Waiting for new Prado

Sorry and your last name. Can email me direct if you dont want your details plastered on here at stephenkelly@optusnet.com.au

Thanks everyone for your replies!!

Spewing that you are all going / or have been through the same experience… but must admit it is nice to know that we are not alone!

As for why they have taken our car as trade in, they told us if we didn’t give it to them in June it would devalue and not be worth as much for trade in if we kept it. We’ve never traded before so I guess we got sucked in. So basically they have a $26,000 deposit, plus $1,000 cash and we have the joy of being a one car family.

Stephen M – I have just looked at our paperwork & there is no delivery date stated. I finally got our batch number today, after numerous phone calls it is 3294449. The dealership is Yarra Valley Toyota Croydon & our surname is Harrison. Any info you could get us would be sensational.

Peter R - Good luck Friday – green with envy

Chris & Debbie – nice work on your behalf!

Deserter – Thanks, I’m glad to hear its worth the wait.

So I guess for us it will be a few more months of 2 adults , 2 dogs & a baby in a corolla, nice work Toyota!!

Will chase up tomorrow for you. Regards Steve M

Just sit on the managers desk until they give you back your trade-in or something decent to drive (another Playdoe or similar).

Don't let yourself get pushed around - take the 2 dogs and baby in there and don't leave until they sort you out. If need be start making a fuss in front of their customers - that tends to get them moving.

Hi there Mange, I rang Toyota today where I use to work and he couldnt help me as Yarra Valley is not on line with them. He did say Toyota have a help line and you should quote them that number and they can tell you where toyota is at with your vehicle. He also informed me Lander Toyota at Blacktown (where I use to work) is only recieving one turbo prado a month. They are getting orders for 10 a week. At the moment it is a 6 month waiting list untill they can crank up production of the diesel motor. V6 you can have one tommorow. Sorry I couldnt have been of more help just hope when you do get it the wait was worth it there a great vehicle. Good Luck and enjoy. Oh yeah and I 'd take Andrews advice. Stuff having one vehicle for the next few months, and tell them if you dont get yours back or a loan vehicle even if its some one elses trade in you'll be cancellling the deal. Regards Steve M

Thanks heaps for your help Stephen, that's amazing how many are being ordered. Sounds like half the country will be driving around in them when we finally all get them!

I called that number you mentioned and have been told that it should be getting into the country at the end of August, but by the time processed etc it should be ours in the first week of September. It will definetly want to be worth the wait April to Sept!

But it isn't too far away I guess, and we just keep looking at the brochures, and Prados in supermarket car parks to get us through!!

Thanks again for everyones ears for my whinging, and help as well. Cannot wait till September!!!!