As a Prius owner I can attest to this, even if just a little. The dealerships I talked to over the past 4 years were excited to sell me a Prius when I called ov

As a Prius owner I can attest to this, even if just a little. The dealerships I talked to over the past 4 years were excited to sell me a Prius when I called over the phone (and when demand was so high they had to order them and you agreed to MSRP to place said order). However, showing up on the lot, they generally didn't have one to show you (again, the demand issue) and would push me towards an in stock Camry or similar. Even when I made it explicitly clear I wanted a Prius there was a bunch of FUD acted out by the sales reps. "Yea, the sticker says 45mpg, but that's only in the city where you can use the battery". "Hey Jon, what'd that lady say she got on her commut? 37mpg?" I was truly shocked. I will also note that this happened more at multi-franchise dealerships.