Rav4 Estimated Delivery, etc

[Ike7]

Just came off the phone with my local dealer to confirm that my RAV4 Excel model 4WD will be arriving towards the end of this month and that they will ring me sometime next week to come to the office to sort out the necessary paperwork and reg. Getting closer to the finishing line hooray 

[Hubsy]

What's the wait time for a Rav4 Plugin in the UK please?

 

[Ravirules]

25 minutes ago, Hubsy said:

What's the wait time for a Rav4 Plugin in the UK please?

 

Based on the goalposts constantly being moved, it’s hard to say accurately. My PHEV was ordered six months ago, and it’s not even being built yet. My dealer estimates delivery will be another five months…but that might change. Paperwork from purchase order stated delivery to be first week in Oct22….tricky to say as a lot depends on model ordered as well.

[Crow1342]

finally got my rav4 phev dynamic friday ordered 27/01/22 orginally told would be end july then 19 august ,23 august,1st sept finally 23/09/22 dealer was great but just as frustrated as me it spent weeks at derby toyota just telling dealer there was a problem with it ,finally a week ago they said it was the towbar they are waiting for so dealer told them to send car and they will fit it when it becomes available.why cant toyota be straight with the dealers i came so close to cancelling  in the last few weeks and buying a year old merc gle ,but glad i waited absolutly love thr car.

[Naimart]

2 hours ago, Crow1342 said:

finally got my rav4 phev dynamic friday ordered 27/01/22 orginally told would be end july then 19 august ,23 august,1st sept finally 23/09/22 dealer was great but just as frustrated as me it spent weeks at derby toyota just telling dealer there was a problem with it ,finally a week ago they said it was the towbar they are waiting for so dealer told them to send car and they will fit it when it becomes available.why cant toyota be straight with the dealers i came so close to cancelling  in the last few weeks and buying a year old merc gle ,but glad i waited absolutly love thr car.

Hi,

Good to hear it's worth it, I'm in a similar situation , Phev Dynamic ordered late Feb. With a rough estimate of July / August.

My T app updated in May , but nice maps don't help much.

Constantly trying to get some clear understanding of where I am in the queue.

My T still shows as Processing in late Sept. 

Dealer eventually updated the estimated delivery to late October. No chance if My T details are correct.

Have been thinking of cancelling, but let's wait a little bit longer 🙂

Enjoy your car!

[ernieb]

3 hours ago, Crow1342 said:

finally got my rav4 phev dynamic friday ordered 27/01/22 orginally told would be end july then 19 august ,23 august,1st sept finally 23/09/22 dealer was great but just as frustrated as me it spent weeks at derby toyota just telling dealer there was a problem with it ,finally a week ago they said it was the towbar they are waiting for so dealer told them to send car and they will fit it when it becomes available.why cant toyota be straight with the dealers i came so close to cancelling  in the last few weeks and buying a year old merc gle ,but glad i waited absolutly love thr car.

I think the problem is often ‘stage whispers’ by the time the information is passed to the owner through lots of people the original message has been condensed and lost it’s true meaning. 

[Ravirules]

OMG! Why you shouldn’t cancel your orders!

I have just looked on the latest media centre (Toyota) price list 2021 for RAV4 PHEVS….OUCHA! Talk about price hike for folk ordering now….here goes, new list prices…

Design £46,495

Dynamic £47,395

Dynamic Premium £50,895

I won’t be cancelling my order any time soon looking at the above!

 

 

[Ike7]

Feeling excited today as I completed the paperwork for my new RAV4 excel AWD. Collection day is scheduled for this Thursday. Almost there 😊

[Raxa]

My MyT app has stopped showing progress with map and current status. Is anyone else experiencing similar?

[Ike7]

Hi, I need an advice and your personal opinion about gap insurance and if I should buy one.

[Ravirules]

2 hours ago, Raxa said:

My MyT app has stopped showing progress with map and current status. Is anyone else experiencing similar?

Yes, it all disappeared a few days ago!

[Raxa]

34 minutes ago, Ravirules said:

Yes, it all disappeared a few days ago!

Thanks for the confirmation, I thought its just me 🙂

[Centaur]

A couple of bits of bad news from my dealer yesterday.  Firstly, the expected delivery date seems to have slipped back by another month (which I can live with) and, secondly, my chosen colour is now no longer available (which I'm not sure I can live with).

