Hey all! Plain and simple, we want to get you your vehicle right away! But as you can see after watching this video, the process is not so simple and guaranteed right now. If you are still waiting for your toyota. Let us know in the comments below how it’s going!
The Toyota dealership allocation you mentioned that happens mid-month... is that every month of the year at mid-month? Is that just for your dealership, or is that for all of Canada, or is that for all dealerships in general including the USA? Thanks very much for the video.
Thanks for your reply! It’s very discouraging right now! My dealership in BC said they’re getting some Rav hybrids in Dec, but no limited. So I know it will be sometime in 2022. Ordered in August. I did mention I’m flexible on colour, but really want the blueprint with tan interior! Wish limited came in that Calgary Blue or Lunar rock!
100% Really helped me to understand what's going on at my local dealership where I am in line attempting to get a Camry Hybrid. Now several of the dealership's actions and salesperson's comments begin to make sense within the context of what you have explained. Super helpful to a would-be buyer. Thank you!
I agree, all the dealership wants to do is add this and that, and rip you off!! They are horrible. They also don't honor the VSPP discount, like they are expected to do!!
Really great channel. You are a fine thoughtful presenter. Tyler earlier described ’option 4’, Special Order. How does this differ from option 3 when you submit it to Toyota or as I ask my local New York dealer to get my request. Thank you for the extra time. Ken
@ToyotaWorld Has Toyota stopped accepting "Sold Order Requests" I have asked several dealers and they keep answering that not Taking Orders. But are not taking custom Orders different than Order requests. Thinking there is little chance of getting the Toyota I want. Trying to understand options available to customers in 2023.
What vehicle? Not that I know of. It’s dealer’s discretion. Some stores are so backed up that they don’t bother with orders on some units. Like sienna….
As a first time buyer, after researching and deciding on the Corolla, when I used to check the inventory near me, I constantly wondered that why are cars whose sale is pending arriving/getting built/in transit? Like for whom are they coming if they aren't booked by anyone? and how can the dealership predict what a customer wants? So now after booking it at Golling Toyota and watching your video, I understood that you guys first match up all the orders to the allocated cars and if there are any left, you guys configure them in basic trims(LE) and with basic accessories like mouldings, mudguards etc, and then when a customer who wants an LE arrives he/she is convinced by the fact that first the car will arrive earlier than if he places an sole order, and that paying a little more than the base price for the accessories since they are cheaper if you buy them after the car at a service center is just alright. Thanks for the video!
Method 4 is the slowest for you to get paid. It is thus no surprise that method is your least desired. And your concept for flexibility is for the customer to pay for add ons not wanted as you get paid faster. In all my future new car buys with Toyota I think I will place my checkbook before yours and special order what I want. I have wasted money for decades buying stuff I neither wanted nor desired.
I so agree with being flexible. I have a 2023 Venza Limited coming but I wanted the gray interior but he was like I have a black interior one coming. I was like fine as long as the exterior is the color I asked for. So he's happy as well as myself.
Wow that's all pretty appalling. I've been having an awful experience trying to order a car from Toyota and now it totally makes sense why. Imagine if Toyota was operating a restaurant.... Customer: Hey I'd like to order a pizza Toyota: Sure no problem! Just have a seat and maybe incidentally well make the one you wanted! Customer: Ummm ok.... Well like what about that one? That's exactly what I wanted? Toyota: Oh sorry I know you have been waiting and already have a deposit down but that's allocated to another restaurant! Customer: Well can't I just buy it from the other restaurant? Toyota: Haha oh that's a good one! I mean we can try to contact them to trade a calzone and maybe some bread sticks so we can get it for you but that probably wont happen. Customer: Well what is it exactly I'm supposed to do? Toyota: I'm so glad you ask! We don't have the pizza you wanted but maybe we can interest you in a peanut butter sandwich? Customer: I'm allergic to nuts..... Toyota: Well hey gotta be flexible! I mean it's not like your spending $30-60 thousand dollars, almost a full years income after taxes, on something you'll have to live with for the next ten years! Customer: Look I've been waiting and waiting. I'm literally starving. Do you have any news on that pizza? Toyota: Ah geeze were so sorry! It looks like were not going to be able to get that pizza you wanted after all! This model year has ended but we can resubmit a new order for this year! Did I mention our restaurant has the largest inventory in the state and priority allocation? Literally none of this makes sense. Two years ago I special ordered a car from Dodge. In one week I had a vin number assigned. 5-6 weeks after that the actual car was delivered exactly to my spec. My name was even on the window sticker. I laugh in hindsight how they told me they could order the car but warned it could be a while! I asked like how long? They said something like "Well I mean we try to get cars as fast as we can and it depends on options but it's typically it's 6 weeks but could even be up to two months!" Ha! During the process I could even get in touch with customer service and they could tell me day by day where my car was. It's in cue for assembly, today it's in paint, it's out for the optional factory installation, it's being loaded on the train.... How is it that a company as crappy at building cars as Dodge is can build cars that people want but Toyota can't?
Great video. You earned a sub. I'm in the market and looking for a 4 runner trd pro and was wondering about factory orders, how long, etc but was dreading visiting dealerships. Your video and some of the comments, along with your responses, answered some questions for me. I know what i want and what options i want. I hope i don't run into a dealer with a "market adjustment" on their vehicles. If i do, i'll be turning right around or not visiting at all. I'm seeing some online for 10k above msrp. Absolutely ridiculous. Fortunately, it is a want and not a need at this time.
can you expand on what you mean by 'sold order request' how can you sell a vehicle before it has a vin assigned, did you mean that the customer puts down a deposit and orders the car and the sale papers are signed when the car arrives and that's when the car is officially sold?
So what would you say to an order being placed in early May of 2022 for a Sienna XLE, dark grey, with no add-ons, that still hasn’t been delivered, January, 10, 2024. We are even on a waiting list for Sienna’s, one model up or down, that were ordered and the buyer couldn’t wait, the dealership still brings it in and we have the possibility of purchasing that vehicle…….that hasn’t happened either! The same dealership has posted a 2022 Sienna XLE with over 15,000 km, I am in Canada, for over $65,000.00, almost $15,000.00 over the price of that van brand new! This is very crooked by Toyota and is taking advantage of availability and impatient buyers. So why have they cut back production, did you say? The demand is there I am looking forward to your answer.
Question: the dealership I put my deposit on said my order was accepted by the manufacturer and it could take about 6 mos. While looking at the manufacturers site, it's showing in another state a dealership that are getting at least 10 per dealership and the place I ordered mine isn't getting any. Does this mean I should not have left my non ref deposit with this co. Since they aren't getting any any time soon?
