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re: Awhile back I was complaining how no one had any Grand Highlanders in stock….
Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:13 am to SallysHuman
Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:13 am to SallysHuman
quote:Nice for Toyota you're willing to pay whatever they say.
No haggling was nice
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Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:15 am to STEVED00
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This is the Carl Marx way of doing business now.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:17 am to Handsome Pete
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Nice for Toyota you're willing to pay whatever they say.
We got what we wanted. Don't care.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:19 am to Slippy
There are several Toyota Grand Highlanders in South LA. Why don’t you just go buy one?
Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:23 am to LemmyLives
The travel ball shtick is old… give it up already lol.
No reason to bring it up in every thread… sorry your kid is a band nerd
No reason to bring it up in every thread… sorry your kid is a band nerd
Posted on 2/13/26 at 6:26 am to Slippy
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Is this the future of buying cars? Seems pretty simple. Dealerships don’t need to maintain massive inventory.
The future is direct to consumer sales. Which is pretty much exactly what you did but you gotta pay that middleman stealership to make sure the couches in the waiting room are comfy and the F&I guy can makes his child support payments.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:09 am to BengalBen
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Well if it’s by design, they lost my business. Was looking at several vehicles and we liked the Grand Highlander but they only had one in stock and it wasn’t what we wanted. We went across the street and bought a vehicle.
We wound up with a Subaru ascent for almost the same reason.
Subaru gave us exactly what we wanted. Toyota not being able to order exactly what you wanted is ridiculous
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:36 am to SelaTiger
Solved that because I bought my first truck on the top deck of a car hauler that pulled in the lot while I dealing with salesman. Bought my first Toyota the same way two years ago. $500 down with the option to remove my offer. Walked down the street and ate breakfast as they unloaded and cleaned the car. Took the car home.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:40 am to Slippy
It's really not a new concept but rather a larger shift in the process.
My first new purchase was in 1999 when I built a Chevy Suburban. I put down money and waited until it was finished to take delivery. No hassle. No negotiation. Simple. I spoke with one agent, out of state, and he took the order. I took delivery in another state.
My first new purchase was in 1999 when I built a Chevy Suburban. I put down money and waited until it was finished to take delivery. No hassle. No negotiation. Simple. I spoke with one agent, out of state, and he took the order. I took delivery in another state.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:46 am to Slippy
Why get a grand Highlander? Better options out there
Posted on 2/13/26 at 7:50 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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Which version you get?
Limited AWD. Toyed with the idea of the hybrid but decided to go with this one because it had everything I wanted and was in the pipeline.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:02 am to Robertson coach
The demo and wait will work until one dealership decides to stock vehicles. People will drive a few hours or more to get a vehicle rather than wait 3 months.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:15 am to Slippy
quote:bet your ol lady still doesn’t give you any sloppy slippy
Yesterday I put a deposit on one
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:19 am to Slippy
Go look at the Lexus equivalent TX
At least where I am in Los Angeles, there’s a ton of them on dealer lots and they’re being discounted 5-10% from msrp.
With the GH going strictly at msrp the gap in price between the GH and a comparable Lexus isn’t that bad.
At least where I am in Los Angeles, there’s a ton of them on dealer lots and they’re being discounted 5-10% from msrp.
With the GH going strictly at msrp the gap in price between the GH and a comparable Lexus isn’t that bad.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:43 am to Slippy
My parents ordered a black one a couple of months ago and it came in this week. It's super nice.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:43 am to Slippy
Yeah thats how it works now for brand new (In-Demand) vehicles. Its actually pretty great either way becuase you either get what you wanted or your money back and the dealorships likely sells it same day if not shortly after.
Downside is you have practically 0 negotiating power on the price.
Downside is you have practically 0 negotiating power on the price.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:49 am to Cycledude
Had an uncle of mine drive his new car off the lot, stopped at a red light and his wife (my aunt) rear-ended him following in their current vehicle. 
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:55 am to Slippy
Nah, it’s incredible how many impulse buys are made. No inventory to “put you in this car today” and sales will drop.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 8:56 am to SelaTiger
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The dealerships were very recently saying it was because of the chip issue, I have heard it personally several times. No other company is having that issue still. Toyota is fricking up IMO by using this tactic.
Idk about that. They are having trouble producing enough of certain models like the Sienna, but most Toyota models they have a lot of on the lot. I was just at my local dealer this week and they had a lot of cars and trucks.
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