I chose Scarlet Flare Red, which shows off the two-tone paintwork nicely, is a good match to all the red stitching of the interior, is a change from all the grey / black / silver cars that I've run in recent years and is also quite good at appearing to stay clean.  I'm told that I now have a choice of white, silver, grey or dark blue.  None of these options are bad in their own right but I was quite keen on the red and the lack of nearly-new cars in that colour justified buying new.  As it was, I could have had many of the other colours 'off the shelf' some months back.

I'm now in two minds as to quite what to do.  If I'm paying for a new car and accepting the long wait, then I really want what I've ordered.  My options are to either pick a different colour or simply cancel and re-order when I can get what I want and possibly get a 2023MY too,  The snag will be another long wait and a big increase in the list price since I placed my order.

[philip42h]

4 hours ago, Centaur said:

A couple of bits of bad news from my dealer yesterday.  Firstly, the expected delivery date seems to have slipped back by another month (which I can live with) and, secondly, my chosen colour is now no longer available (which I'm not sure I can live with).

I chose Scarlet Flare Red, which shows off the two-tone paintwork nicely, is a good match to all the red stitching of the interior, is a change from all the grey / black / silver cars that I've run in recent years and is also quite good at appearing to stay clean.  I'm told that I now have a choice of white, silver, grey or dark blue.  None of these options are bad in their own right but I was quite keen on the red and the lack of nearly-new cars in that colour justified buying new.  As it was, I could have had many of the other colours 'off the shelf' some months back.

I'm now in two minds as to quite what to do.  If I'm paying for a new car and accepting the long wait, then I really want what I've ordered.  My options are to either pick a different colour or simply cancel and re-order when I can get what I want and possibly get a 2023MY too,  The snag will be another long wait and a big increase in the list price since I placed my order.

That's just nuts, and TBH, I didn't really believe you until I checked on the website, and, sure enough, the RAV4 PHEV Dynamic now comes in a very reduced colour palette. The Design is still available in a full range of colours including Scarlet Flare.

It strikes me that they are probably now into the run-out of the MY21 build and this could well be a consequence of that. Who knows exactly when the MY23 build will start and what colour palette will be available then ...

[Hubsy]

Dealer told me the same, no scarlet red.

Deliver april 2023.

 

[ColinB]

12 hours ago, Ike7 said:

Hi, I need an advice and your personal opinion about gap insurance and if I should buy one.

I personally have had gap insurance on the last four cars that I've bought on a PCP basis as otherwise you can end up paying for a car you no longer have. I've had third party ones that just guarantee to clear your finance or the one offered by my Toyota dealer which is "return to invoice", in other words you get back what you originally paid for the car. The latter is roughly twice the price though. It comes down to peace of mind, like any insurance, but I'd certainly go for at least the cheaper option as it's only a couple of hundred pounds in the context of purchasing a car costing many tens of thousands.

Colin

[Ike7]

4 minutes ago, ColinB said:

I personally have had gap insurance on the last four cars that I've bought on a PCP basis as otherwise you can end up paying for a car you no longer have. I've had third party ones that just guarantee to clear your finance or the one offered by my Toyota dealer which is "return to invoice", in other words you get back what you originally paid for the car. The latter is roughly twice the price though. It comes down to peace of mind, like any insurance, but I'd certainly go for at least the cheaper option as it's only a couple of hundred pounds in the context of purchasing a car costing many tens of thousands.

Colin

Many thanks for your advice Colin.

[Flatcoat]

When I researched I found advice to hold off taking gap insurance until the start of year 2. In practice nearly all car insurers will pay out new for old on a car written off/stolen in its first year. GAP taken out at the end of year 1 will be cheaper. 

[Akjon]

My ETA has been moved again from 05/10/2022 to 24/11/2022 for RAV4 Excel that I ordered on 04/02/2022. Dealership was helpful by offering me another car that will arrive in 2 weeks time but I rejected it because the Urban Khaki colour they offered me is not metallic. Also, I will lose the £615 I paid for metallic colour. I will rather wait till November to get my original car. 