I don’t know if your dealer does it but can you talk about price gouging mark ups every Toyota dealer I’ve been to has mark ups before Covid that’s why I went and bought a brand new Acura MDX $65,000 but I’d rather give it to Acura what are they gonna do Marcus that’s MSRP price and I’m happy with it
Is deposit refundable if vehicle has no vin number & im waiting for delivery, salesman said he was gon do a dealer trade from another dealership..how long can dealership hold ur refund?
Here is how you 'order' your next vehicle: Go to a Toyota dealership and place your order on what you want and prepare yourself to wait 2 years. Then go across the street to a Honda, Mazda, or Subaru dealership and buy a similar vehicle the very same day, as they have lots of inventory of new vehicles to choose from.
I place an order for RAV4 XSE in April 2022 and I am still waiting for it. Is this normal? I see couple of my friends got theirs within 12 to 14 months.
Don't know if its a loophole or not, but I ordered my Highlander and was told it would be at least a 6 Month wait. Had a Nice Blueprint XSE picked out and I didn't mind waiting the 6 months, so I told my sales advisor to go ahead and order it. A few days later he called me and told me that his boss actually had Ruby Flare XSE ordered and it was due in about 2-3 months, and that if I wanted I could have that one. Of course I jumped on that and said YES! picked it up about 2 and a half months later! Not sure if a manager or a sales advisor has a vehicle ordered and a customer wants one they have to give up theirs or not? Or maybe he/she was just being nice.
I'm watching this video 2 years after you recorded it -- December 2023 -- and I currently have a 2022 SUV that the lease ends mid-October 2024. The vehicle I want to buy/lease (not sure which yet) will hopefully be a 2024 Corolla Cross Hybrid XSE in red or blue (one-tone paint). Since I won't take delivery until next fall, I am planning on starting my dealership run in late May 2024. My question is "too soon, too late" to get it factory ordered for an October delivery? Of course, I know I want a very popular vehicle (next to the Prius Prime and RAV 4 Hybrid) and I'm hoping that my salesman (already purchased from them a 2023 Camry XLE AWD using Option 4 by the way) will work with me and not do above MSRP and other criminal markups next year as I'm reading that Toyota Dealerships are losing customers over this awful practice. Again, great channel and I look forward to more Toyota news and tips. Side note: My 2022 SUV was taken delivery on October 2021 and it was the ONLY model in my color and upgrade model for 50 miles (middle of the pandemic). I rushed to the dealership to put down my $100 deposit to hold the vehicle as even with the "SOLD" sign on the windshield, other customers were trying to outbid me for the car. Luckily, I got it and love it but ready to jump into the Hybrid pool for my next vehicle.
I ordered a 2022 Toyota Corolla SE back in September. It’s not coming in until December. I just had to leave a $500 deposit. I’m from the 🇺🇸 New England and the dealer said they don’t do any trades anymore.
Deff taking time to get what you want. I put a deposit down in jun 21 for a trd pro manual 🌮 took over a year to get a production date of 7-4-22. Patience is key. Especially to buy at msrp.
Can you let me know why dealers in the US do not accept Sold Order Requests these days? They say that Toyota does not accept orders. I am asking for the Highlander Hybrid with the options that I need, not what Toyota allocates. I am willing to wait as long as I know that I will get it. Do US dealers don’t want to bother because they sell anything they get?
I called Toyota headquarters and was told that Toyota has NOT been accepting orders for more than half a year now, and they don’t know when they will start taking orders. So please - clarify that for your viewers. And for me - tried to get the Highlander Hybrid with the options I need since August. Can’t get it, can’t place an order, so bye bye Toyota. Forever. I’ll get me a Cadillac. Ain’t waiting any longer. Kind a glad it turned out that way because there are many things about the Highlander that I don’t really like.
How about when you order a new vehicle with a deposit. You are told that your order was the first 1 to be ordered for that year and color. Then you get a phone call 9 months later from the sales manager asking if you still want the vehicle because they have another costumer looking for the same as yours. You tell them yes you still want the vehicle. They say ok your vehicle will be here by this date. Then the vehicle shows up and some how it’s not yours because someone order before you. What would you say about that scenario?
Everybody is wanting me to put $500 down to go on a year or two wait list. Then after that I get a possible allocation and get to pick my top 3 colors and 2 trims. ☹️ does this make since? I don’t even know what the 2023/2024 Prius will look like
Coming up to a month for our 21 RAV4 XLE AWD, in red. Winter tires ordered and sitting at the dealership. Was an untagged model that was coming to the dealership.
Always informative and explained clearly. Thank you. Please see if you’re available to give a date when Toyota would start manufacturing 2022 regular and hybrid RAV 4. Would really appreciate.
Hi Marcelo. I live in California and I want to factory order a car. However, most dealers have been telling me that they do not factory order at this time for customers. We have had the chip shortage for more than a year. How was it that factory ordering was possible in 2021 but it's currently not available? Out of about 8 dealerships that I have contacted, only one dealership who say that they will see if the manufacturer will be able to give them a slot (I don't remember the terminology they used) to order the car I want. Does this situation depend on the state or country? Thank you.
@@ToyotaWorld They didn't stop selling cars. What two of the dealer have told me is they do not decide which vehicles they earn from Toyota. I have only communicated with California dealers. I was thinking of going out of state to get one but I haven't tried. The trip is not convenient for me and I have yet to do research on ordering a car out of state. Thank you for responding to me message. Now I know that it must be a California thing. Have you sold any vehicles to Californians?
Toyota said pricing would be available at the end of October - tomorrow is November 1st and still no pricing. What is wrong with this company - I give up I will just order an F-150. Sick and tired of waiting for this company.
I feel the same way I feel that Toyota Corp. is handling this situation (shortages of everything) to their favor just trying to compromise as much customer as they can until they can keep it up (almost like politics) Please don’t get me wrong Tundras are nice Toyota is reliable and at the end all of the manufacturers are going through the same thing (Patience is a virtue :) and at the end Toyota will last longer than ford good luck
@@IvanRamirez-fs3sf I agree, Tundra will last longer, but why can’t they just tell us when the pricing will be public? In a week, in a month? Then I can make plans, but without knowing anything I can’t order a truck, and options without knowing the price. But hey we have no choice but to just wait.
