Rav4 Estimated Delivery, etc

[Centaur]

1 hour ago, philip42h said:

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 ...

 

I would agree with all of that but I didn't realise that the white would be such a dirt magnet.  I know that white isn't as good as silver for hiding the road grime but I did think that it was better than the dark colours.  I had a black VW Touareg once and it looked great when clean but impossible to keep it looking that way!

My current Discovery is a light grey, though, so I was hoping for a change but the silver isn't much different.  The red clearly isn't everyone's cup of tea, as I haven't seen any on the road, but it would make it very visible in a car park!

Cancelling and re-ordering seems like a nuclear option, though, as the new price will be quite a lot higher and my old car will be quite a lot lower.  In that regard, I am currently doing quite well on both counts and so it would be an expensive paint option to wait for the 23MY, although it would come with the new dashboard kit.

[Roger_N]

I would look at going for the replacement vehicle option on the gap insurance, in normal time most think the return to invoice is best but the way car prices are rising at present this option could leave you well short on a new car price. I have used this company the last 4 time they are a broker.

My cost was £255 for 3 years for a replacement vehicle

 

gapinsurance.co.uk/

[Liv]

1 hour ago, Ike7 said:

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

Sure, company I normally go with -

www.directgap.co.uk

[FORBES]

Can we get back on topic please 

[PHEV_Ant]

Looks like more line disruptions for the RAV4/RAV4PHEV production lines in Oct. 😒

October Production Plan | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

[Rogpette]

On 8/20/2022 at 3:28 PM, richie69 said:

They stated in the email that the change to the new model year will be at no extra cost to the consumer. They stated also, that the ones who have ordered RAV4 HEV might have a possibility to still get the MY2022 car but might have to change the trim level to be able to do that, otherwise they'll get a MY2023 car too. That suggests that the MY2022 is still on going (in Japan?) but the PHEV production has halted (at least when it comes to the units sold to my country/importer). The importer wrote also, that they've tried to get Toyota to continue the MY2022 PHEV production still this year but Toyota said "no" to that.

Interesting to see what trim level car I get since the MY2023 in my country doesn't have anymore the same one as I ordered. There used to be five trim levels, now there's four and mine is the one that's no more 🙂.

Have You got any update on your delivery? I live in Norway and ordered my car in February. Last eta from my dealer is 9th of December. MyT has been stuck in building process since the 28th of June 

[richie69]

17 minutes ago, Rogpette said:

Have You got any update on your delivery? I live in Norway and ordered my car in February. Last eta from my dealer is 9th of December. MyT has been stuck in building process since the 28th of June 

I live in Finland. Got a call from my dealership the next week after the email from Toyota Finland and the salesman asked me if I want to continue with the order, I said yes. He said they don't have info of the production schedule, but the MY2022 orders that turned in to MY2023 orders are gonna be built first and delivered to customers on priority. They were guessing back then that the MY2023 production would start October. I presume the delivery time from then on is gonna be around 10-12 weeks to Finland (via Malmö, Sweden), october --> december? I think that this varies from country to country, since they haven't been assembling cars for my country for quite a while now yet they are doing it to UK customers. Before the change MyT didn't show the picture of the car on the order status but now it does, so seems like something might have happened, or they just fixed a bug in the app 🙂 . It still says the same "waiting for production" though.

 

 

[Akjon]

1 hour ago, richie69 said:

I live in Finland. Got a call from my dealership the next week after the email from Toyota Finland and the salesman asked me if I want to continue with the order, I said yes. He said they don't have info of the production schedule, but the MY2022 orders that turned in to MY2023 orders are gonna be built first and delivered to customers on priority. They were guessing back then that the MY2023 production would start October. I presume the delivery time from then on is gonna be around 10-12 weeks to Finland (via Malmö, Sweden), october --> december? I think that this varies from country to country, since they haven't been assembling cars for my country for quite a while now yet they are doing it to UK customers. Before the change MyT didn't show the picture of the car on the order status but now it does, so seems like something might have happened, or they just fixed a bug in the app 🙂 . It still says the same "waiting for production" though.

 

 

I got an email from Toyota yesterday that they have started building my car this week. My ETA has changed from 05/10/2022 to 24/11/2022. I ordered the car since 4th February.

[Ike7]

Picking up my RAV4 HEV excel 4WD tomorrow. Very excited as it’s my first brand new car and my first Toyota and can’t wait for the day to break. Ordered mid February.

[Rogpette]

14 hours ago, richie69 said:

I live in Finland. Got a call from my dealership the next week after the email from Toyota Finland and the salesman asked me if I want to continue with the order, I said yes. He said they don't have info of the production schedule, but the MY2022 orders that turned in to MY2023 orders are gonna be built first and delivered to customers on priority. They were guessing back then that the MY2023 production would start October. I presume the delivery time from then on is gonna be around 10-12 weeks to Finland (via Malmö, Sweden), october --> december? I think that this varies from country to country, since they haven't been assembling cars for my country for quite a while now yet they are doing it to UK customers. Before the change MyT didn't show the picture of the car on the order status but now it does, so seems like something might have happened, or they just fixed a bug in the app 🙂 . It still says the same "waiting for production" though.

