ecswims 10/22/01 9:25 pm:<br><br>> Port of
entry, Newark? I recently ordered a<br>> 2002 Prius
and was told by the salesman that<br>> they are
manufactured in Detroit?! I wasn't<br>> impressed by the
knowledge of the Prius that<br>> this salesman had,
anyway, but he was at one of<br>> the few dealers who
even have a Prius to test<br>> drive in my area(SE
Mass.)<br><br>Which dealer is this? The Prius is only made on one
line in Japan (as evidenced by the VIN layout, and low
volume production), and have to be put on a ship to get
to the US.<br><br>Known ports of entry are:<br>Long
Beach, CA<br>Portland, OR<br>Jacksonville, FL<br>Newark,
NJ<br>Baltimore, MD ? (trucked/rail?)<br>Houston, TX ?
(trucked/rail?)<br><br>BTW: I've heard many good things (including a large
pickup/dropoff service from the service department, that extends
into much of SE Mass) about Toyota of Newport
(Middletown RI). My mother, who lives in SE Mass, currently
has their order through them. Nicole, her
salesperson, is very good with the Prius, and low/no-pressure,
and has been giving my mother monthly updates on her
order. As my mother passes by the dealership on her way
to/from work, she's noticed a new Silver Prius with
dealer plates in their lot. (Used to have to schedule
test drives with the owner (or some one of his family
members), as he loaned his personal car for test drives...)
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It''s Here
Oct 21 2001, 04:51 PM