@@Garyash92 honestly I’m planing to wait and order a tundra hybrid at least I know it will be ready by March 22 and also I’ll have a better idea of the pricing after the non hybrid sales I tried to buy a Ford F-150 hybrid but it was soo expensive for me dealer asked 78k for a lariat before taxes and fees that make me realized that Toyota may be a better option for me
Great video… Question… my preordered dealer allocated Corolla SE, was removed off all of the Toyotas websites. I am told it is at the Commerce port. Why would the automobile be removed from the website
MY question is I ordered Toyota Sienna and gave dealership deposit now after 8 month still waiting for the car they send me another purchase order and increase the price by $700 , what I heard once you order your price was locked???
Thanks for the video. What's the sold order request looking like now for Toyota Tundras? Also heard it's called a preference request. I'm getting the Heisman a lot from San Antonio dealerships. they keep trying to convince me to take what they have, not what I want. I'm looking for a Limited, double cab, with 6.5 foot bed.
I ordered Toyota Sienna XLE from Middletown Toyota Connecticut in first week of Jan 2022 , the sales rep told me 6 to 8 week, but now its been almost 8 month every they said you are first on the list , I am looking nearby dealerships and they have more Sienna coming every month but the one I ordered not many vechiles coming are they fooling me each time when i asked them that i am first on the list
Informative, but I have one question. If it is a ‘sold order request’ for a RAV4 Hybrid, will Toyota Canada honour the price (ordering date MSRP) at which the customer signed with the dealer? Say, if the order from 2021 ends up being delivered into 2022, would Toyota change the price based on the then prevailing MSRP at the time of delivery? Would appreciate it if you could explain how that works.
Pricing is worked out with dealer. The only time there is a guarantee on pricing from toyota head office is if you bought a 2021 and ordered it and did not take delivery yet because vehicle didn’t arrive yet and toyota increased the prices of the 2021 by let’s say $300. Then you would be protected. But regarding price increases or changes on new released models, no.
Hello. I am thinking of getting a 2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Platinum, but I have concerns about the 3rd seating space for adults. Have you made a video on this topic???? If not, can you make one??? Thanks
Hey. Loved watching your videos and updates man. So cool and so hyped! Just want to ask, I trade my car to one of toyota dealership to a Rav4, my agent said it would be 3-4mos of waiting. I wonder if its a trade its considered sold? So might be a shorter time to wait for the unit to be delivered?? Thank you if you can answer it. Hoping for more videos from you Sir.
Great information but, I have a question. I ordered a 2022 camry hybrid 3 months ago and dealership told me it would take around 4-6 months. If you don’t mind would the car be delivered in the 4th month or how long relatively would it take?
I did mine ordered on Jan 15,2022 at a toyota delarship. Still got nothing its corolla hybrid 2022. I am so upset and still he is telling me it gonan takes next 4-5 months.
This reminds me of happy times earlier in 2021 when I ordered my 2021 Corolla L manual in black sand pearl. Only way you can get the 1.8 and a 6 speed. Doesn’t have the iMT like the 2.0. I I have a thing for base model cars so I ordered this one through my good friend/salesman at Collingwood Toyota. I can’t remember if he traded incoming vehicles with another dealer or whether it had to be put in as a sold order request but it took about 6-8 weeks to arrive in June 2021. I like being different. Marcello have you sold any Corolla L manuals?
Hi, do you have a 4runner that I can test drive? Also if I am planning to trade in my vehicle, does the appraisal keep its value till delivery of the new vehicle or I have to do another appraisal during delivery? I would guess it would take few months for a new 4runner.
So according to your video if I ordered my 4Runner in early October as a special order or Step 4 I should receive it sometime in December January? It’s tough waiting. Thanks for the informative toyotagram. Be good 👍 bro
Thanks again for you videos and the time to make them can you please guide me--I put $500.00 for an order of a Highlander platinum back in July-August I called the salesperson he said “order placed” I have no paperwork no order number it’s been 3 months now I’m thinking to order the new Tundra I don’t know if I was suppose to receive at least a receipt for my deposit Thank you
For 2022 XSE rav 4 does it matter if I picked magnetic grey or blizzard pearl. Does it affect the arrival time, coz I saw you comment about the blizzard pearl supply issues.
It took me 18 months from allocation request to actually get it 2023 Tacoma access cab m/t from feb 19 2022 to aug 23,2023 but I got email from Toyota company itself and they said it’s all about the regions request allocations that’s why it took so long
I posted a question but it disappeared. I wanted to know what the difference in delivery is between me making a factory order and dealerships getting random mont hly allocation? Which does Toyota place priority on, filling specific order or general dealerships allocation? I have a RAV4 hybrid limited on order in blueprint. I did tell dealership I’m flexible on colour. But it really sounds like it’s a crap shoot!
Hey sorry I had to re edit the video and took the original down. So all comments went away. With hybrids, it’s always a factory order. As toyota does not really allocate us random hybrid stock until they see what our hybrid sold orders are. Then from there they do their best to fill them.
@@ToyotaWorld hey Marcello. Just re-watching video, and your comment to me. Are you saying all hybrids are “sold order requests”. Or just monthly allocation? I feel like it’s roulette, could be forever until my Rav limited hybrid in blizzard Pearl comes up. I did tell them I. Flexible in colour.
Hey, I ordered a 2022 toyota camry xse hybrid out in richmond hill toyota on november 27, 2021.. they allocated a vehicle mid january, and sent me an email with eta feb 25- march 4.. that was pushed forward to march 25-april 4.. than again was pushed forward another week to april 1-11th.. i called them around march 21 to see if the ETA remains the same they told me yes it still has the ETA for april 1-11th so i waited it out and called again mid week when my vehicle was suppose to arrive on april 6th, they told me that it had been pushed forward to april 25-29, and that the status had changed from in production to in transit, when i asked for the VIN # they did not have it. My question is am I close to getting the vehicle or can it get pushed forward couple more months, kind of urgently need a car now for work now that i have to go back in office. also if its in transit where is the camry being transported from and how come there is no vin number for the vehicle if it has already been built and in transit.
@@FozzyJK speak directly to the sales manager The salesman really don’t have access to the data in the computer they get all there Info from sales manager and they just get flooded with calls from other customers so they are fed up, I talked to my salesman at first he didn’t update me with anything so I directly contacted sales manager he helped me throughout the whole processs waited about 5 months got the car april 29 basically if they give you updates with eta and it says in production you won’t get the car those dates as soon as it changes to in transit and gives u a date it could come that day or pushed forward 2-3 weeks at most. Mine was in transit april 1-11 but was in production just one week before from march 25-april 4
Hi! I recently went in to Toyota dealer to purchase a Corolla cross and eveything was looking good, but the dealership kept telling me that the Dent repair coverage and ceramic coating are mandatory options that I had to pay for which were adding close to $6,000 to our final purchase. Is that Toyota wide thing going on where dealers are adding these options or do you think that was that just the dealership just trying add additional charges ?
