GR Yaris The waiting game...

Thanks you guys for all the support. Great place to be, even without a GR. 😀

I may have found a way. If a door closes, a window may open.

A friend works at a leasing company and he told me they have a GRY that is scheduled for end of the year. Unfortunately it's for company only. So I was thinking of taking the order and leasing the GRY as company car. My boss agreed on taking it into the company. But that would mean it's dead stock for at least the 3 years leasing. I would have the possibility to buy the car at the end of the contract, though.

But this would mean, I have to stay in that company for at least the next three years and I am not thaaat happy there. Feels like binding a chain on my leg.

I am pretty unsure. I have to decide rather quickly as the GRY is reserved for me only for a short time.

What do you guys think. Is it a dumb idea, or maybe a way to go? I don't know. I really would like the get one and can live with not being able to modify it, but am unsure about the company thing.
 
GRunt said:
Thanks you guys for all the support. Great place to be, even without a GR. 😀

I may have found a way. If a door closes, a window may open.

A friend works at a leasing company and he told me they have a GRY that is scheduled for end of the year. Unfortunately it's for company only. So I was thinking of taking the order and leasing the GRY as company car. My boss agreed on taking it into the company. But that would mean it's dead stock for at least the 3 years leasing. I would have the possibility to buy the car at the end of the contract, though.

But this would mean, I have to stay in that company for at least the next three years and I am not thaaat happy there. Feels like binding a chain on my leg.

I am pretty unsure. I have to decide rather quickly as the GRY is reserved for me only for a short time.

What do you guys think. Is it a dumb idea, or maybe a way to go? I don't know. I really would like the get one and can live with not being able to modify it, but am unsure about the company thing.
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I’d say don’t do it. If you’re already unhappy then don’t lock yourself in for 3 more years.
 
GRunt said:
Thanks you guys for all the support. Great place to be, even without a GR. 😀

I may have found a way. If a door closes, a window may open.

A friend works at a leasing company and he told me they have a GRY that is scheduled for end of the year. Unfortunately it's for company only. So I was thinking of taking the order and leasing the GRY as company car. My boss agreed on taking it into the company. But that would mean it's dead stock for at least the 3 years leasing. I would have the possibility to buy the car at the end of the contract, though.

But this would mean, I have to stay in that company for at least the next three years and I am not thaaat happy there. Feels like binding a chain on my leg.

I am pretty unsure. I have to decide rather quickly as the GRY is reserved for me only for a short time.

What do you guys think. Is it a dumb idea, or maybe a way to go? I don't know. I really would like the get one and can live with not being able to modify it, but am unsure about the company thing.
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Don’t lock yourself into a company where you are not that happy just for the sake of a car ( no matter how good the GRY is ).
 
Yeah, there are any number of cars available secondhand with minimal mileage, pick one and enjoy it being yours to do with as you please.

Yes, it won’t be ‘new’ but in all honesty that’s hugely over-rated. Let someone else trundle around for the first 1,000 km running it in, the cars are well-built and even after 26,000 km mine still feels as tight as a drum.

Prices remain strong, so even if you don’t get on with it then you’ll be able to move it on with no/minimal loss.

You’ve waited long enough, just do it and enjoy! 🙂
 
Thanks for your thoughts!

My boss is a car guy as well but more the BMW Audi one. He likes premium but is not that interested in technology. He offered me a leasing via the company.
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- I have to pay all costs like leasing, maintenance and insurance.
- I am the only driver and get both keys and the papers
- i can not modify
- If i leave the company or get fired, i have to take the car with me via a rent that is as high as all costs just like before. He just don't wants the car on the yard if no one is paying for it
- In the contract is regulated, that I can buy the car after 3 years for a fixed price. It's 17k net. Directly from the leasing company. If I stay or leave. But if I choose to not buy it, the leasing company takes back the car.

If I do so, the car would cost about 35k to 36k eur with tax at the end.

So it would be like normal leasing, but with an additional company in between. Or am I missing something 🤔?
 
@GRunt First, sorry for the f***-up of your dealer. My dealer told me that Toyota Germany has cancelled all dealer orders on the GR Yaris which have not been allocated to a customer. I don't know which deadline is valid for these "cancelled orders" because I did not go into details on that specific topic.

Second, in my opinion most of the GR Yaris sold on German car selling platforms are overpriced right now. I don't know if the sellers are willing to drop a few thousand Euros or whether they will keep the cars in the expectation the car will become only more valuable.

Third, without being an expert on company car contract details, what you wrote reads like an acceptable deal from your boss if you want to pursue that option. I have no clue how many miles you could drive so it will be still worth more than 17k after three years, but if the GR Yaris keeps its value (more or less), even with 60k on the clock by then it would be selling for more. But please accept that my fortune teller skills are very limited.

Fourth, a real car enthusiast does not care about the badge on the bonnet. I don't know if this remark would be beneficial to your career at your current company, so please accept that my fortune teller skills are still the same as on the paragraph before.

