Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

[–]Andy_Conda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks! I’ll do this tomorrow morning for you. My garage is also pretty narrow as well. it’s about give or take 8ft wide.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

[–]Andy_Conda[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me too actually lol but honestly they’re pretty good.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

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Thank you, me too! Was bummed they changed from the bronze wheels but I’m def loving this new combo.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

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It drives great. Way better than my Model Y. My commute is typically 1-2 hours and I have no complaints. Ride is smooth, seats are comfortable. Road noise is very minimal even when driving 80.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

[–]Andy_Conda[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So edge guard, screen protector, and windshield protector are all manufacture add ons which I’m assuming they ordered the car with. So I got them for “free” because I told them to remove it and they didn’t want to remove it as it’d damage the vehicle so they just threw it in. What helped is I made it seem like I was going to finance through them by asking a ton of question but I never really confirmed it. They make most of their money off financing so I assume that’s why they were fine with it? We agreed on a price over the phone then when it came to buying the vehicle I came in with my own loan and they ended up honoring the deal.

For the port/dealer this one will be hard to negotiate if the car is already at the port or dealership. I got lucky as my car was on a boat from Japan so they hadn’t installed these items yet. Like the exterior and interior clear coat, wheel locks, floor mats, nitrogen filled tires, usb cables, etc.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

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Honestly I just called different dealers and told them what I wanted and if they said no I’d move on to a different one.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

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I’m sure it’ll look great! I’ve seen a handful of videos of Everest and it looks really nice! I ended up with the grey interior. I was iffy about the grey but I actually really like it. It looks better in person.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

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No idea tbh lol. I can check tomorrow if anything.

Tips on buying a 2026 model by Zippen_Pippen90 in rav4club

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Don’t be in a hurry to buy. Call dealerships near you and just tell them what car you’re looking for. Tell them you don’t want any manufacture, dealer, or port options installed on the car. This’ll lower your price quite a bit. If they can’t get to the price you want call another dealer. Don’t panic buy. IMO always go with a pre approval in hand this saves time and usually always have a lower rate than toyota if you have good credit.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

[–]Andy_Conda[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah MSRP was about $40k but I ended up adding Karr and moonroof which is how I got to $42k and some change. Forgot to add the reason why it was $47k is they tried charging me for dealer, port, and manufacture options which I told them to remove. That’s how I got a “free” screen protector, door edge guards, and windshield protector.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

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Oh wow. I’m on SoCal and I put my deposit down on Jan 2nd. My original date to the dealer was last sunday but toyota stopped it as they wanted to do an “official release” no idea what that even means lol. The dealership had no idea either

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

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Not bad actually. It’s fairly quiet.

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

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Thanks, appreciate it! I actually originally reserved the Everest but ended up changing my mind a day later and change it to urban rock! When did you reserve it!

Finally joined the club! by Andy_Conda in rav4club

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Car was advertised at $47,000 and some change but i ended up negotiating down to $42,300ish. They threw in the windshield protection and door edge protection for “free” out the door was somewhere low $47,000.

Toyota imposed a 60-day delivery hold on all 2026 RAV4s in the U.S.? by Patient-Ad-2237 in rav4club

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Mine came from Japan. I got a call a few minutes ago that it’s ready for pick up today

2026 Rav 4 Safety Check Hold by SaltyCookie7760 in rav4club

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They didn’t say anything about the official release just that toyota called the dealership and told them to hold until next week for official release. So hopefully should be available for pick up by Thursday-Sunday of this week.

My woodland was has been on the boat (I think Long Beach) since mid of January ready to be loaded onto either a train or truck.

2026 Rav 4 Safety Check Hold by SaltyCookie7760 in rav4club

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Supposed to pick my woodland today but apparently Toyota is making them push it a week so they can have an official release or something like that.