Rav4 Estimated Delivery, etc

[Jeffrey Loh]

1 minute ago, Flatcoat said:

And if that goes up in price to over £40k? 

I’ve checked the current price is below the £40k with all the specs I wanted no further add on !

[Mash781]

6 minutes ago, Jeffrey Loh said:

The road tax is based on the current list price of the new car when registered not on the price when order has been placed. 
I am not sure how accurate with the ETA as Toyota Japan has reduced production due to shortage of semi conductors. Toyota UK is unable to control the production plant.
By the way I was told today that if the car is registered in September ( new 72 no plate ) the registration fee might go up. Potentially the dealership will pass on the cost over to the buyer. 
so far They told me that they are not going to pass the cost to me 

Oh I see. If I were you I would push for the cost to be deducted, just remind them that you will be happy to cancel your order if they aren’t willing to move on that. If they say ‘but you will lose your deposit’ politely remind them the order has been delayed several times and they haven’t fulfilled their end of the deal delivery time wise. I might be talking out of my behind here, I’m not sure but that’s what I would say.

[FROSTYBALLS]

1 hour ago, Mash781 said:

 does that not then mean you road tax stays as it was?

No.

The list price at first registration is what triggers the vehicle tax extra payments. The first year vehicle tax is based on CO2 emissions, and further years are a flat rate currently plus the extra payment if applicable. The extra payments are payable for years 2 to 6. 

 

[nlee]

10 hours ago, Jeffrey Loh said:

I’ve checked the current price is below the £40k with all the specs I wanted no further add on !

The "current price" of your RAV4 was under £40k when you ordered it. I think the point Flatcoat is saying, if you place an order today at £38k, what if Hyundai applied a rise in line with inflation next month (same as Toyota have done a couple of times over the past few months)? The list price by the time it's registered could easy be over £40k and you will be in the same boat again.

With current delivery times on new cars and current inflation rates, sadly anything currently around £35-36k list price could well be over £40k by the time it's delivered.

[nlee]

10 hours ago, Mash781 said:

Oh I see. If I were you I would push for the cost to be deducted, just remind them that you will be happy to cancel your order if they aren’t willing to move on that. If they say ‘but you will lose your deposit’ politely remind them the order has been delayed several times and they haven’t fulfilled their end of the deal delivery time wise. I might be talking out of my behind here, I’m not sure but that’s what I would say.

Unfortunately the dealers generally have the upper hand in the current climate. They might take a little bump to their pride at most. They are likely to sell any cancelled orders within days for more than the original order value, and they know the buyer will have to pay around 10% more for the same level of car as they would around the time they ordered it, and join the back of another queue.

[jaykayl]

My update today (ordered January 22) is that's it's delivery has yet again been pushed back, time of ordering was April, then to May, then to July, then Aug 4, now Aug 19. So now they won't honour the price quoted for trade in. Not impressed.

 

[FROSTYBALLS]

21 minutes ago, jaykayl said:

My update today (ordered January 22) is that's it's delivery has yet again been pushed back, time of ordering was April, then to May, then to July, then Aug 4, now Aug 19. So now they won't honour the price quoted for trade in. Not impressed.

Delivery may be affected by the latest production cuts due to the chip shortage - see my post of Tuesday @19.52.

Other manufacturers similarly affected - eg waiting list for Tesla X now two years!

[Flatcoat]

On 5/25/2022 at 7:29 PM, Jeffrey Loh said:

I’ve checked the current price is below the £40k with all the specs I wanted no further add on !

And if it is OVER £40k at delivery? Then what? 

[Jeffrey Loh]

13 hours ago, Flatcoat said:

And if it is OVER £40k at delivery? Then what? 

I will need to order a new car that's below the £40k

[nlee]

21 hours ago, Jeffrey Loh said:

I will need to order a new car that's below the £40k

Could be a long time for a new car if you keep going around in that circle keeping it just below the £40k, unless VED rules change in the meantime. Probably worth ordering something with a current list price below £35k to be on the safe side 

[Flatcoat]

15 minutes ago, nlee said:

Could be a long time for a new car if you keep going around in that circle keeping it just below the £40k, unless VED rules change in the meantime. Probably worth ordering something with a current list price below £35k to be on the safe side 

I agree, try an MG HS PHEV, that will probably stay below £40k for some time and they are not actually that bad. 