 

 

I am a member of a Facebook forum for the rav4 phev in Norway. There seems to be many people that have ordered the rav4 phev with the highest trim level, in January to March that are still waiting for their car. Like me. Some of these have gotten new eta in December and others in March next year.There are little or no information from Toyota Norway. I now see that Toyota has shut down the production for the rav4 phev from the 8th to the 21th of October. After waiting since I ordered in February I hope for the MY2023 when it finally arrives 🙂

[Hubsy]

Cancelled mine, very long lead time, colour not available, and £510 roadtax from year 2.

[saddihum]

I’m in a similar situation, ordered a RAV 4 Excel on the 18^th October expected date for delivery was April 2022 but I have nothing showing in the My T app.

[Roger_N]

48 minutes ago, saddihum said:

I’m in a similar situation, ordered a RAV 4 Excel on the 18^th October expected date for delivery was April 2022 but I have nothing showing in the My T app.

If it was bought using the lease system you won’t, as cars bought this way don’t use the MyT app.

You have to rely on the dealer or the lease company.

[Flatcoat]

5 hours ago, Hubsy said:

Cancelled mine, very long lead time, colour not available, and £510 roadtax from year 2.

So what are you getting instead? 

[lightboxcar]

We are being quoted September 2023 for RAV4 PHEV, yikes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Still going to order it anyway, surely thigns can only get better ??

[B Voros]

Ordered a Design PHEV a week ago and was quoted a vague July delivery.

[ernieb]

1 hour ago, Flatcoat said:

So what are you getting instead? 

… and how long is it going to take to be delivered?

[Lawnmowerman]

2 hours ago, lightboxcar said:

We are being quoted September 2023 for RAV4 PHEV, yikes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Still going to order it anyway, surely thigns can only get better ??

You think? Have you missed the turmoil in the UK economy?

Having said that perhaps it will be better as more cancel their orders and make do with what they have.

[lightboxcar]

4 hours ago, Lawnmowerman said:

You think? Have you missed the turmoil in the UK economy?

Having said that perhaps it will be better as more cancel their orders and make do with what they have.

Not sure how the UK economy will affect deliveries from Japan ? 

Was thinking this semi-conductor shortage etc. , that is suposed to be cuasing all the delays , must surely get sorted out at some point

Maybe we are missing something of course .....

[Ike7]

Picked up my RAV4 excel HEV 4WD today and I most say that it is a very beautiful car and worth the wait. So happy to cross the line finally and good luck to the people that are still waiting for their order

[Lawnmowerman]

47 minutes ago, lightboxcar said:

Not sure how the UK economy will affect deliveries from Japan ? 

Was thinking this semi-conductor shortage etc. , that is suposed to be cuasing all the delays , must surely get sorted out at some point

Maybe we are missing something of course .....

You're correct - deliveries should be unaffected.

I was alluding to interest rates and the effect on potential purchases. Whether Toyota UK would roll back on units ordered as customers re-evaluate their needs. 

That could bring forward confirmed orders.

Oops, just a minute - sat on my Magic Wand and broke it, then dropped my crystal ball - things are clouding over.

Hope your order is fulfilled on time 🙂.

p.s. it is so worth it - what an amazing vehicle.

[lightboxcar]

9 minutes ago, Lawnmowerman said:

You're correct - deliveries should be unaffected.

I was alluding to interest rates and the effect on potential purchases. Whether Toyota UK would roll back on units ordered as customers re-evaluate their needs. 

That could bring forward confirmed orders.

Oops, just a minute - sat on my Magic Wand and broke it, then dropped my crystal ball - things are clouding over.

Hope your order is fulfilled on time 🙂.

p.s. it is so worth it - what an amazing vehicle.

Agreed , brilliant car, would have bought it summer 2021, only the Infotainment system put us off, as it was awful.

Returned the signed order today, and paying deposit tomorrow.

Then the long wait..............

[ernieb]

One potential problem of the £'s decline against the $ is the lots of transactions are completed in $'s. For many things it's still the international trading currency so a fixed $ price will now cost more in £'s.  If this continues then inevitable prices will go up.

It also appears the the semiconductor situation has not been fully resolved there are still significant issues of supply and demand. This was a report on August '22 there are plenty more.

https://www.parkers.co.uk/car-advice/global-chip-shortage/

[Centaur]

On 9/27/2022 at 12:02 PM, philip42h said:

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 ...

I've gone for the Silver Blade.  It looks a little more like a light grey than silver, which is unfortunately not hugely different to my current car but looks nice enough.  Indeed, all the colours are fine in their own right but the lighter ones show off the bi-tone paint best and I was a bit put off the pearlescent white by Philip's comments above.

I would still have preferred the Scarlet Flare Red but the extended wait could be considerable and the collapsing pound could make one ridiculously expensive!  I'm currently being quoted delivery in December for an order placed in mid-February.

[lightboxcar]

22 hours ago, lightboxcar said:

Agreed , brilliant car, would have bought it summer 2021, only the Infotainment system put us off, as it was awful.

Returned the signed order today, and paying deposit tomorrow.

Then the long wait..............

Deposit paid and order for new RAV4 PHEV now showing on our My Toyota App.

Still can't believe it will take 12 months to arrive