Is toyota lying to dealers on delivery dates?
So i have an allocation i put a deposit on a 2023 tacoma two months ago, was supposed to be delivered 1 1/2 weeks after the deposit date. Its been two months and 6 delays, and just NOW finally got boarded on a ship from mexico and coming. ETA for me to get it is the start of August, almost a full four month delay after sitting at the port in mexico for over a month doing nothing. I tell the dealer with this new information that is far too long and if i knew it would take MONTHS i would not have done this , four months of delays is double the length than my allocation in 2021 took at the height of COVID and im pretty frustrated with Toyota corporate, NOT the dealer.
He goes let me see what i can do. He calls me back and says he has the exact same truck, color, drivetrain etc down to even the same one dealer add on(truck bed lights) coming in one week, he has no idea how its coming sooner but supposedly it is and surprised him even, and he can just switch me to that. I say perfect yes lets do that and send me the VIN please.
Well I just got the VIN and while its true its been built already(as it has no letters in the last few of the vin) the build date was a full two months after my previous allocation build date. How can this happen? I am afraid I just got put all the way to the back of the line unintentionally and have to do the whole wait all over again as obviously Toyota corporate is giving delivery dates they are not able to meet. Have you guys ever seen a truck that got built two months after a previous truck get delivered before the "older" truck?
He goes let me see what i can do. He calls me back and says he has the exact same truck, color, drivetrain etc down to even the same one dealer add on(truck bed lights) coming in one week, he has no idea how its coming sooner but supposedly it is and surprised him even, and he can just switch me to that. I say perfect yes lets do that and send me the VIN please.
Well I just got the VIN and while its true its been built already(as it has no letters in the last few of the vin) the build date was a full two months after my previous allocation build date. How can this happen? I am afraid I just got put all the way to the back of the line unintentionally and have to do the whole wait all over again as obviously Toyota corporate is giving delivery dates they are not able to meet. Have you guys ever seen a truck that got built two months after a previous truck get delivered before the "older" truck?
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