What do you think? You answered yourself. No it’s not a Toyota wide thing, that dealership is greedy and trying to get the most money from you… walk away !
Correct. Mandatory Option is an oxymoron. Mandatory means , absolute. Option means you have a choice. I’d tell that particular dealer to kiss your a$$ and go to another. The scam is real.
Thanks alot for your efforts in explaining the process to this length, this will surely give some clarity to the consumers (who are eagerly waiting for their New Toyotas for months now). Keep up the good work, Highly Appreciated!!!! 🙂
Hi bro my dealer call me yesterday, and told me that my rav4 hybrid order from last year june 3 2021 that already received a production date. Ask him how many more months from production date to delivery date Told me 2 to 3 months is that true?
i ordered a new hybrid vehicle last week. everyone in my area wanted 2500-5k markup so i ordered my car from a different state with no mark up over msrp and a deposit. the dealership told me to order the cheapest accessory for the vehicle or kia would add their own accessories which i would be responsible for. they put in the order and sent me the form they submitted. They stated it should take 4 weeks to 6 months to get my vehicle and since the vehicle was custom ordered, it may get here within a few months. is this true ?
Took my pre quality to buy some slightly used vehicles and they wouldn’t accept it . They went and added fabric conditioners and alarms for like $7,000 and wouldn’t accept my loan. What a crock
Very informative. Thanks for the look into the internal workings of vehicle acquisition by the dealerships. I suppose it's not all that often that dealerships can sell just about any vehicle they can get.
So where I live I don’t have a Subaru dealership and I’ve been wanting to build and order a wrx recently and what I wanted to know is would I be able to go into a Toyota dealership and order one from there or would I have to directly find a Subaru dealership and order from them ?
Quick question to anyone knowledgeable that can answer it! If I plan to use my bank to finance do I need to have a pre approval before ordering the car? or do I place and order the car at Toyota first and bring my pre approval check when the car actually is delivered to the dealership? I’m asking because my bank said my approval only lasts 90 days. So if the car takes longer than 3 months to arrive then I have to re apply!
It’s been over a year and still haven’t got one yet access cab, tacoma Toyot is Allocation is a bunch of BS it is what it is only certain regions got it just not mine
What is the point of the audio plus package for the RAV4 SE Hybrid? $1000 for nothing more than a slightly bigger screen? No upgraded audio, no nothing. How do I get a non-knockoff RAV4 hybrid? IE Made in Japan.
In May, walked into my US dealership and worked up a deal on a 2022 Prius LE in Supersonic red; the color is rare in the US. I expected it would have to be built so I have tried to be patient. Since then, in June they said "we did not get on in the allocation" and said the same thing in July. They have never even mentioned filing a "sold order request". It seems like they are wasting our time rolling the dice on the allocation rather than filing a sold order request. If they filed one, shouldn't I get a request verification number?
If buying direct to Toyota why one still need to place order thru a dealership, that is ridiculous defeating the concept of eliminating a third party to minimise cost🙀This is simply a deceptiive tactic, hard to believe the dealer has no commission🙈🙊🙉
this system is extremely broken, and redundant. so basically, the only way to get a car is to put in a request to ask toyota to build you a car, so they can build a car, spend thousands delivering it to the dealership, then mark up the price by 15% above MSRP. why do dealerships actually exist at this point? this entire process can be done without you guys. customers could submit orders to toyota. toyota could ship it to my house. the cost of shipping a single car to a single house is STILL cheaper than the 15% markup + delivery fees of a dealership. this makes absolutely no sense. how does it feel to be a useless parasite in a broken system?
You can get exactly what you want if the dealership isn't a greedy asshole. This car this color this option set. Are you suggesting Toyota factories are incapable of handling that?
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Hey all! Plain and simple, we want to get you your vehicle right away! But as you can see after watching this video, the process is not so simple and guaranteed right now. If you are still waiting for your toyota. Let us know in the comments below how it’s going!
The Toyota dealership allocation you mentioned that happens mid-month... is that every month of the year at mid-month? Is that just for your dealership, or is that for all of Canada, or is that for all dealerships in general including the USA? Thanks very much for the video.
Thanks for your reply! It’s very discouraging right now! My dealership in BC said they’re getting some Rav hybrids in Dec, but no limited. So I know it will be sometime in 2022. Ordered in August.
I did mention I’m flexible on colour, but really want the blueprint with tan interior! Wish limited came in that Calgary Blue or Lunar rock!
@@toronado455 yes. Every month for past few years at least it’s been like this. All dealers in Canada share similar allocation rules. USA not sure
We had ordered our rav 4 on January 14 and dealership said it will take 3 months . Does it really take that long ?
100% Really helped me to understand what's going on at my local dealership where I am in line attempting to get a Camry Hybrid. Now several of the dealership's actions and salesperson's comments begin to make sense within the context of what you have explained. Super helpful to a would-be buyer. Thank you!
THEY SHOULD JUST MAKE AN ONLINE ORDER WITH DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA, INSTEAD OF GOING TO THSE DEALER AND WASTE ALOT OF TIME… PLAIN AND SIMPLE
Dealerships need their chance to rob you
I agree, all the dealership wants to do is add this and that, and rip you off!! They are horrible. They also don't honor the VSPP discount, like they are expected to do!!
Really great channel. You are a fine thoughtful presenter. Tyler earlier described ’option 4’, Special Order. How does this differ from option 3 when you submit it to Toyota or as I ask my local New York dealer to get my request. Thank you for the extra time. Ken
@ToyotaWorld Has Toyota stopped accepting "Sold Order Requests" I have asked several dealers and they keep answering that not Taking Orders. But are not taking custom Orders different than Order requests.
Thinking there is little chance of getting the Toyota I want. Trying to understand options available to customers in 2023.
What vehicle? Not that I know of. It’s dealer’s discretion. Some stores are so backed up that they don’t bother with orders on some units. Like sienna….
As a first time buyer, after researching and deciding on the Corolla, when I used to check the inventory near me, I constantly wondered that why are cars whose sale is pending arriving/getting built/in transit? Like for whom are they coming if they aren't booked by anyone? and how can the dealership predict what a customer wants?
