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Originally Posted by Somnospeed
What's up, folks. I came into an unexpected few thousand dollars and want to upgrade from my 2008 4Runner to a new one. Buying used would save me next to nothing right now since prices are unsustainably high and any loan would be upside down once the bubble bursts. I'm in Michigan and can't find anything but 2019's that they are asking $50k for. So is anyone finding 4Runners at dealers anywhere? Every dealer I found has plenty on their website and almost none on their lots. If you call, they just lie to get you to come in only to find the one your looking at is "in transit".
Just wondering if maybe the 2022 models are about to hit and there just aren't any 21's out there or if I'm just getting lied to by salesman who don't want me to buy elsewhere so they lie about "in transit" inventory.
Partially venting here but partially a legit question: Where the hell can I find one??
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You must not be paying much attention to the news. The shortage of integrated circuit chips has seriously crimped production of
all vehicles. Toyota did a better job of managing their supply chains than anyone else, but even they are starting to be affected and will cut production by about 40% starting this month. What all of this has led to is a severe shortage of new vehicles across
all manufacturers. That's why nobody has any 4Runners (or anything else) on the lot.
As proof, you might want to drive around and look at any and all new vehicle dealerships. What you'll find are largely empty lots. The largest Chevrolet dealership in the entire US is a few miles from our house. They usually have a full lot plus 4 more overflow lots brimming with new cars and trucks. All of the overflow lots are completely empty and the main lot is scary empty.
BTW, the law of Supply and Demand says that when supply is down and / or demand is up, you're going to pay more. So that extra few thousand you have will just about pay the increaded markup. You might want to wait a bit and pay less.