Fifth, if you want to spend the money/overall sum as high as in the suggested scheme by your boss, and you want to combine it with the high-rev magic of Honda, and the open top experience, how about a well-maintained S2000? I know it won't be new, and please check on insurance costs first, but if the GR Yaris offer from your boss is too risky for you (for whatever reasons), I think you can become very happy with an S2000. Very well maintained examples should be in the same price range as a new GR Yaris.

Sixth, don't get into financial trouble for a car because my fortune teller skills won't be good enough to help you out of that situation.

Seventh, if you had not noticed so far, I am not a fortune teller at all.
 
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@GRunt First, sorry for the f***-up of your dealer. My dealer told me that Toyota Germany has cancelled all dealer orders on the GR Yaris which have not been allocated to a customer. I don't know which deadline is valid for these "cancelled orders" because I did not go into details on that specific topic.

Second, in my opinion most of the GR Yaris sold on German car selling platforms are overpriced right now. I don't know if the sellers are willing to drop a few thousand Euros or whether they will keep the cars in the expectation the car will become only more valuable.

Third, without being an expert on company car contract details, what you wrote reads like an acceptable deal from your boss if you want to pursue that option. I have no clue how many miles you could drive so it will be still worth more than 17k after three years, but if the GR Yaris keeps its value (more or less), even with 60k on the clock by then it would be selling for more. But please accept that my fortune teller skills are very limited.

Fourth, a real car enthusiast does not care about the badge on the bonnet. I don't know if this remark would be beneficial to your career at your current company, so please accept that my fortune teller skills are still the same as on the paragraph before.

Fifth, if you want to spend the money/overall sum as high as in the suggested scheme by your boss, and you want to combine it with the high-rev magic of Honda, and the open top experience, how about a well-maintained S2000? I know it won't be new, and please check on insurance costs first, but if the GR Yaris offer from your boss is too risky for you (for whatever reasons), I think you can become very happy with an S2000. Very well maintained examples should be in the same price range as a new GR Yaris.

Sixth, don't get into financial trouble for a car because my fortune teller skills won't be good enough to help you out of that situation.

Seventh, if you had not noticed so far, I am not a fortune teller at all.
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haha thanks for trying to tell the future. I will take this into consideration even without your professional skills in that area. :ROFLMAO:

I really love the S2k. great car, godly engine. but it's even a big bit more unpractical as the MX5. the Miata is way more daily-driveable. more space, less fuel consuption and you actually get parts for a MX5. if a S2k breaks down for same reason, you have to be prepared for a loooong waiting and expensive as hell parts from japan. a friend used to have one. it was constantly in garage because of waiting for service parts... if its your second or third car. this will work. but i have to rely on my daily to some degree. so no S2k for me. 😅
 
I can tell you the future. All my fun cars have even increased in value by decades over the years. Toyota Supra MK IV, R33GTR, Evo, Evo.... so it's only logical and above all "secured" the GRY will also increase in value...🤣🤣🤣
 
Greenthumb said:
I can tell you the future. All my fun cars have even increased in value by decades over the years. Toyota Supra MK IV, R33GTR, Evo, Evo.... so it's only logical and above all "secured" the GRY will also increase in value...🤣🤣🤣
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even with inflation calculated in?
 
Guys, I'm getting a feeling that @sb-harald is not a fortune teller at all

Aren't all used car prices going up because of the long wait times? I could still sell my miata for around the same price I got it five years ago 😅
 
Sorry to say that, but an MX5 is nothing special and far from rare :). I definitely wouldn't expect the price to go up.

With the GRY that is quite conceivable.The future will tell. But I wouldn't make that dependent on whether I buy the car.
 
To be fair, a MX5 holds it's value quite good. But for taking it as an investment, the MX5 isn't rare enough, yes. But it's a great car for having fun and not loosing much on that. On the other hand a BMW is loosing it's value 50% in the first year 😆
 
GRunt said:
To be fair, a MX5 holds it's value quite good. But for taking it as an investment, the MX5 isn't rare enough, yes. But it's a great car for having fun and not loosing much on that. On the other hand a BMW is loosing it's value 50% in the first year 😆
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100% 👍🏻
 
Our two GR Yaris will be shipped with 4,998 electric vehicles. What could possibly go wrong?

And if our cars survive the transport on the vessel, mine will be loaded on a truck where the truck driver falls asleep while cutting his toe nails during driving, and I am ready to wait for another two years.
 
sb-harald said:
Our two GR Yaris will be shipped with 4,998 electric vehicles. What could possibly go wrong?

And if our cars survive the transport on the vessel, mine will be loaded on a truck where the truck driver falls asleep while cutting his toe nails during driving, and I am ready to wait for another two years.
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There is nothing better than healthy optimism🤣
 
I think you're seeiing things too pessimistic... There will be at least 8 other GR Yaris on the ship :ROFLMAO:
 
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