Hi guys. Was curious if anyone had an inside track on finding a new Poo Green TRD PRO. I am on Toyota's site and local dealer sites but don't see any. I heard they have a shortage on vehicles with all that is going on. Any tips on where, or how to find a boo boo green Pro? Thanks. North Jersey preferred. I'm in NYC but the dealers here are terrible. Thanks
Hard finding a Pro during pandemic?
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Glenn Goodlett
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I had to look two states away to find mine.
How did you find it? I don't see a vehicle locate option on the Toyota site. I am just going through their entire list of dealers closest to me and found 1 but not sure how reliable it is. Out of, maybe 3 dozen dealers haven't found another.
My local dealer recently I went by had a AG Pro on there lot. Which is where I bought my last 2 Pros. Dealership is check there web site Freedomtoyota
Hamburg pa. It’s probably about 2 and half hours away from you which is not bad. Hope this helps not sure if they still have it.
Thank you. Just checked their site, and no green Pro listed. I will call them tomorrow morning though to verify. Thanks again.
rageandlove
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Use cars.com and filter down to New Pro in your zip + how far you will travel.
If there is an actual picture it is usually on lot; if there is a stock photo it is in transit from port to dealer.
I see one available at Hillside Toyota for $51,663 which is 12 miles from Newark.
Good luck.
If there is an actual picture it is usually on lot; if there is a stock photo it is in transit from port to dealer.
I see one available at Hillside Toyota for $51,663 which is 12 miles from Newark.
Good luck.
Incredible. Thank you.Sounds like you found a really good resource. I appreciate it. Thanks!
edit: I see their website does show 1! Will be calling/going there tomorrow. Appreciate this!
rageandlove
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Let us know how it goes.
I reached out to the dealer that showed it in stock, they stated it was sold. I reached out to several local dealers and none have it, none claim to see any available nationwide (I'm sure thats not true), and that I would need to order it. Only one dealer even gave a rough estimate of how long that would take, at 3-6 weeks. I would have no problem ordering the 4Runner, however no one would even entertain giving me a trade in value on my 2019 OffRoad. Incredible. I fully expect to lose money on my vehicle. I am fine with that being a roughly decent chunk, but to go in blind on a purchase seems ridiculous.
So I sit with no real leads despite being a "buy today" person. I have a dealership who will keep me on his list of customers if/when a Army Green 4Runner shows up. I am surprised at how difficult this is. Oh, and ordering one, they want a NON refundable deposit which would be fine, however again, they will not give me an estimate on my trade in value.
Worked at Toyota for 7 years. Coming from a dealer's perspective, the market is so volatile right now that it's really impossible to gauge what the trade-in figure will be once your order comes in. My experience with these orders is that it is more likely to be at least 8 weeks considering the demand and that these are coming from Japan. Nobody wants to lock themselves into a figure now that may be wildly different 2-3 months from now. It's a seller's market right now so unfortunately the consumer isn't really left with much choice.
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LandCruiser
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"We have to sanitize our cars per COVID guidelines, that costs us 1000 dollars."
"The used car market is dead, no one has money to buy."
"People are buying, but they're buying less expensive cars."
They'll make up whatever shit they want to lowball you and then turn around and sell the truck for 2-3k over KBB.
I fully understand. I also stated to the dealers I am realistic about the value of my current vehicle changing once its time to take delivery. However, I was asking for an estimate for a rough idea. I made it clear I didn't want to waste anyones time, including my own. Hearing that my vehicle lost 12kk in value versus $5k is an immediate deal breaker.
If you don't like their practices, then don't reward them with your business.
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LandCruiser
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I think it's funny that you don't even try to deny that dealers flat out lie and deceive in every aspect of their business:banana:
For sure I wouldn't want to do a deal either unless I had somewhat of an idea on all aspects.
Honestly, based on when I bought my own 16 4Runner last month and having studied the market values and auction values, 4Runner values have been steadily climbing. Used cars in general have been creeping up, but 4runners moreso. This should be great for us owner's looking to sell or trade.
But that also makes us dealers nervous to buy inventory right now because they're just outright expensive, the book values haven't caught up to the wholesale values making it more difficult to get some of these cars financed, but most importantly they're waiting for the other shoe to drop and the market to "crash".
My store is buying cars at half capacity because we're afraid of what's to come with the continued rising Covid cases and the election.
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I don't take hyperboles very seriously, but if you think dealers are the only type of business guilty of bad business practices, then I don't know what to tell you.
I like to think that I run my store ethically, but I always tell people to vote with their wallet. I wouldn't expect anybody to do business with me unless they trust me.
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yota1976
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I found a green Pro. I searched from my area, so don't pay attention to the town in the link. Worth checking out...
New 2020 Toyota 4Runner for Sale in Alexandria, TN - CarGurus
There's actually a bunch of green Pro's listed there. Says 58 found.
New 2020 Toyota 4Runner for Sale in Alexandria, TN - CarGurus
There's actually a bunch of green Pro's listed there. Says 58 found.
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rageandlove
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Pros are different because of the constrained supply, and I expect the special colors are especially the case.
In my experience, I called a half-dozen dealers around the Puget Sound and they all had different approaches. Some refused to take my name because they said they could just mark it up $5k extra and sell to someone that walks on the lot. Some kept an informal list but no deposit and price to be negotiated when it arrived. Some kept a formal list and you had to give them a $1k deposit - those ones agreed to sell for MSRP.
After talking to a few people in the area, I put down $1k with two dealers. Both wanted to know my color restrictions, because they got colors in semi-randomly. I said anything but black.
2 months later, one called with a V Blue so I bought it for MSRP and got my refund back from the other. My first choice was white, but I don't really care that much.
But the supply is so constrained normal rules don't apply, and no one can tell the dealers what to do.
In my experience, I called a half-dozen dealers around the Puget Sound and they all had different approaches. Some refused to take my name because they said they could just mark it up $5k extra and sell to someone that walks on the lot. Some kept an informal list but no deposit and price to be negotiated when it arrived. Some kept a formal list and you had to give them a $1k deposit - those ones agreed to sell for MSRP.
After talking to a few people in the area, I put down $1k with two dealers. Both wanted to know my color restrictions, because they got colors in semi-randomly. I said anything but black.
2 months later, one called with a V Blue so I bought it for MSRP and got my refund back from the other. My first choice was white, but I don't really care that much.
But the supply is so constrained normal rules don't apply, and no one can tell the dealers what to do.
