Newtownian

We asked the dealer when we bought this. He wasnt so fussed about roof racks but indicated Toyota needed to fit the towbar which we went along with. A question here. Do you have a hybrid. In this case you will also need to have AWD to tow anything significant. NO hybrids can tow anything beyond maybe a tiny trailer with a dirt bike. Its not well publicised. The exception is the RAV4 AWD hybrid . I think its got something to do with the regen braking system. But if you ignore this it will void your warrantee and probably be dangerous. Unfortunately this towing with hybrids issue is not well publicised. Even the huge Camry hybrids cant tow.

Very unlikely you will find a cancelation. There seems to be a market where someone who doesnt like what they get can on sell with a 5 K mark up quite easily.

It could be worse. Apparently in the US people are ordering a car and finding when it arrives that the dealer has jacked the price up 5 K. Possibly they didnt put down a deposit. But one thing is for sure. If you want to just buy a new one with no hassle you have a 12 month + wait unless generally a. you can buy a demonstrator, b. you are willing to buy a second hand one with a 10 K mark up, c. you are really lucky. We were lucky and ordered in Sept 2020 whence it only took 7 months after repeated delays. I think early in the pandemic demand was down a bit still.....and our old car was about to die whence we didnt want to throw good money after bad just to get it reregistered. If you are in that situation paying a premium might be worth it hateful as that would be.

I havent experienced this so far but some clown smashed in our front wheel as well as panels a couple of months back. The struts needed replacing and it was a devil of a job finding parts.

We got our fitted pre delivery. It seems to be something Toyota needs to do else you can void the warrantee especially for hybrids currently which are fussy about towing capacity. ie you need a AWD.... but this obviously doesnt apply to you. If you are out of warrantee I guess its a case of shopping around or maybe the official Toyota service places can install it.

This is exactly the model I have so I would like to know to. The salesperson was a bit vague but indicated a third party attachment was possible. I need to get the yearly service in the next couple of weeks so I am going to check then. Its not quite so critical as we have a towbar factory fitted and a trailer.... and of course the boot is large and the rear seats are reclinable so I am not in a hurry but still very interested.