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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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btw i waited 5 weeks almost to the day to get it from the day i ordered it. it sat at the dealership 1 day before i could pick it up...
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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I got mine about 1.5 weeks after I ordered my 06 camo xB. They found one that was on its way here on a boat. they told me it was going to be there like 3 days after i ordered it, but then it took like an extra week because they said that Scion has some new Quality Check system that all the scions go thru before they are delivered.....did anyone else get told this too? or did I just get BSed? Anyway, I drove it off the lot with 1 mile on the ODO. It was a great feeling.
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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I got my 06 NB TC back in June with only 1 mile on the ODO. I waited less than two weeks. I didnt even get the VIN until 2 hrs before I can pick up the car.
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 07:34 PM
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My 06 BSP tC took about 3 weeks. It was on the boat when I ordered it. I harassed the salesman every other day the whole time I was waiting. When it finally came in they said it had 2 miles on it, but when I got in...
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by AKgoalie7
.4 on the odo or the trip? impossible...


there's no way it went from factory doors to the truck and back off in less than a mile. Don't they run the cars for a mile or two after they are built? Around the parking lot to make sure the car runs?

I watched them unload my car from the truck into the lot. After they went a 1/4 mile and filled it with gas.. and back.. I still had 3 miles reading on the odo when I drove it off the lot.......


Anyone know the procedures after the car is built at the plant? I always imagined someone starting it up and driving it out the doors of the plant, around a small parking lot/track, and right onto the truck... Anyone know?
.4?

Procedures, I'm not too familiar with Toyota. They will pull cars for spot checks, etc. Thus, more miles. I do know that most ports are controlled by a receiving company other than the car manufacturer or the trucking company. The trucking companies receive them from this company and deliver to the dealership.

The main thing you want to check if the car has more miles than say the norm 3-10, is the inspection miles. If this inspection sticker has a number closer to the higher end that the car has on it, then something has happened to the car and it had to be repaired. And Car Fax won't show this, it has yet to be owned by an end user. If it is closer to the lower mileage, than it's probably just test driving fun. Just my 2 cents worth.
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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yea, i'm going to call the dealer guy again tomorrow and bug the mess outta him. "HEY MR. DEALER, ANY WORD ON THE BOX?!" or something.. just to bug him. then he's more than likely going to say, "well, it's here right now.." and i shall pass out most likely. it's kinda like christmas.. some nights i find myself losing sleep.. sigh.
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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I ordered mine while the ship was in port. It took 16 days to deliver the vehicle to the dealership and I had 3 miles on the odometer. I bugged the dealer every other day. The car was well worth the wait.



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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by CitizenSanexB
yea, i'm going to call the dealer guy again tomorrow and bug the mess outta him. "HEY MR. DEALER, ANY WORD ON THE BOX?!" or something.. just to bug him. then he's more than likely going to say, "well, it's here right now.." and i shall pass out most likely. it's kinda like christmas.. some nights i find myself losing sleep.. sigh.
You can bug your dealer all you want, but keep in mind that he doesn't get paid until you pick up your car. If he is anything like me he call you the second it comes in. He knows that you want your car, and he wants you to have it too!
Old Sep 1, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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im still waiting on mine. Its been 3 weeks. Im getting kind of ____ed lol. They said it was already in "transit" last thursday. They expected it to be here this week. So maybe tomorrow is my lucky day....hopefully.
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Just_a_Girl
.4?

Procedures, I'm not too familiar with Toyota. They will pull cars for spot checks, etc. Thus, more miles. I do know that most ports are controlled by a receiving company other than the car manufacturer or the trucking company. The trucking companies receive them from this company and deliver to the dealership.

The main thing you want to check if the car has more miles than say the norm 3-10, is the inspection miles. If this inspection sticker has a number closer to the higher end that the car has on it, then something has happened to the car and it had to be repaired. And Car Fax won't show this, it has yet to be owned by an end user. If it is closer to the lower mileage, than it's probably just test driving fun. Just my 2 cents worth.
Toyota has their own trucks. They also move the cars around at the port to take them to the accessories section if they need them. Just my .2 cents
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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I got mine about 4 hours after it came off the truck in march 04,actually my wife went and picked it out (as it was the only 5 spd in the allotment ) while i was at work. it was the 4th one scion of richardson sold.
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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Mine had 7 miles on it, and it took about 1 1/2 weeks to get it back in June of this year.

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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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Mine took about a week to arrive, and it had 1 mile on the odometer.
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 04:08 PM
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A MILE! see, now thats the kinda milage i'm looking for when mine arrives.. i will be dissapointed if it's anything more. i might tell them to get me another one.. HA, no way. i mean, i'm hoping for like 1-4 or so. thats reasonable, right?
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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Picked up my Camo xB about two hours after it arrived on the truck. Had placed my order the day before.
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by CitizenSanexB
A MILE! see, now thats the kinda milage i'm looking for when mine arrives.. i will be dissapointed if it's anything more. i might tell them to get me another one.. HA, no way. i mean, i'm hoping for like 1-4 or so. thats reasonable, right?
1-4 is very reasonable. Good luck. Hope you get one soon. :D
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 11:58 AM
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yea, i finally got mine off the truck. took a little over a week, but it is now here. I FORGOT TO TAKE MY CAMERA WITH ME THOUGH,, dern me. but it had 22 MILES on the odo when i recieved it. my idiot's, i mean dealer's, reasoning for the milage being like that was "they had to test out the cruise control." personally, i think the morons went to Krispy Kreme down the road to feed their bad habbits.. who knows. but the box looks NIIICCCEE. i am very impressed.. but not with my sales experience there. but the xB is definatly what i wanted. i'll get pictures up soon.
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 12:06 PM
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mine had 5mile and I put 20 on the test drive. but I got it that same night I went for the test drive
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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No one had any on their lots so we had to pre sale one. We looked at the invoice and found one ta the price we wanted. It was a Fridya and the ship with our car was to dock locally the following Thursday. We got the call that Saturday to come and pick it up and it had 2 miles on it. I had never even test drivenone so it was a fun trip home with a few detours.

Best experience with a dealer I have ever had and I have bought a few cars over the years.
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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No one had any on their lots so we had to pre sale one. We looked at the invoice and found one ta the price we wanted. It was a Fridya and the ship with our car was to dock locally the following Thursday. We got the call that Saturday to come and pick it up and it had 2 miles on it. I had never even test drivenone so it was a fun trip home with a few detours.

Best experience with a dealer I have ever had and I have bought a few cars over the years.



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