[Liv]

My car is at the dealership, I have the car reg and still waiting for a collection date.  Loosing my patience waiting and I won’t hear anything until Toyota finance have sorted out the error they made in my paperwork. I just want my car 😩

 

I’ve had gap insurance the last few cars I’ve had, never needed it but piece of mind. Think it’s less than £200 for 4 years (cover lease period) I personally would rather pay that than risk anything happening. My partner saw a 1 year Rav4 in a body repair shop and it looks like a write off, wouldn’t want that bill if something did happen. 

[Centaur]

2 hours ago, philip42h said:

That's just nuts, and TBH, I didn't really believe you until I checked on the website, and, sure enough, the RAV4 PHEV Dynamic now comes in a very reduced colour palette. The Design is still available in a full range of colours including Scarlet Flare.

It strikes me that they are probably now into the run-out of the MY21 build and this could well be a consequence of that. Who knows exactly when the MY23 build will start and what colour palette will be available then ...

 

I'm not sure why anyone would make that up, as it would be so easy to falsify, but it is indeed the case.  It is particularly annoying, as I decided to pay the extra to buy a new car and accept the long wait, so as to ensure that I could have exactly what I wanted.  Now, just as it is at last getting towards its build date, Toyota have moved the goalposts.

The dealer is going to call me back again today to see what I want to do, so I need to make some time in my schedule to go and have a look at some colours 'in the metal' before I make any decision.  What I would actually prefer to do is to wait for a 23MY and pick from what will likely be a rather wider colour palette...  but I don't think that that will be an option!

[Flatcoat]

30 minutes ago, Liv said:

My car is at the dealership, I have the car reg and still waiting for a collection date.  Loosing my patience waiting and I won’t hear anything until Toyota finance have sorted out the error they made in my paperwork. I just want my car 😩

 

I’ve had gap insurance the last few cars I’ve had, never needed it but piece of mind. Think it’s less than £200 for 4 years (cover lease period) I personally would rather pay that than risk anything happening. My partner saw a 1 year Rav4 in a body repair shop and it looks like a write off, wouldn’t want that bill if something did happen. 

Car insurance pays for the repairs of repairable and will pay out the value of the car if not. GAP is simply to fund the ‘gap’ if that value is below outstanding finance and if included, cover the difference to fund a new replacement. So funding repairs is no the issue. And if not bought on finance or if you have significant equity in the car, the need for GAP is lessened. However I would always shop the market and NEVER take dealer gap - the mark up can be huge. 

[Liv]

14 minutes ago, Flatcoat said:

Car insurance pays for the repairs of repairable and will pay out the value of the car if not. GAP is simply to fund the ‘gap’ if that value is below outstanding finance and if included, cover the difference to fund a new replacement. So funding repairs is no the issue. And if not bought on finance or if you have significant equity in the car, the need for GAP is lessened. However I would always shop the market and NEVER take dealer gap - the mark up can be huge. 

Oh yes I 1000% know that gap insurance is not for repairs and to cover the difference if in the unlikely event the car is written off hence why it’s called gap. Shopping around is key, dealers are always more expensive - it’s not my first time. The company I’ve used the last few times have been cheapest out of everyone

[philip42h]

58 minutes ago, Centaur said:

The dealer is going to call me back again today to see what I want to do, so I need to make some time in my schedule to go and have a look at some colours 'in the metal' before I make any decision.  What I would actually prefer to do is to wait for a 23MY and pick from what will likely be a rather wider colour palette...  but I don't think that that will be an option!

Of the colours now available, personally I'd go for the silver blade as a decent contrast with the black Dynamic trim. The pearlescent white would look the best by far by is a pain to keep clean (the wife has a pearlescent white C-HR). The blue and the grey don't offer enough contrast to make the Dynamic trim worthwhile. But it's your taste that matters ... 🙂

Since the dealer can no longer deliver what you have ordered I can't see any reason at all why you can't 'cancel' and go for a MY23 car. Of course you'd have to wait longer and re-order at current prices but since they have messed you about they really do owe you a favourable deal ...

[Ike7]

1 hour ago, Liv said:

Oh yes I 1000% know that gap insurance is not for repairs and to cover the difference if in the unlikely event the car is written off hence why it’s called gap. Shopping around is key, dealers are always more expensive - it’s not my first time. The company I’ve used the last few times have been cheapest out of everyone

Would you be kind enough to tell me the name of the insurance you used Please