Sold: I'm literally willing to pay for a test drive

[noogie]

If you have the intention of buying and place a deposit, dealers will typically let you test the car when it arrives. You can refuse delivery if it doesn’t meet your expectation.

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[deicide]

If you ever travel to Austin you can drive mine anytime. I let another forum member drive it and offered to use my lift if he wants to do any installs

i appreciate that!

maybe a mod can move this thread into the New Jersey section of the forum. surely someone on there wouldn't mind. i drove the automatic one at dealers before i decided to order a MT. i just assumed it would get better and i was right lol

i didnt know there was an nj section. thats my fault

If you have the intention of buying and place a deposit, dealers will typically let you test the car when it arrives. You can refuse delivery if it doesn’t meet your expectation.

i placed a deposit but would like to drive the car before a large sum of money is tied up while i wait an undetermined amount of time. if i drive the car and love it, great, toyota can hold it until they find me a car. if not, id like to put that money back to collecting interest. ya know?

 

[noogie]

i appreciate that!



i didnt know there was an nj section. thats my fault



i placed a deposit but would like to drive the car before a large sum of money is tied up while i wait an undetermined amount of time. if i drive the car and love it, great, toyota can hold it until they find me a car. if not, id like to put that money back to collecting interest. ya know?

what was the deposit they asked? $500 deposit is usually the standard deposit rate.

look at Toyota’s official online inventory tool. It’s pretty accurate in providing up to date inventory status. Dealers can’t build or order Toyotas, which is why they just gave you a really long wait time.

did you check for used inventory? A used automatic isn’t too hard to find and test drive.

 

[deicide]

what was the deposit they asked? $500 deposit is usually the standard deposit rate.

i put down more than $500 but that was my choice.

look at Toyota’s official online inventory tool. It’s pretty accurate in providing up to date inventory status. Dealers can’t build or order Toyotas, which is why they just gave you a really long wait time.

Honestly thats what ive been doing. I have called every dealer within ~200 miles that has a car or has one in transit and every.single.one. is either reserved already paid for.

did you check for used inventory? A used automatic isn’t too hard to find and test drive.

would really prefer to drive the MT.

 

[Bald Guy]

I know you prefer a manual, but I would at least try to drive a pre owned automatic to get a good feel of the rest of the car.

 

[Timmy_Jones]

NH, you can drive mine but its an AT and modded.....so

 

[OldHead-MKV-Owner]

Go to a bmw dealership and drive any manual b58

And you won't get close to the same experience. Meaning, the manual trans are completely different. Toyota's feels worlds better than any 340/440 man I've driven.

 

[type-964]

I bought mine without a test drive. I was waiting to get my hands on one right off the truck in Dec 2020. When the dealer called I had the option to take it for a spin before I signed the papers but - nah - I knew I wanted it right away. 0 regrets.

 

[Schang105]

Hey OP, would suggest creating a search request in CarMax and sign up for email alerts. Test drives are free, although will cost some bucks if u want to ship it in from out of state. I know ur set on an manual, but doing a test drive of the auto will (1) give u a feel for the packaging and visibility, and (2) give u a feel for NVH, and dynamics on the street. Manual has improved suspension and few other changes, but fundamentally it's same packaging. Good luck!

 

[swrdply400mrelay]

yeah i understand that. but it was a definite no if i didnt try.

also, not considering anything else. dont need another car but am finally in a position in which i can comfortably afford to get the car i wanted since i was a teenager.

Oh ok, I was in a similar position. The Mk4 came out when I was in HS. When the Mk5 was announced, I wrote an email to Toyota saying if they made a manual I would buy it. Got to a point in my life where I could afford it so went ahead with it. Didn’t test drive it. But I’m so glad I got it.

I’m convinced it’s the end of the ICE/manual transmission sports cars, so this is it for me.

 

[kevenv]

Cars.com shows some used ones in Phiily for sale including a MT.
https://www.cars.com/shopping/resul...stock_type=used&year_max=&year_min=&zip=19140

 

[Avarela99]

carmax will give you a no hassle test drive just transfer one to your nearest carmax and drive it

 

[EvilMKV]

I found a used one at a local dealer and used that as a test drive option. I'm sure you've checked for the same on autotrader or autotempest.

 

[ColonelAdama]

I bought mine without having driven an AT or MT Supra either. Not gonna lie, I was pretty turned off by the clutch on the first drive, but stuck with it and got used to it!

think of it this way... if you buy and decide its not for you, you can likely get what you paid for it back.

 

[anmlstyldbldbl]

Try Turo

Did that twice last year before going into the dealer to put myself down for a car. Put in 500 miles and was most certainly convinced I truly wanted one. •i’m still waiting on Longo..•

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