So now after booking it at Golling Toyota and watching your video, I understood that you guys first match up all the orders to the allocated cars and if there are any left, you guys configure them in basic trims(LE) and with basic accessories like mouldings, mudguards etc, and then when a customer who wants an LE arrives he/she is convinced by the fact that first the car will arrive earlier than if he places an sole order, and that paying a little more than the base price for the accessories since they are cheaper if you buy them after the car at a service center is just alright.
Thanks for the video!
Method 4 is the slowest for you to get paid. It is thus no surprise that method is your least desired. And your concept for flexibility is for the customer to pay for add ons not wanted as you get paid faster. In all my future new car buys with Toyota I think I will place my checkbook before yours and special order what I want. I have wasted money for decades buying stuff I neither wanted nor desired.
I so agree with being flexible. I have a 2023 Venza Limited coming but I wanted the gray interior but he was like I have a black interior one coming. I was like fine as long as the exterior is the color I asked for. So he's happy as well as myself.
Wow that's all pretty appalling. I've been having an awful experience trying to order a car from Toyota and now it totally makes sense why. Imagine if Toyota was operating a restaurant....
Customer: Hey I'd like to order a pizza
Toyota: Sure no problem! Just have a seat and maybe incidentally well make the one you wanted!
Customer: Ummm ok.... Well like what about that one? That's exactly what I wanted?
Toyota: Oh sorry I know you have been waiting and already have a deposit down but that's allocated to another restaurant!
Customer: Well can't I just buy it from the other restaurant?
Toyota: Haha oh that's a good one! I mean we can try to contact them to trade a calzone and maybe some bread sticks so we can get it for you but that probably wont happen.
Customer: Well what is it exactly I'm supposed to do?
Toyota: I'm so glad you ask! We don't have the pizza you wanted but maybe we can interest you in a peanut butter sandwich?
Customer: I'm allergic to nuts.....
Toyota: Well hey gotta be flexible! I mean it's not like your spending $30-60 thousand dollars, almost a full years income after taxes, on something you'll have to live with for the next ten years!
Customer: Look I've been waiting and waiting. I'm literally starving. Do you have any news on that pizza?
Toyota: Ah geeze were so sorry! It looks like were not going to be able to get that pizza you wanted after all! This model year has ended but we can resubmit a new order for this year! Did I mention our restaurant has the largest inventory in the state and priority allocation?
Literally none of this makes sense. Two years ago I special ordered a car from Dodge. In one week I had a vin number assigned. 5-6 weeks after that the actual car was delivered exactly to my spec. My name was even on the window sticker. I laugh in hindsight how they told me they could order the car but warned it could be a while! I asked like how long? They said something like "Well I mean we try to get cars as fast as we can and it depends on options but it's typically it's 6 weeks but could even be up to two months!" Ha! During the process I could even get in touch with customer service and they could tell me day by day where my car was. It's in cue for assembly, today it's in paint, it's out for the optional factory installation, it's being loaded on the train.... How is it that a company as crappy at building cars as Dodge is can build cars that people want but Toyota can't?
Great video. You earned a sub. I'm in the market and looking for a 4 runner trd pro and was wondering about factory orders, how long, etc but was dreading visiting dealerships. Your video and some of the comments, along with your responses, answered some questions for me. I know what i want and what options i want. I hope i don't run into a dealer with a "market adjustment" on their vehicles. If i do, i'll be turning right around or not visiting at all. I'm seeing some online for 10k above msrp. Absolutely ridiculous. Fortunately, it is a want and not a need at this time.
can you expand on what you mean by 'sold order request' how can you sell a vehicle before it has a vin assigned, did you mean that the customer puts down a deposit and orders the car and the sale papers are signed when the car arrives and that's when the car is officially sold?
So what would you say to an order being placed in early May of 2022 for a Sienna XLE, dark grey, with no add-ons, that still hasn’t been delivered, January, 10, 2024. We are even on a waiting list for Sienna’s, one model up or down, that were ordered and the buyer couldn’t wait, the dealership still brings it in and we have the possibility of purchasing that vehicle…….that hasn’t happened either! The same dealership has posted a 2022 Sienna XLE with over 15,000 km, I am in Canada, for over $65,000.00, almost $15,000.00 over the price of that van brand new! This is very crooked by Toyota and is taking advantage of availability and impatient buyers. So why have they cut back production, did you say? The demand is there I am looking forward to your answer.
I just came from a Toyota Dealership and they told me the same thing. Great video
Thx man
Question: the dealership I put my deposit on said my order was accepted by the manufacturer and it could take about 6 mos. While looking at the manufacturers site, it's showing in another state a dealership that are getting at least 10 per dealership and the place I ordered mine isn't getting any. Does this mean I should not have left my non ref deposit with this co. Since they aren't getting any any time soon?
Interesting! Thank you. I’m going for a Highlander in January probably here in Phoenix. I always enjoy your informative videos.
What is the difference between a vehicle being in Transit or inbound?
How do you make sure it's coming from Japan? Is there a way to stipulate that in your purchase order?
I don’t know if your dealer does it but can you talk about price gouging mark ups every Toyota dealer I’ve been to has mark ups before Covid that’s why I went and bought a brand new Acura MDX $65,000 but I’d rather give it to Acura what are they gonna do Marcus that’s MSRP price and I’m happy with it
Is deposit refundable if vehicle has no vin number & im waiting for delivery, salesman said he was gon do a dealer trade from another dealership..how long can dealership hold ur refund?
Here is how you 'order' your next vehicle: Go to a Toyota dealership and place your order on what you want and prepare yourself to wait 2 years. Then go across the street to a Honda, Mazda, or Subaru dealership and buy a similar vehicle the very same day, as they have lots of inventory of new vehicles to choose from.
I place an order for RAV4 XSE in April 2022 and I am still waiting for it. Is this normal? I see couple of my friends got theirs within 12 to 14 months.
Don't know if its a loophole or not, but I ordered my Highlander and was told it would be at least a 6 Month wait. Had a Nice Blueprint XSE picked out and I didn't mind waiting the 6 months, so I told my sales advisor to go ahead and order it. A few days later he called me and told me that his boss actually had Ruby Flare XSE ordered and it was due in about 2-3 months, and that if I wanted I could have that one. Of course I jumped on that and said YES! picked it up about 2 and a half months later! Not sure if a manager or a sales advisor has a vehicle ordered and a customer wants one they have to give up theirs or not? Or maybe he/she was just being nice.
This is so helpful. Thank you.
My local dealership just recently ordered me a Corolla Cross XLE. Build date is in early January. Hoping to take delivery by the end of February.
