The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

[Setec Astronomy]

4 months before the car comes in. I had to wait that for my Audi

Oh, that Japanese Kanban stuff...er...German Kanban...er...never mind.

[chilly]

4 months before the car comes in. I had to wait that for my Audi

I don't know how it works in the real world but at this Toyota/Lexus dealer you put down a refundable $1,000 deposit and give them what is essentially a wish list

You specify the model, series, color, etc etc etc as well as 2nd and 3rd choices for everything except model and they go out and see what they can find that is as close as possible to what you want

They will only tell you it can take 4-6 months

My daughter and her husband had a deposit on a new Rav 4 last fall and when their name came up they had the choice of ONE single car, a plain Jane white almost baseline model, and it was take it or leave it because there was a line a mile long behind them

They didn't even have a choice on add ons because it came priced out with ceramic, crystal something or other windshield coating, and quite a few other options

The dealer knew people were so desperate that they could tack that stuff on and get away with it

I think I mentioned that here after they bought it and someone on the forum had seen the same trick pulled somewhere in America

Ditto Tacomas, you take what you can get, but oddly enough they have rows of Tundras just sitting on the lot

The lot looks almost as bad as it did during covid, acres of empty space and a handful of cars

I thought you could order and get exactly what you want but that is not happening here

[Bill D]

From the sounds of that, I’m not looking forward to getting a new car

Most likely, that won’t be for some time and maybe by then things will be different

[Karl_in_Chicago]

I don't know how it works in the real world but at this Toyota/Lexus dealer you put down a refundable $1,000 deposit and give them what is essentially a wish list

You specify the model, series, color, etc etc etc as well as 2nd and 3rd choices for everything except model and they go out and see what they can find that is as close as possible to what you want

They will only tell you it can take 4-6 months

My daughter and her husband had a deposit on a new Rav 4 last fall and when their name came up they had the choice of ONE single car, a plain Jane white almost baseline model, and it was take it or leave it because there was a line a mile long behind them

They didn't even have a choice on add ons because it came priced out with ceramic, crystal something or other windshield coating, and quite a few other options

The dealer knew people were so desperate that they could tack that stuff on and get away with it

I think I mentioned that here after they bought it and someone on the forum had seen the same trick pulled somewhere in America

Ditto Tacomas, you take what you can get, but oddly enough they have rows of Tundras just sitting on the lot

The lot looks almost as bad as it did during covid, acres of empty space and a handful of cars

I thought you could order and get exactly what you want but that is not happening here

Yeah, that's Toyota's system. It's pretty different compared to anything I'm used to, but if one goes by market share and sales volume and all that then it appears to be working for them - or at a minimum not a deterrent to sales success.

[Coatingsarecrack]

I don't know how it works in the real world but at this Toyota/Lexus dealer you put down a refundable $1,000 deposit and give them what is essentially a wish list

You specify the model, series, color, etc etc etc as well as 2nd and 3rd choices for everything except model and they go out and see what they can find that is as close as possible to what you want

They will only tell you it can take 4-6 months

My daughter and her husband had a deposit on a new Rav 4 last fall and when their name came up they had the choice of ONE single car, a plain Jane white almost baseline model, and it was take it or leave it because there was a line a mile long behind them

They didn't even have a choice on add ons because it came priced out with ceramic, crystal something or other windshield coating, and quite a few other options

The dealer knew people were so desperate that they could tack that stuff on and get away with it

I think I mentioned that here after they bought it and someone on the forum had seen the same trick pulled somewhere in America

Ditto Tacomas, you take what you can get, but oddly enough they have rows of Tundras just sitting on the lot

The lot looks almost as bad as it did during covid, acres of empty space and a handful of cars

I thought you could order and get exactly what you want but that is not happening here

The dealer offered an alarm and there protection. Said no to both. The just install the alarms and turn off if you don’t opt in. Pretty sure the put whatever protection on car when the get in because it actually has great beading…


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[Big Dave]

The dealer offered an alarm and there protection. Said no to both. The just install the alarms and turn off if you don’t opt in. Pretty sure the put whatever protection on car when the get in because it actually has great beading…


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The Qashqai came with a kill switch, it was a demo car, they offered to take it out at no cost, but Mum liked the idea of having it there. I discovered later there's another switch connected to it under the dash that deactivates it, so they were never going to remove it.

I didn't want her to get a demo car, but she liked how it drove and the colour, and she didn't want to wait and also pay more for a new one.

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[cb804]

Finally out of winter storage!!! Got a fresh wash too.


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[Big Dave]

Parked out on the street while I moved the Qashqai back inside.

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[Klasse Act]

The EN went from THAT to THIS today️

My KN wheels are wrapped with the OEM Michelins (245/35/19's) and since they only had 6,750 miles on them when they came off back in the fall of 2022, tread depth is still 8/32nds

The last photo my buddy from back home sent me, it's from 2003! I had just installed new 17" Focus SVT rims on it, plus no door ding moldings for a smooth look

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[Big Dave]

Rate my parking spot, went to the local shopping centre for some supplies. The cement pad next to me goes nowhere, it's just the edge of the car park, the ramp to the footpath is further to the right.

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