Rav4 Estimated Delivery, etc

[NASY]

Interesting that different markets still get different spec cars. I remember the market in UK had a taste for higher specs than mainland Europe, German farmers preferred their Mercs with plastic seats, UK liked leather. I can well understand regional differences in taste however I fail to understand why people in some cold countries are presumed to like cold hands, no heated steering wheel, also why is it assumed people in the US are not very good at reversing effectively to hitch a trailer whereas in the UK people are so good at it they don't need a helicopter view camera system. 

[Iain_M]

Today I was given my new car VIN which is the best progress I have seen since the car was ordered in early January so well pleased. Duly fed the VIN into the MyT app and it recognised the car etc, however I thought it might show build progress but there is nothing there! Anyone know what I need to do to see the car progress through the App please?

[Flatcoat]

1 hour ago, NASY said:

Interesting that different markets still get different spec cars. I remember the market in UK had a taste for higher specs than mainland Europe, German farmers preferred their Mercs with plastic seats, UK liked leather. I can well understand regional differences in taste however I fail to understand why people in some cold countries are presumed to like cold hands, no heated steering wheel, also why is it assumed people in the US are not very good at reversing effectively to hitch a trailer whereas in the UK people are so good at it they don't need a helicopter view camera system. 

It was more the taxi drivers in Germany….. it also applies to colours too and engines. Aussies (used to) love big lazy straight six engines hence they had versions of cars such as the Viva and Marina with bl88dy great big engines stuffed under the bonnet. Imagine a 3L straight six in a Marina….. however I believe the RAV is Australias best selling car, how times change! 

[philip42h]

19 minutes ago, Iain_M said:

Today I was given my new car VIN which is the best progress I have seen since the car was ordered in early January so well pleased. Duly fed the VIN into the MyT app and it recognised the car etc, however I thought it might show build progress but there is nothing there! Anyone know what I need to do to see the car progress through the App please?

I think that to track the progress of an order you need to use the order number - and your dealer should have been able to set that up for you from day 1 (or 2, or 3).

You use the VIN once the car is "on your drive" to track trips, for hybrid coaching etc., etc. ...

[srt]

7 hours ago, philip42h said:

I think that to track the progress of an order you need to use the order number - and your dealer should have been able to set that up for you from day 1 (or 2, or 3).

You use the VIN once the car is "on your drive" to track trips, for hybrid coaching etc., etc. ...

I suspect that there are some issues with the MyT app at the moment. Noting some of the other comments, on here, I checked with my dealer who confirmed my car has moved to build and I should have delivery in October. The MyT app always had  my order number however, it still shows "processing order". 

MyT also displayed notification fault messages which only cleared after I deleted and reinstalled the app.

Would be interested to know if anyone else has had any MyT app issues lately.

[ernieb]

Not sure what country you are in but in the UK there are regular Toyota sever issues which impact the ability to use the app. There is always a delay between what the dealer can see on their systems and the data being processed for the MyT app. The dealer can also much finer stages of the order process. I found the order tracking somewhat clunky.

[kiki184]

How often do you check with the dealer about status updates for the order?

[JMCterrano2]

42 minutes ago, kiki184 said:

How often do you check with the dealer about status updates for the order?

I've order mine mid February, it showed in the MyT a day later but only contacted dealer as i wasn't getting any update on the app 1 month and half before the given ETA by them. 

on the previous call with them this  was pushed back from September to October but suddenly got an update from MyT stating my RAV4  left the factory, didn't receive any update when in build, it  went directly from processing order to left the factory in my case, since then I've already have my JSON files updated with some dates, later this week or next will contact my dealer to check and to add some add-on's to see what they can offer

Hope they will be able to provide a delivery date.

My ETA since order was 6/7 months and believing in JSON it was spot on

 

[Mash781]

I think there are issues too and the app isn’t updating. My car has been in ‘building’ stage for 6 weeks now, my dealer has confirmed pick up in September although he’s not sure when exactly and has started preparing the paperwork for it so there must be some progress that hasn’t shown. I can’t imagine my car has just been sitting waiting for a boat for 6 weeks either as it only take 2 days to build. Dealer is going to sort paperwork and give me a date in the next week or so before we go on holiday, fingers crossed it will be a nice welcome home present!

[srt]

7 hours ago, JMCterrano2 said:

I've order mine mid February, it showed in the MyT a day later but only contacted dealer as i wasn't getting any update on the app 1 month and half before the given ETA by them. 

on the previous call with them this  was pushed back from September to October but suddenly got an update from MyT stating my RAV4  left the factory, didn't receive any update when in build, it  went directly from processing order to left the factory in my case, since then I've already have my JSON files updated with some dates, later this week or next will contact my dealer to check and to add some add-on's to see what they can offer

Hope they will be able to provide a delivery date.

My ETA since order was 6/7 months and believing in JSON it was spot on

 

Could you clarify. What is JSON?

[sonosp]

On 8/10/2022 at 1:15 AM, srt said:

Could you clarify. What is JSON?