I'm watching this video 2 years after you recorded it -- December 2023 -- and I currently have a 2022 SUV that the lease ends mid-October 2024. The vehicle I want to buy/lease (not sure which yet) will hopefully be a 2024 Corolla Cross Hybrid XSE in red or blue (one-tone paint). Since I won't take delivery until next fall, I am planning on starting my dealership run in late May 2024. My question is "too soon, too late" to get it factory ordered for an October delivery? Of course, I know I want a very popular vehicle (next to the Prius Prime and RAV 4 Hybrid) and I'm hoping that my salesman (already purchased from them a 2023 Camry XLE AWD using Option 4 by the way) will work with me and not do above MSRP and other criminal markups next year as I'm reading that Toyota Dealerships are losing customers over this awful practice. Again, great channel and I look forward to more Toyota news and tips. Side note: My 2022 SUV was taken delivery on October 2021 and it was the ONLY model in my color and upgrade model for 50 miles (middle of the pandemic). I rushed to the dealership to put down my $100 deposit to hold the vehicle as even with the "SOLD" sign on the windshield, other customers were trying to outbid me for the car. Luckily, I got it and love it but ready to jump into the Hybrid pool for my next vehicle.
I ordered a 2022 Toyota Corolla SE back in September. It’s not coming in until December. I just had to leave a $500 deposit. I’m from the 🇺🇸 New England and the dealer said they don’t do any trades anymore.
No trades? Wow
What if someone comes in specifically for a sold order request?
Been on the waiting list for over two months now for 2022 Tacoma access cab m/t in Missouri
Deff taking time to get what you want. I put a deposit down in jun 21 for a trd pro manual 🌮 took over a year to get a production date of 7-4-22. Patience is key. Especially to buy at msrp.
US or Canada?
@@ibiro868 us
Can you let me know why dealers in the US do not accept Sold Order Requests these days?
They say that Toyota does not accept orders.
I am asking for the Highlander Hybrid with the options that I need, not what Toyota allocates. I am willing to wait as long as I know that I will get it.
Do US dealers don’t want to bother because they sell anything they get?
I called Toyota headquarters and was told that Toyota has NOT been accepting orders for more than half a year now, and they don’t know when they will start taking orders.
So please - clarify that for your viewers.
And for me - tried to get the Highlander Hybrid with the options I need since August. Can’t get it, can’t place an order, so bye bye Toyota. Forever.
I’ll get me a Cadillac. Ain’t waiting any longer. Kind a glad it turned out that way because there are many things about the Highlander that I don’t really like.
How about when you order a new vehicle with a deposit. You are told that your order was the first 1 to be ordered for that year and color. Then you get a phone call 9 months later from the sales manager asking if you still want the vehicle because they have another costumer looking for the same as yours. You tell them yes you still want the vehicle. They say ok your vehicle will be here by this date. Then the vehicle shows up and some how it’s not yours because someone order before you. What would you say about that scenario?
Everybody is wanting me to put $500 down to go on a year or two wait list. Then after that I get a possible allocation and get to pick my top 3 colors and 2 trims. ☹️ does this make since? I don’t even know what the 2023/2024 Prius will look like
2023 Prius looks soo much better. Worth the wait.
Ordered my car last month, earliest delivery is April 2024 😭😭😭
What did you order?
MSRP or bust.
Coming up to a month for our 21 RAV4 XLE AWD, in red. Winter tires ordered and sitting at the dealership. Was an untagged model that was coming to the dealership.
Always informative and explained clearly. Thank you.
Please see if you’re available to give a date when Toyota would start manufacturing 2022 regular and hybrid RAV 4. Would really appreciate.
Good luck! Been waiting on a Camry XSE hybrid since January and no one knows when it will be delivered.
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Hi Marcelo. I live in California and I want to factory order a car. However, most dealers have been telling me that they do not factory order at this time for customers. We have had the chip shortage for more than a year. How was it that factory ordering was possible in 2021 but it's currently not available? Out of about 8 dealerships that I have contacted, only one dealership who say that they will see if the manufacturer will be able to give them a slot (I don't remember the terminology they used) to order the car I want. Does this situation depend on the state or country? Thank you.
That’s strange. Never heard of that one. We take new factory orders daily. I don’t get it, so have they stopped selling cars down there?
@@ToyotaWorld They didn't stop selling cars. What two of the dealer have told me is they do not decide which vehicles they earn from Toyota. I have only communicated with California dealers. I was thinking of going out of state to get one but I haven't tried. The trip is not convenient for me and I have yet to do research on ordering a car out of state. Thank you for responding to me message. Now I know that it must be a California thing. Have you sold any vehicles to Californians?
@@Claudia-fb9zz try contacting toyotajeff or Steve Welch. Both in TH-cam
@@ToyotaWorld Will do. Thank you. :)
Toyota said pricing would be available at the end of October - tomorrow is November 1st and still no pricing. What is wrong with this company - I give up I will just order an F-150. Sick and tired of waiting for this company.
I feel the same way I feel that Toyota Corp. is handling this situation (shortages of everything) to their favor just trying to compromise as much customer as they can until they can keep it up (almost like politics) Please don’t get me wrong Tundras are nice Toyota is reliable and at the end all of the manufacturers are going through the same thing (Patience is a virtue :) and at the end Toyota will last longer than ford good luck
@@IvanRamirez-fs3sf I agree, Tundra will last longer, but why can’t they just tell us when the pricing will be public? In a week, in a month? Then I can make plans, but without knowing anything I can’t order a truck, and options without knowing the price. But hey we have no choice but to just wait.
@@Garyash92 honestly I’m planing to wait and order a tundra hybrid at least I know it will be ready by March 22 and also I’ll have a better idea of the pricing after the non hybrid sales I tried to buy a Ford F-150 hybrid but it was soo expensive for me dealer asked 78k for a lariat before taxes and fees that make me realized that Toyota may be a better option for me
How long does a car take that is being made take to get to the dealership
Depends the model.
@@ToyotaWorld a trd off road
RAV4? Or Tacoma? Or 4Runner?
@@ToyotaWorld the tacoma
You should be ok with 3 months
Great video… Question… my preordered dealer allocated Corolla SE, was removed off all of the Toyotas websites. I am told it is at the Commerce port. Why would the automobile be removed from the website
Strange one sorry I never heard of this one
MY question is I ordered Toyota Sienna and gave dealership deposit now after 8 month still waiting for the car they send me another purchase order and increase the price by $700 , what I heard once you order your price was locked???
