4th gens NOT selling

I just don't see how a dealer can sell trucks with no trucks on the lot. People tend to buy the vehicles they can test drive and look at. I don't care about Toyota's sales numbers if I'm a buyer, I care about trucks available to drive away possibly the same day.

 

You’re speaking in extremes, I’m predicting they will still hold the crown, but they will need to offer great incentives to move these down the line. I’d buy one myself with (normal 3rd gen discount a few years back) 13-15% off + great rate. Otherwise I’ll ride my 2nd gen, and there’s plenty more like me.

 

All you have to do is just search the internet, plenty of trucks on lots if your local for some reason hasn’t gotten inventory.

 

'Rotting on the lots' isn't extreme?

 

Okay, so now inventory on the lots is good for consumers?

 

Fair enough. I viewed your responses as extreme the opposite way.

I think they will sell as Tacomas typically do. There has been a lot of negativity about the new generation. I get it. I don't disagree with all of it.

I just think the average Jane and Joe don't care. They'll simply buy it because it's a Tacoma.

Anyway. Thanks for the response.

 

I agree, they seem about 5k overpriced. A new loaded TRD OR or Sport should be about 44k, not 49k. I think 2025 will be my year to get one. It will be nice to avoid year 1 problems and by that time aftermarket will be saturated with immediately available upgrades.

 

I remember those days. My last new Tacoma purchase was Jan 2013 for a TRD OR DC 4WD auto for 30k. 10 years later was going to 3GEN, but couldn't find a new one to drive in northern VT/NH. Every truck was pre-sold. Dealer wanted $500 for an allocation and when it came in was $47k plus TTL. I didn't take the truck & didn't buy a 4GEN either.

 

I'm sure they won't sell these tacomas...... probably just dump them for pennies. They don't know what the hell they are doing! Lol

 

https://youtu.be/zqDn_dmr9x4?si=DtJeQM4MLkIWPMxE


look another video of another area flooded with unsold Tacomas …. You don’t say

 

Are dealers not allowed to have inventory anymore? The standard "turn" is 60 days for the industry ... the tacoma has barely been out that long.

 

https://youtu.be/hr-BUiRm8KY?si=0v9KBirs2vQrOxGQ

and another one

 

https://youtu.be/FqtVc-k3fnQ?si=ahc9QJPLi8YozR0Y


anddddd another one…

 

Speaking of flooded, I wonder how many got flooded in Houston.

 

Maybe all the YouTube influencers making these assinine videos are really just undercover Toyota marketing/PR staff. Well played. We're on page 14.....

 

They got their allocation. What's the problem?

 

Take a step back and look again. Carvana is volatile as hell and way, way down from their covid peak. Toyota has very strong fundamentals and more than 10x Carvana's market cap. If you're a long term investor I would not buy Carvana regardless of this year's performance.

 

FYI… https://pressroom.toyota.com/tmc-announces-april-through-march-2024-financial-results/

 

On the verge of collapse!!!

 

Tacoma selling over msrp bad
Tacomas not on lot bad
Tacomas being discounted bad
Tacomas on lots finally bad
V6 with no torque and 6 speed auto bad
I4 turbo with nothing but torque and 8 speed auto bad
Ancient tech bad
New tech bad

hard to keep track … other than gen 1 best gen ever best ever ever nothing ever came close. Good ol days