Move forward with allocation or wait

[4RunnerRL]

I currently have the following car reserved that just arrived at the dealership yesterday:
2025 4Runner Off Road Premium - Heritage Blue
Options include - Tow Tech package, all weather floor liners & cargo mat, integrated dashcam, door panel protectors, cross bars, rear cargo lamp, and misc BS adds like the bage overlays.

Dealer was able to give me roughly a $800 discount for options I did not want. I also got them to remove their DIO like the security system, door edge/cup guards, and tint. This puts me at roughly $58k TSRP or $1500 over base MSRP+Destination, however you want to look at it. So far this is the best deal I've found after contacting numerous dealerships in my state and out of state.

My only gripe is that it's not the color I want. I definitely wanted to move forward with the same trim in Everest Green with just the cross bars and all weather mats. But I'm unable to find a deal without DIO options/ADM for one.

I don't necessarily need the car right away and I do like the Heritage Blue as well but I'm stuck if I should move forward with this car or wait for one in the color I want. Feels a little dumb going back and forth and being stuck on just a color, but I figured if I was paying this much for a new car I should get what I want. This is the 2nd car I'd be buying new from a dealership and I do see that the market has changed quite a bit in recent years. Back in 2017, I was able to get a car in the exact spec/color I wanted and was able to talk the dealer into a MSRP OTD deal with all taxes and fees included, resulting in a roughly $4-5k discount overall. Feels like those days are long gone.

Would you guys jump on this? Or wait until this "new released car demand" cools down hopefully later this year.

 

[Nodak]

get what you want and dont settle. you will kick yourself in the long run.

thats why i put in an allocation reserve request with my exact options i wanted. do i care if it takes 10 months to fill it? nope, i get what i wanted exactly.

but not everyone has that luxury to wait that long.

 

[LLL1990]

get what you want and dont settle.

It costs too much money to settle for something. If you don't NEED a new car then wait for what you want, that's my plan. Tomorrow will be my first trip to the dealer to see what the process to get one will be. I know exactly what I want and what I DON'T want and if I have to wait until Christmas for it to come in, so be it. The last 3 cars I've bought have been exactly what I wanted and it really makes a difference in the ownership experience.

 

[kinetic262]

It's YOUR 4runner. You're gonna love it. Worry less about the options (nice job negotiating though!) and wait for the color you want.

 

[4RunnerRL]

I've passed on my allocation and decided to wait to get the exact spec/color I want. Thanks for your input @Nodak @LLL1990 and @kinetic262 !!

Hope to be rolling around in an Everest Green soon! Hope you guys also get one sooner than later

 

[Mad Ghost]

I love the Heritage Blue having seen it in person and taken delivery... maybe go look at it if you still want Everest wait. If there's no rush don't settle for 2nd favorite unless it means you won't be able do to x trail in a few weeks because your ride isn't currently capable.

 

[kinetic262]

I've passed on my allocation and decided to wait to get the exact spec/color I want. Thanks for your input @Nodak @LLL1990 and @kinetic262 !!

Hope to be rolling around in an Everest Green soon! Hope you guys also get one sooner than later

Good call. Picked up my ORP in Ice Cap last week, which replaced my 5th gen in Super White.

 

[4RunnerRL]

And in exactly 1 week from this post, I was able to find the exact 4Runner in the color/spec/options I want. No additional options I didn't want and at MSRP+options! So glad I passed on the other allocation.

@kinetic262 @Nodak @LLL1990 See you guys in roughly a month to a month and a half with my new ride!

@Mad Ghost I thought I had responded to you as well. I did end up taking a look at another 4Runner SR5 in Heritage Blue the other day just to check out the color (one I originally had allocated was in another state). I do like the blue and told myself that if it came down to it, I wouldn't mind owning another blue car. But as I mentioned above, I was able to find one in Everest Green so I'll be going with that. Congrats on your 2025 4Runner btw!

 

[Nodak]

And in exactly 1 week from this post, I was able to find the exact 4Runner in the color/spec/options I want. No additional options I didn't want and at MSRP+options! So glad I passed on the other allocation.

@kinetic262 @Nodak @LLL1990 See you guys in roughly a month to a month and a half with my new ride!

@Mad Ghost I thought I had responded to you as well. I did end up taking a look at another 4Runner SR5 in Heritage Blue the other day just to check out the color (one I originally had allocated was in another state). I do like the blue and told myself that if it came down to it, I wouldn't mind owning another blue car. But as I mentioned above, I was able to find one in Everest Green so I'll be going with that. Congrats on your 2025 4Runner btw!

glad you got what you wanted and didnt settle. bet you feel a lot better now and in the long run waiting.

if its any consolation, we had to wait 10 months on our tundra platinum allocation. may-2022 until feb-2023