[grant bembridge]

Had a great time Friday ,

collected my Rav 4 black edition 22 spec.
I ordered it last September From John Roe Toyota S$%&^(*)Ihorpe 

Many thanks to Jay ,Iqbal and Ann , had a great deal and they stood on the deal for 9 months ,great service alround could not be happier 😊

[grant bembridge]

S$%&^(*)Ihorpe 

[Parts-King]

I think the swear filter is trying to sort out Scun Thorpe

[FROSTYBALLS]

Scunthorpe

Topics merged.

[Bolt13]

My Black Edition is at the dealership now …….. 9mth wait nearly over!

LED headlights, spots etc 👍🏻🤘🏻

Should pick it up next week 🤞🏻 as delay from Jubilee Bank Hols for this week 🙄

What’s 1 more week in the great scheme of things 🙃

[grant bembridge]

4 hours ago, Bolt13 said:

My Black Edition is at the dealership now …….. 9mth wait nearly over!

LED headlights, spots etc 👍🏻🤘🏻

Should pick it up next week 🤞🏻 as delay from Jubilee Bank Hols for this week 🙄

What’s 1 more week in the great scheme of things 🙃

Well worth wait , 9 month too arrived Fri it’s mint 22spec you will love it 👍

[Vainona70]

Just had the email from My Toyota, but the dealer didn't mention it when exchanging emails yesterday.

Track your order on My Toyota

Processing order Build in progress Left the factory In transit Arrived at retailer

 

I going abroad for next week for a fortnight (assuming we get thru Birmingham Airport & the flight is not cancelled) so looks like end of June delivery for me.

Ordered HEV FWD Dynamic with JBL & PVM option on the 4th November.

[Jeffrey Loh]

On 5/25/2022 at 6:32 PM, Mash781 said:

Not yet Jeffery, I will send an email tomorrow and chase it. I had estimated our road tax to be about £480 because all the extras we’ve added on took it over the 40k limit. Will let you know once I get a response. Strange they won’t give you the deposit back, we were told we could get it back if wanted

@ Mash781 any update from Letchworth regarding your vehicle?

 

[Jeffrey Loh]

On 6/1/2022 at 2:18 PM, Vainona70 said:

Just had the email from My Toyota, but the dealer didn't mention it when exchanging emails yesterday.

Track your order on My Toyota

Processing order Build in progress Left the factory In transit Arrived at retailer

 

I going abroad for next week for a fortnight (assuming we get thru Birmingham Airport & the flight is not cancelled) so looks like end of June delivery for me.

Ordered HEV FWD Dynamic with JBL & PVM option on the 4th November.

@Vainona70did your My T app progress straight to 'Arrived at retailer' from the time you place the order? I booked RAV 4 Excel with the same optional packs on 12/11/2021 and My T app is still showing as 'Processing order'

 

[Vainona70]

Jeffrey - I received email status updates & progress shown through each stage on my 'My Toyota' account via the website. I don't yet use the app on my phone (My name's Chris & I'm Appphobic). Depending on how you ordered you RAV (online or dealer) you should get updates if your account, order & email address are linked. If you order via a 3rd party, you don't get this info.

[Jeffrey Loh]

35 minutes ago, Vainona70 said:

Jeffrey - I received email status updates & progress shown through each stage on my 'My Toyota' account via the website. I don't yet use the app on my phone (My name's Chris & I'm Appphobic). Depending on how you ordered you RAV (online or dealer) you should get updates if your account, order & email address are linked. If you order via a 3rd party, you don't get this info.

Hi Chris thanks for the info. 

[Mixstreme]

On 5/30/2022 at 7:42 PM, grant bembridge said:

Well worth wait , 9 month too arrived Fri it’s mint 22spec you will love it 👍

Great news, SOOOOOOOO jealous, but at least we know they are comming with the new updated bits,    Im drooling at every one i see on the road...  only another 3 months for me.........    🤐

[Bolt13]

Black Edition finally collected 🥳

HAPPY DAYS 😊👍🏻🤘🏻

[Roger_N]

On 6/6/2022 at 6:57 PM, Bolt13 said:

Black Edition finally collected 🥳

HAPPY DAYS 😊👍🏻🤘🏻

Did they also keep it on the lower car tax rate, as the last list price should have been below £40,000 as long as you didn't have to many extras.