GR Yaris Ooooo! An update!

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KB5, ordered on 9 July so one of the very last - Pure White Circuit Pack. The dealer told me at the time it was one of the last five orders in the country, I wasnā€™t quite sure I believed it at the time but seems like it might well have been true!

Most recent update I got was an estimate of early March - though slightly annoyingly every monthly update is given with something along the lines of ā€œbut itā€™ll almost certainly be much earlier than thatā€. I just agree with whatever they say now, it seems easier!

Youā€™d have thought that after the fifth or sixth delay they might stop saying thatā€¦
 
Looking back to when I was waiting, I to was frustrated by the lack of valid updates received. Now reading so many other's have had these issues , I'm now feel the dealerships where let down by Toyota's lack of up dates to the dealers
 
KB5, ordered on 9 July so one of the very last - Pure White Circuit Pack. The dealer told me at the time it was one of the last five orders in the country, I wasnā€™t quite sure I believed it at the time but seems like it might well have been true!

Most recent update I got was an estimate of early March - though slightly annoyingly every monthly update is given with something along the lines of ā€œbut itā€™ll almost certainly be much earlier than thatā€. I just agree with whatever they say now, it seems easier!

Youā€™d have thought that after the fifth or sixth delay they might stop saying thatā€¦

Thatā€™s really useful. So unlikely to see anything past KB5 or maybe a 6. For nowā€¦ā€¦
 
Looking back to when I was waiting, I too was frustrated by the lack of valid updates received. Now reading so many other's have had these issues , I'm now feel the dealerships where let down by Toyota's lack of up dates to the dealers
My dealer was very good in saying Iā€™ll only tell you something when I know something.
 
Finally I had a reason to register.My GRY is being built! I got a notification today. Nice late christmas present šŸ˜

- 29th of March 2022 order placed (Finland) with original ETA December 2022
- 3rd of June 2022 dealer informed ETA changed to April 2023
- 4th of December 2022 app updated first time. More specific locations appeared, including shipping route
- 26th of December 2022 Build started
- 23rd of January 2023 Left the factory (this might have happened couple of days earlier, didnt get a notification and had not checked app in few days)
- 21st of February 2023 In Zeebrugge! Next stop, Malmƶ!
- 1st of March 2023 In Malmƶ!
- 17th of March 2023 in Hanko, Finland! Only ~150km to go! Harbours were closed because of a strike for two weeks..
- 27th of March 2023 arrived at the dealer! The image changed from regular GRY to Racing pack with correct wheels :)
- 12th of April delivery!

Assuming it takes roughly two months (so delivery early March 2023?) for it to arrive it took 11-12 months in total.

Now its time to order winter shoes for it?
 
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I can't explain why I have an unfathomable hatred for Finland now ;)šŸ˜‚ Lucky git getting only a year wait!

Congratulations though
Im sure Toyota just decided to prioritize the finnish orders since some of us played a key role in winning the WRC championship this year! ;)
I just ordered Tomason TN25 rims in matt bronze and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 studded tires for the winter. Now we just wait some more.. :cool:

Edit: got them! https://www.gr-zoo.com/threads/show-us-your-aftermarket-wheels.9/page-11#post-47614
 
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Finally I had a reason to register.My GRY is being built! I got a notification today. Nice late christmas present šŸ˜

- 29th of March 2022 order placed (Finland) with original ETA December 2022
- 3rd of June 2022 dealer informed ETA changed to April 2023
- 4th of December 2022 app updated first time. More specific locations appeared, including shipping route
- 26th of December 2022 Build started

Assuming it takes roughly two months (so delivery early March 2023?) for it to arrive it took 11-12 months in total.

Now its time to order winter shoes for it?
Lucky lucky man. I ordered December 2021 also in Finland and just got a notification as well before christmas about the build, expected delivery in Marchā€¦
So for the rest of you, delivery times vary also in Finlandā€¦
 
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Lucky lucky man. I ordered December 2021 also in Finland and just got a notification as well before christmas about the build, expected delivery in Marchā€¦
So for the rest of you, delivery times vary also in Finlandā€¦

I also ordered in late December of 2021, the car went into build in the final days of November 2022 and is arriving late January/early February. I wonder if it's a color thing, as I heard that the dealership delivered a black one in November which was ordered at the same time as mine.
 
I also ordered in late December of 2021, the car went into build in the final days of November 2022 and is arriving late January/early February. I wonder if it's a color thing, as I heard that the dealership delivered a black one in November which was ordered at the same time as mine.
All colours are built simultaneously (see this still from the Motomachi build video, click for full thing), so unless they literally ran out of paint I doubt the colour has anything to do with it.

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All colours are built simultaneously (see this still from the Motomachi build video, click for full thing), so unless they literally ran out of paint I doubt the colour has anything to do with it.

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It's even more interesting than just colour. If you look carefully at that video, and because I'm sad, I have... you can see conv pack wheels, and circuit packs, along with LHD and RHD variants in build at the same time.
 
It's even more interesting than just colour. If you look carefully at that video, and because I'm sad, I have... you can see conv pack wheels, and circuit packs, along with LHD and RHD variants in build at the same time.
All absolutely typical of a modern production plant. The days of having to do a single model on a Model-T-style "production line" are ancient history, most plants can build multiple disparate models, not just variants, at the same time as JIT doesn't really care whether the parts are for a different trim level or a different model/bodystyle from one car to the next, as long as the supply chain and infrastructure are designed to physically deliver the components/sub-assemblies.