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19 hours ago, Rogpette said:

Hi, have you received your car yet?

Hi! Should get it next week.

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2 hours ago, philip42h said:

As you say, global production of the Highlander does appear to have shifted to Indiana ...

I suppose the US is its biggest market? 

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Well my car was due at the dealer on 26th but just received an email from Toyota that it has arrived. I have a VIN number but, I'm assuming that still has to be registered somewhere?

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53 minutes ago, pepperoni said:

I have a VIN number but, I'm assuming that still has to be registered somewhere?

The dealer registers and taxes the car online with DVLA - usually on the day the customer collects the car. Insurance - the dealer will normally use drive away insurance to register/tax the car.

They can usually supply the registration number to you to arrange your own insurance.

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If you use the driveaway insurance make sure the sales agent activates it before you leave - I went through the whole registration process over the phone with Toyota insurance while on the dealership premises with the sales agent, and later drove off, only to find I was driving around uninsured when I checked https://ownvehicle.askmid.com !!

Turned out the sales agent had to activate the insurance after I'd registered with Toyota Insurance for it to be valid, but hadn't!

 

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1 hour ago, FROSTYBALLS said:

The dealer registers and taxes the car online with DVLA - usually on the day the customer collects the car. Insurance - the dealer will normally use drive away insurance to register/tax the car.

They can usually supply the registration number to you to arrange your own insurance.

What I meant was does the VIN number have to be activated in any way, I tried to use it to check the specs of the car but the Toyota system says it's not a recognised VIN. Any other car I've bought from new I was always 100% sure of what I was getting, but I feel this purchase is a bit of a 'lucky dip'

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I do not understand what you mean by needing to activate the VIN? (The N in VIN is for number…..) 

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May not show as the car hasn't been registered yet.

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On 4/21/2023 at 10:48 PM, Flatcoat said:

I do not understand what you mean by needing to activate the VIN? (The N in VIN is for number…..) 

There was a section on the Toyota site that allowed you to check your car specification via VIN number, but it didn't recognise my VIN. However, I have since realised that I was looking at the USA site (doh!) the UK site does not provide that feature. Hence, my query, did it need to be activated in some way within the Toyota systems?...obviously the answer is no, as it's an irrelevant question. 

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I had an update from my dealer yesterday and, as usual, it is not good news.  It now appears that my car is additionally delayed in Burniston, as Toyota are short of whatever parts it is that they fit there - locking wheel nuts, mud flaps, rubber mats?!?!

Apparently, Toyota won't release the car until everything is complete.  I'd take the car and fit whatever accessories need adding later but that isn't an option.  Let's hope that it doesn't take another year to source a set of rubber mats or whatever...

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52 minutes ago, Centaur said:

I had an update from my dealer yesterday and, as usual, it is not good news.  It now appears that my car is additionally delayed in Burniston, as Toyota are short of whatever parts it is that they fit there - locking wheel nuts, mud flaps, rubber mats?!?!

Apparently, Toyota won't release the car until everything is complete.  I'd take the car and fit whatever accessories need adding later but that isn't an option.  Let's hope that it doesn't take another year to source a set of rubber mats or whatever...

Certain "factory-fitted options" are added at the factory in Burnaston. It could be that mats and flaps are now in short supply; last year it appeared to be tow bars.

But, if it is simply the fitment of accessories - such as mats and flaps - your dealer should be able to get the car released and fit them for you 'later' once the parts become available. But that relies on your dealer being a bit proactive, finding out the actual state of your car, and 'adapting' the normal process. I appreciate that 'bullying' isn't in vogue right now but you could try encouraging your dealer a bit ... 😉

(And it could also be something over which the dealer has no control and can't help ...)

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5 minutes ago, philip42h said:

Certain "factory-fitted options" are added at the factory in Burnaston. It could be that mats and flaps are now in short supply; last year it appeared to be tow bars.

But, if it is simply the fitment of accessories - such as mats and flaps - your dealer should be able to get the car released and fit them for you 'later' once the parts become available. But that relies on your dealer being a bit proactive, finding out the actual state of your car, and 'adapting' the normal process. I appreciate that 'bullying' isn't in vogue right now but you could try encouraging your dealer a bit ... 😉

(And it could also be something over which the dealer has no control and can't help ...)

Thanks for that, Philip.

I did ask the dealer, when he phoned, whether they can just get the car delivered and add whatever bits are missing later but I was told that this wasn't possible.  The salesman is fairly new, though, so he may not be aware that this could be done?  Incidentally, I'm on about my sixth salesman since ordering the car - I've now lost count...

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1 hour ago, Centaur said:

I had an update from my dealer yesterday and, as usual, it is not good news.  It now appears that my car is additionally delayed in Burniston, as Toyota are short of whatever parts it is that they fit there - locking wheel nuts, mud flaps, rubber mats?!?!

Apparently, Toyota won't release the car until everything is complete.  I'd take the car and fit whatever accessories need adding later but that isn't an option.  Let's hope that it doesn't take another year to source a set of rubber mats or whatever...

