I think the deposit situation will be dealer specific. 3-6+ months lead time is a long time to have money tied up, especially if it's more than a couple hundred $

I was at my local toyota dealer the other day for service and took a look around. they had not a single 4 runner on the lot, new or used

I was listening to an auto radio show on AM radio, the host was saying by july many dealers could be out of new cars to sell. which is why many of them are looking for trades to build up used car inventory. I don't know if this is in fact a true statement but just another factoid

it's a difficult time to need a new vehicle, used prices have actually gone up which has not occurred since the late 1960s according to the article I read

I was on auto trader and I found 13 new 4runners in the province of ontario. a couple of them were listed at $65K Canadian $. I found a NEW 2021 lexus rx350 F sport listed at $67K Canadian $. absolutely crazy to think a 4runner is pricing near a lexus