Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 11:38 am
I love Camisa's stuff too. He has a sweet 16v Scirocco, and a nice cabby too. my hearts.
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Don't need to see out the back of your 2.0T Camaro when you're infront of everyone.[user not found] wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:20 pm
Also Cammisa also usually loops in Randy Pobst for driving impressions, who is a certified GOAT on the track.
CaleDeRoo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:16 pmDon't need to see out the back of your 2.0T Camaro when you're infront of everyone.[user not found] wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:20 pm
Also Cammisa also usually loops in Randy Pobst for driving impressions, who is a certified GOAT on the track.
fledonfoot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:49 pm Toyota rejected the order for the GR86 today. 6MT Premium cars are still blocked by the CAT and NY region distributors. Their system outright cancels orders the regions don't preference.
GSM at my old dealership carries some sway with the region. He's making a call to the region but it looks like I'm going to have to settle for a base model, or look to source a car >5 hours away.
When I try to build/spec/view inventory on Toyota's site, it just says that this car is unavailable.fledonfoot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:49 pm Toyota rejected the order for the GR86 today. 6MT Premium cars are still blocked by the CAT and NY region distributors. Their system outright cancels orders the regions don't preference.
GSM at my old dealership carries some sway with the region. He's making a call to the region but it looks like I'm going to have to settle for a base model, or look to source a car >5 hours away.
coogles wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:54 pmfledonfoot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:49 pm Toyota rejected the order for the GR86 today. 6MT Premium cars are still blocked by the CAT and NY region distributors. Their system outright cancels orders the regions don't preference.
GSM at my old dealership carries some sway with the region. He's making a call to the region but it looks like I'm going to have to settle for a base model, or look to source a car >5 hours away.![]()
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They’re only building a handful of cars in Premium trim in general, and the vast majority are automatics. It looks like only 20-30% of premiums are MT cars…D Griff wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:09 pmWhen I try to build/spec/view inventory on Toyota's site, it just says that this car is unavailable.fledonfoot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:49 pm Toyota rejected the order for the GR86 today. 6MT Premium cars are still blocked by the CAT and NY region distributors. Their system outright cancels orders the regions don't preference.
GSM at my old dealership carries some sway with the region. He's making a call to the region but it looks like I'm going to have to settle for a base model, or look to source a car >5 hours away.
For some reason I was starting to get impatient yesterday and just wanted to try to buy, I really need to just continue being patient and get one in 2023 or so.
fledonfoot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:27 pmThey’re only building a handful of cars in Premium trim in general, and the vast majority are automatics. It looks like only 20-30% of premiums are MT cars…D Griff wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:09 pm
When I try to build/spec/view inventory on Toyota's site, it just says that this car is unavailable.
For some reason I was starting to get impatient yesterday and just wanted to try to buy, I really need to just continue being patient and get one in 2023 or so.
The mid December allocation dropped today and nationwide only about 70 premium models in it out of about 350 cars for the nation. Of the 350, only 15 in Neptune.
There is apparently one allocation in Seattle in Neptune, premium, and not showing pre-sold.
Phone calls are being made to attempt a dealer trade/port swap. We’ll see.
Chip shortagesDesertbreh wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:30 pm Also, with a price delta of 3 grand I have no idea why the base model is even being made.
Makes sense I guess, I was wondering the same thing. I am also confused on all of this, like I would imagine 50%+ of 86 buyers would want manual and Neptune bluefledonfoot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:49 pmChip shortagesDesertbreh wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:30 pm Also, with a price delta of 3 grand I have no idea why the base model is even being made.
What a time to be alive. "2022 Throwback Edition with Crank Windows."fledonfoot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:49 pmChip shortagesDesertbreh wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:30 pm Also, with a price delta of 3 grand I have no idea why the base model is even being made.
Same old game. You can spec a base or premium and select the trans.max225 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:50 pm Sort of curious, does Toyota do actual "orders" on the BRZ as it is shared with subaru ? Or is it the same old allocation game. Same goes for the supra I suppose. Can you spec one and have a dealer get it for you. Or do you have to scavenge the country for something that "matches" across 6 states and has markup in a showroom with a red bow on it.
And I wanted to go down to 17"s the F56 and it's a shit show also. I suppose I can always throw on a set of OEM ugly ramz[user not found] wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:04 pmI actually want to go down to 16s on the R53 but 16" tire sizes are kinda slim.![]()
Yea these are[user not found] wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:56 pmWell, that's really due to thebrake setup on the JCW.
There are some good tire choices for 17s, though, and there are some wheels out there that fit the JCW brakes.
I always liked these, and they fit OE centercaps:
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fledonfoot wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:02 pm Strings have been pulled.
Somehow the available car heading to Seattle hasn't got on the ship yet and is still in Japan... It's being diverted from the boat to Portland to the next ship heading to the East Coast.
Contacts at the region got the block on MT Premiums sorted out to transfer it into the dealership's mid-December allocation cycle this morning and everything locked in this lunchtime. I should have a delivery window next week.