Form of data storage.

eg:

{

"employees":[   {"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Doe"},  {"firstName":"Anna", "lastName":"Smith"},{"firstName":"Peter", "lastName":"Jones"}
]
}

[kiki184]

22 hours ago, sonosp said:

Form of data storage.

eg:

{
"employees":[
 {"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Doe"},
 {"firstName":"Anna", "lastName":"Smith"},  {"firstName":"Peter", "lastName":"Jones"}
]
}

Any reason for using JSON to keep the data? Mainly curious, I use Google Keep, don't see the value of opening up vscode/vs to see a JSON file, unless you have your own app/web that you check and get's updated from that JSON file.

[Coder_]

23 minutes ago, kiki184 said:

Any reason for using JSON to keep the data? Mainly curious, I use Google Keep, don't see the value of opening up vscode/vs to see a JSON file, unless you have your own app/web that you check and get's updated from that JSON file.

MyT data about tracking ordered car is in JSON format and there are more information than it shows in MyT site. To look for JSON open the myt page on chrome browser  where your ordered car is visible, open developer options and on Network tab after refresh you can find JSON which name is order number . 

[kiki184]

Oh, thank you very much!

[Mash781]

I’ve been doing some research and found what looks like Jeffrey’s car that he cancelled on auto trader at the same dealership I’ve ordered from ready in stock, I ordered mine 4 days after him, does this mean my car is there and they are just delaying it for September? Perhaps for new plate and figures reason? It makes sense to wait a month and get the new plate but knowing it’s probably there is like torture 😞

[sonosp]

29 minutes ago, Mash781 said:

I’ve been doing some research and found what looks like Jeffrey’s car that he cancelled on auto trader at the same dealership I’ve ordered from ready in stock, I ordered mine 4 days after him, does this mean my car is there and they are just delaying it for September? Perhaps for new plate and figures reason? It makes sense to wait a month and get the new plate but knowing it’s probably there is like torture 😞

When did you order yours?

[Mash781]

51 minutes ago, sonosp said:

When did you order yours?

Mid November 

[Flatcoat]

6 hours ago, Mash781 said:

I’ve been doing some research and found what looks like Jeffrey’s car that he cancelled on auto trader at the same dealership I’ve ordered from ready in stock, I ordered mine 4 days after him, does this mean my car is there and they are just delaying it for September? Perhaps for new plate and figures reason? It makes sense to wait a month and get the new plate but knowing it’s probably there is like torture 😞

I find Autotrader ads often misleading with claims about cars in stock. They are often old ads they keep running to hook in customers. 

[jaykayl]

Well my wait is almost over! Ordered beginning of January for a Design, it's now in the same county, dealership are now giving me daily updates so hopefully I will be picking up sometime next week, fingers and toes crossed. Must say the wait from Portbury to Derbyshire has been over a fortnight, for a three hour journey, think that was the most frustrating part. Now looking for a video showing what's going to be on the car 😀

[FROSTYBALLS]

59 minutes ago, jaykayl said:

Must say the wait from Portbury to Derbyshire has been over a fortnight, for a three hour journey

There would be other priority stock to move in advance of yours, and Portbury, like Burnaston, holds thousands of cars.

[ernieb]

4 hours ago, jaykayl said:

Well my wait is almost over! Ordered beginning of January for a Design, it's now in the same county, dealership are now giving me daily updates so hopefully I will be picking up sometime next week, fingers and toes crossed. Must say the wait from Portbury to Derbyshire has been over a fortnight, for a three hour journey, think that was the most frustrating part. Now looking for a video showing what's going to be on the car 😀

It’s not the trip that gets recorded they do a number of things at the Derbyshire facility and organise the delivery to your dealer only when it’s more or less at the dealer will the MyT app be updated or in my case it just appeared at the dealers.

Glad the wait is nearly over, enjoy.

[Liv]

Just had an update from my lease company. I was expecting to be told about a delay after seeing a few comments but appears my RAV4 has finished build and en route to the UK. Ordered early Jan and was told Sept delivery. Fingers crossed this is true. 
 

Vehicle Description	RAV4 2.5 VVT-i Hybrid Excel CVT 2WD
Status	Vehicle Built and Released From Factory, In Transit to Ship
Estimated Time of Arrival (With the Dealer)	Mid to Late September 2022  (Latest Estimate)

[Iain_M]

I have my fingers crossed that my new car is a companion for your car lol. My dealer says they cannot track my vehicle, I’m supposed to do it through MyT but whilst it recognises the VIN I was given the MyT app seems to assume I have collected my vehicle!! 
It’s a poor show when the dealer says they can’t track a car but the info is definitely out there!

Any suggestions for tracking?

[Cyker]

TBH I'm not sure how accurate the tracing info is anyway... mine was apparently in Hull for ages then suddenly appeared in the dealer  

I didn't even see it go to its stop at Burnaston!  

 

[Ravirules]

Talked to my dealer today…it did not go well!

PHEV Dynamic Premium ordered in April, with estimated delivery in October (was optimistic)…now…estimated delivery date is March 2023😱!

This raises lots of questions as to what I will actually receive…as the car I ordered was not a 2023 model!

My only piece of comfort is the price I’ve agreed to pay ..as long as that doesn’t get hiked, I can survive I guess!