Oh dear, I'm sorry to hear that Mark, such a disappointment when it's so close. That said, an email I had on Saturday said my car was at the dealers, but I've not heard anything from them as yet. Now my mind is wondering what bits and pieces can't they find for mine!

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1 hour ago, Centaur said:

Thanks for that, Philip.

I did ask the dealer, when he phoned, whether they can just get the car delivered and add whatever bits are missing later but I was told that this wasn't possible.  The salesman is fairly new, though, so he may not be aware that this could be done?  Incidentally, I'm on about my sixth salesman since ordering the car - I've now lost count...

Have you tried going to Toyota customer services to see if they can help?

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8 minutes ago, Roger_N said:

Have you tried going to Toyota customer services to see if they can help?

Not a bad idea!  I haven't yet but it's worth a try, at least to try to get an idea of the likely day.

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Just had a notification in app and via email that my car has arrived at dealership.

 

Called dealership and they say it sometimes does that when it arrives in Darby. Not sure who to believe really. Dealership has lead me on a right merrygoround.  They said they would call me back with an update. 

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Got my car in Finland. Very pleased. Going to get ceramic coating on it. The new digital cluster is "fun", but wouldn't really pay any extra for it compared to the previous they had. Infotainment seems okay. The best part if of course the drive, even though it slightly feels like driving a tractor sometimes. Got 16A charger installed, was about 1000€ cheaper than the 22kW charger (3x32A). 3,6kW charging speed is more than enough for me at home, and wouldn't make any sense to get the bigger since the car can only take 32A in one phase...

I'm also pleased with consumer protection laws, the interest rates have spiked 4...5% on car financing after the deal was done, but here with B2C transactions the businesses have to honor what was agreed on the original sales contract. The price has also increased over 7000€ since I ordered it, wouldn't buy it with these current prices.

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Well oddly enough as I finished making my last post the dealer called and my car is with them and do I want to collect this week-end.....I have the premium pack and my pano roof...all I need now is my finance agreement email to open properly and I can complete the deal....17 months...worth the wait I hope. He also asked about a ceramic treatment??....any opinions please and idea of cost? 

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Dealer supplied paint coatings are a rip off. Shop around the internet for prices and if you must have it, use that to negotiate. Same as dealer Gap insurance. The mark up is ridiculous. 

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9 hours ago, Flatcoat said:

Dealer supplied paint coatings are a rip off. Shop around the internet for prices and if you must have it, use that to negotiate. Same as dealer Gap insurance. The mark up is ridiculous. 

My very thoughts.....😁

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12 hours ago, pepperoni said:

Well oddly enough as I finished making my last post the dealer called and my car is with them and do I want to collect this week-end.....I have the premium pack and my pano roof...all I need now is my finance agreement email to open properly and I can complete the deal....17 months...worth the wait I hope. He also asked about a ceramic treatment??....any opinions please and idea of cost? 

What has been the price change between order and now? Are they honouring the initial interest rate? are they honouring the price? I want to be fully clued up before I go see my dealer next week. They've been VERY hazy about the details. 

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In my experience, dealers usually do not prep the cars and apply paint protection correctly, it is all about do it as quick as possible. I was offered paint protection on a 4 year old car for £300 (from Toyota dealer), when I asked will they tend to all paint chips, strip old protection and do the paint correction before applying ceramic coating, the answer was no, we will just apply it on top. A friend of mine used a ceramic coating specialist and it took two days to prep and apply on a brand new Ford Kuga.

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Had a notification at 6am in the MYT app this morning that the car was up the road from the dealership. Went along on my way from dropping my partner from work and....

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Dealership said no car till next Friday, wonder if they wanted to use it for test drives till then as its the first 2023 in this spec they've had in. Either way I called their bluff and I'm going to the dealership tomorrow to sort out the paperwork. 

 

490 days since order as of tomorrow. 24 Dec 2021. 

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15 minutes ago, sonosp said:

Either way I called their bluff and I'm going to the dealership tomorrow to sort out the paperwork.

A week between the car arriving at the dealership and handover seems fairly typical. You'll note from your photo that the car is still in transit wraps and unregistered. The dealer will need to book the car into the workshop for PDI and preparation for handover as well as adding any dealer fit accessories that you may have ordered. And it is normal for the finance paperwork, if any, to be completed a week before handover.

Enjoy your new car - 497 days does seem like quite a lot of anticipation! 🙂

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Just now, philip42h said:

A week between the car arriving at the dealership and handover seems fairly typical. You'll note from your photo that the car is still in transit wraps and unregistered. The dealer will need to book the car into the workshop for PDI and preparation for handover as well as adding any dealer fit accessories that you may have ordered. And it is normal for the finance paperwork, if any, to be completed a week before handover.

Enjoy your new car - 497 days does seem like quite a lot of anticipation! 🙂

Agreed but I was told the car was being delivered to them next Friday, pickup a week after that. I fully expect pickup to be next week now. 

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