Another way to get the trim you want

[ronorion9]

So we all know you can’t order what you want. You have to settle for what local dealers have. And “in the old days” you could find a trim in another state and do a dealer swap. But NO dealers are doing swaps lately.
So, no luck for me on anything 4 state local to MN on what I wanted.
So I searched nationwide for what I wanted. Found it in Corpus Christi TX.
I put 2k down to hold it. Bought a 165$ one way plane ticket and one night in a hotel. Drove it home.
Got what I wanted.
So, just an outside the box idea. Worked for me.

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[Dead Horse]

I'm waiting until they have a selection on the lots, then I'll cast a wide net on my chosen vehicle anyway.

I'm also thinking that this summer and fall are going to kick dealers right square in the teeth, and I'll be ready to hop in and get a deal. Who knows though...I'm frequently wrong about things LOL

 

[EZink]

I did the exact same thing after waiting months. I was just lucky enough to have found a dealer 48 miles away with the build I wanted. The 3 local dealerships I was working with, 2 being ones I had a deposit with, said there isn’t the one the one I looking for in the entire region and that the mine should be in “a week or two”

 

[Tony.636]

So we all know you can’t order what you want. You have to settle for what local dealers have. And “in the old days” you could find a trim in another state and do a dealer swap. But NO dealers are doing swaps lately.
So, no luck for me on anything 4 state local to MN on what I wanted.
So I searched nationwide for what I wanted. Found it in Corpus Christi TX.
I put 2k down to hold it. Bought a 165$ one way plane ticket and one night in a hotel. Drove it home.
Got what I wanted.
So, just an outside the box idea. Worked for me.

I did the same in 2019 to get My Tacoma from Knoxville Tennessee since my local Toyota dealership was useless.

 

[VictoryToyotaUSA]

We are dealer in Ohio and just located a New Toyota from a dealer in Hollywood, CA. It is set to be built in 2 weeks. Will be rerouted to us instead. We 100% do trade to get our customers what they want...

 

[TrdProGirl84]

What are you talking about? I didn’t have to settle for what my dealership had. I simply went out of state and I was able to get Mudbath..

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