Thanks for the video. What's the sold order request looking like now for Toyota Tundras? Also heard it's called a preference request. I'm getting the Heisman a lot from San Antonio dealerships. they keep trying to convince me to take what they have, not what I want. I'm looking for a Limited, double cab, with 6.5 foot bed.
Hi, if I ordered my Corolla hatchback 2022 SE(black) in mid October, when I’ll get the car? I’m here in Toronto. Thank you !.
Sup Nico. There are some coming in end of November. But best to secure soon as things are very fluid.
I ordered Toyota Sienna XLE from Middletown Toyota Connecticut in first week of Jan 2022 , the sales rep told me 6 to 8 week, but now its been almost 8 month every they said you are first on the list , I am looking nearby dealerships and they have more Sienna coming every month but the one I ordered not many vechiles coming are they fooling me each time when i asked them that i am first on the list
Informative, but I have one question. If it is a ‘sold order request’ for a RAV4 Hybrid, will Toyota Canada honour the price (ordering date MSRP) at which the customer signed with the dealer? Say, if the order from 2021 ends up being delivered into 2022, would Toyota change the price based on the then prevailing MSRP at the time of delivery? Would appreciate it if you could explain how that works.
Pricing is worked out with dealer. The only time there is a guarantee on pricing from toyota head office is if you bought a 2021 and ordered it and did not take delivery yet because vehicle didn’t arrive yet and toyota increased the prices of the 2021 by let’s say $300. Then you would be protected. But regarding price increases or changes on new released models, no.
@@ToyotaWorld Thank you for bringing the clarity.
I am going to go with a factory order for my next car
Hello. I am thinking of getting a 2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Platinum, but I have concerns about the 3rd seating space for adults. Have you made a video on this topic???? If not, can you make one??? Thanks
Damn it!! I want a PRIME!!!
Any info on the Tacoma TRD pro build dates in electric lime? My husband and I are waiting on an order and having trouble getting info from our dealer.
Hey. Loved watching your videos and updates man. So cool and so hyped! Just want to ask, I trade my car to one of toyota dealership to a Rav4, my agent said it would be 3-4mos of waiting. I wonder if its a trade its considered sold? So might be a shorter time to wait for the unit to be delivered?? Thank you if you can answer it. Hoping for more videos from you Sir.
Great information but, I have a question. I ordered a 2022 camry hybrid 3 months ago and dealership told me it would take around 4-6 months. If you don’t mind would the car be delivered in the 4th month or how long relatively would it take?
Ordered a 2022 Highlander Limited June 30-Still do not have it as of today, October 5!!! Losing hope…
I did mine ordered on Jan 15,2022 at a toyota delarship.
Still got nothing its corolla hybrid 2022.
I am so upset and still he is telling me it gonan takes next 4-5 months.
This reminds me of happy times earlier in 2021 when I ordered my 2021 Corolla L manual in black sand pearl. Only way you can get the 1.8 and a 6 speed. Doesn’t have the iMT like the 2.0. I I have a thing for base model cars so I ordered this one through my good friend/salesman at Collingwood Toyota. I can’t remember if he traded incoming vehicles with another dealer or whether it had to be put in as a sold order request but it took about 6-8 weeks to arrive in June 2021. I like being different.
Marcello have you sold any Corolla L manuals?
Hi, do you have a 4runner that I can test drive?
Also if I am planning to trade in my vehicle, does the appraisal keep its value till delivery of the new vehicle or I have to do another appraisal during delivery? I would guess it would take few months for a new 4runner.
We do have a 4Runner for test drives. The trade in gets re appraised at time of delivery typically
So according to your video if I ordered my 4Runner in early October as a special order or Step 4 I should receive it sometime in December January? It’s tough waiting. Thanks for the informative toyotagram. Be good 👍 bro
You got it !
Thanks again for you videos and the time to make them can you please guide me--I put $500.00 for an order of a Highlander platinum back in July-August I called the salesperson he said “order placed” I have no paperwork no order number it’s been 3 months now I’m thinking to order the new Tundra I don’t know if I was suppose to receive at least a receipt for my deposit Thank you
What dealership? Ours?
@@ToyotaWorld not yours. In Virginia
For 2022 XSE rav 4 does it matter if I picked magnetic grey or blizzard pearl. Does it affect the arrival time, coz I saw you comment about the blizzard pearl supply issues.
Yes. Make sure your dealer knows grey is an option for you
@@ToyotaWorld i have factory order so my dealer said it wouldn't matter same arrival time.
I'm in manitoba
It took me 18 months from allocation request to actually get it 2023 Tacoma access cab m/t from feb 19 2022 to aug 23,2023 but I got email from Toyota company itself and they said it’s all about the regions request allocations that’s why it took so long
All Calgary dealerships are loaded with Tacomas....
Very few Corolla Hybrids..... 😞
Is there photos of Cavalry Blue with black roof rav 4
I think toyotajeff has one. Check out his channel
How likely is Toyota gonna build an army green tacoma?
I posted a question but it disappeared. I wanted to know what the difference in delivery is between me making a factory order and dealerships getting random mont hly allocation? Which does Toyota place priority on, filling specific order or general dealerships allocation?
I have a RAV4 hybrid limited on order in blueprint. I did tell dealership I’m flexible on colour. But it really sounds like it’s a crap shoot!
Hey sorry I had to re edit the video and took the original down. So all comments went away. With hybrids, it’s always a factory order. As toyota does not really allocate us random hybrid stock until they see what our hybrid sold orders are. Then from there they do their best to fill them.
@@ToyotaWorld hey Marcello. Just re-watching video, and your comment to me. Are you saying all hybrids are “sold order requests”. Or just monthly allocation? I feel like it’s roulette, could be forever until my Rav limited hybrid in blizzard Pearl comes up. I did tell them I. Flexible in colour.
Hey. Hybrid anything, RAV4, highlander etc. We must put in a sold order request through our tool. It is the only way a hybrid order would get filled.
Hey, I ordered a 2022 toyota camry xse hybrid out in richmond hill toyota on november 27, 2021.. they allocated a vehicle mid january, and sent me an email with eta feb 25- march 4.. that was pushed forward to march 25-april 4.. than again was pushed forward another week to april 1-11th.. i called them around march 21 to see if the ETA remains the same they told me yes it still has the ETA for april 1-11th so i waited it out and called again mid week when my vehicle was suppose to arrive on april 6th, they told me that it had been pushed forward to april 25-29, and that the status had changed from in production to in transit, when i asked for the VIN # they did not have it. My question is am I close to getting the vehicle or can it get pushed forward couple more months, kind of urgently need a car now for work now that i have to go back in office. also if its in transit where is the camry being transported from and how come there is no vin number for the vehicle if it has already been built and in transit.
It could be pushed another 1-2 weeks or so but not months. The fact it’s in transit means your in the clear
How long did actually take? I have been waiting since the end of January and even TCI cannot give a date
@@FozzyJK speak directly to the sales manager The salesman really don’t have access to the data in the computer they get all there Info from sales manager and they just get flooded with calls from other customers so they are fed up, I talked to my salesman at first he didn’t update me with anything so I directly contacted sales manager he helped me throughout the whole processs waited about 5 months got the car april 29 basically if they give you updates with eta and it says in production you won’t get the car those dates as soon as it changes to in transit and gives u a date it could come that day or pushed forward 2-3 weeks at most. Mine was in transit april 1-11 but was in production just one week before from march 25-april 4
Hi! I recently went in to Toyota dealer to purchase a Corolla cross and eveything was looking good, but the dealership kept telling me that the Dent repair coverage and ceramic coating are mandatory options that I had to pay for which were adding close to $6,000 to our final purchase. Is that Toyota wide thing going on where dealers are adding these options or do you think that was that just the dealership just trying add additional charges ?
What do you think? You answered yourself. No it’s not a Toyota wide thing, that dealership is greedy and trying to get the most money from you… walk away !
Correct. Mandatory Option is an oxymoron. Mandatory means , absolute. Option means you have a choice. I’d tell that particular dealer to kiss your a$$ and go to another. The scam is real.
Thanks alot for your efforts in explaining the process to this length, this will surely give some clarity to the consumers (who are eagerly waiting for their New Toyotas for months now). Keep up the good work, Highly Appreciated!!!! 🙂
Np thank you for the question!
Hi bro my dealer call me yesterday, and told me that my rav4 hybrid order from last year june 3 2021 that already received a production date. Ask him how many more months from production date to delivery date Told me 2 to 3 months is that true?
Sound correct bro
Thanks for the info bro! New sub here
Any idea when the 2022 rav4 comes out ordered one recently
Should be December
@@ToyotaWorld thanks
i ordered a new hybrid vehicle last week. everyone in my area wanted 2500-5k markup so i ordered my car from a different state with no mark up over msrp and a deposit. the dealership told me to order the cheapest accessory for the vehicle or kia would add their own accessories which i would be responsible for. they put in the order and sent me the form they submitted. They stated it should take 4 weeks to 6 months to get my vehicle and since the vehicle was custom ordered, it may get here within a few months. is this true ?
Took my pre quality to buy some slightly used vehicles and they wouldn’t accept it . They went and added fabric conditioners and alarms for like $7,000 and wouldn’t accept my loan. What a crock
Very informative. Thanks for the look into the internal workings of vehicle acquisition by the dealerships. I suppose it's not all that often that dealerships can sell just about any vehicle they can get.
Thank you
So where I live I don’t have a Subaru dealership and I’ve been wanting to build and order a wrx recently and what I wanted to know is would I be able to go into a Toyota dealership and order one from there or would I have to directly find a Subaru dealership and order from them ?
You have to buy a Subaru vehicle from a Subaru dealership
Quick question to anyone knowledgeable that can answer it!
If I plan to use my bank to finance do I need to have a pre approval before ordering the car? or do I place and order the car at Toyota first and bring my pre approval check when the car actually is delivered to the dealership? I’m asking because my bank said my approval only lasts 90 days. So if the car takes longer than 3 months to arrive then I have to re apply!
Could you please share your experience 😊
It’s been over a year and still haven’t got one yet access cab, tacoma Toyot is Allocation is a bunch of BS it is what it is only certain regions got it just not mine
Where you from?
@@ToyotaWorld I live in Missouri
@@ToyotaWorld My truck finally got allocated after 15 months of waiting for it it be here by end July so altogether 18 months
@@wilyceyote
Order Trucks from Calgary or Edmonton... Lots are overflowing with Tacomas and Tundras... But no Corolla Hybrids
What is the point of the audio plus package for the RAV4 SE Hybrid? $1000 for nothing more than a slightly bigger screen? No upgraded audio, no nothing.
How do I get a non-knockoff RAV4 hybrid? IE Made in Japan.
What's wrong with Canadian made hybrid?
@@dproulx222 It is probably better than the POS RAV4 that comes out of Kentucky, but neither comes close to the build quality from Japanese workers.
if we have our Vin# of our ordered car, is there a way that we can track our order with Toyota?
With dealer yes. With toyota no. But typically when you have VIN it means vehicle is few days away.
how long does it take from allocation list to delivery at the dealership
are the cars on the allocation list already at the port? or just being built?
Sounds like allocations are done weeks before production and from allocation to dealership delivery is roughly 3 months
My dealer said it takes about 6 weeks. It's crazy isn't it?
@@carolray9156 mine was 6-8 months for a manual 86, so i went with the at
Toyota has no car in dealership？ OK，I guess I have to buy other brand
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In May, walked into my US dealership and worked up a deal on a 2022 Prius LE in Supersonic red; the color is rare in the US.
I expected it would have to be built so I have tried to be patient.
Since then, in June they said "we did not get on in the allocation" and said the same thing in July.
They have never even mentioned filing a "sold order request".
It seems like they are wasting our time rolling the dice on the allocation rather than filing a sold order request.
If they filed one, shouldn't I get a request verification number?
Hey I’m in need of making money the year is 2023
oh god please for the love of god can you find me my 2023 red automatic GR supra! please I'm begging you
If buying direct to Toyota why one still need to place order thru a dealership, that is ridiculous defeating the concept of eliminating a third party to minimise cost🙀This is simply a deceptiive tactic, hard to believe the dealer has no commission🙈🙊🙉
this system is extremely broken, and redundant. so basically, the only way to get a car is to put in a request to ask toyota to build you a car, so they can build a car, spend thousands delivering it to the dealership, then mark up the price by 15% above MSRP.
why do dealerships actually exist at this point? this entire process can be done without you guys. customers could submit orders to toyota. toyota could ship it to my house. the cost of shipping a single car to a single house is STILL cheaper than the 15% markup + delivery fees of a dealership. this makes absolutely no sense.
how does it feel to be a useless parasite in a broken system?
Thank you for watching
It's all about $$$$.. It's a new game now
You can get exactly what you want if the dealership isn't a greedy asshole. This car this color this option set. Are you suggesting Toyota factories are incapable of handling that?