The Toyota hilux is the pickup truck plus sold from the country and it is the second most patented vehicle in the total market. It is a nationally manufactured model, which is also a leader in exports, which is why finding a 0km unit to buy can mean signing up for a waiting list that can take up to a year.
According to inquiries made at different official dealers throughout the country, none of them have the availability of the Hilux Pickup for immediate purchase, and the delays increase as the versions are more equipped, as is the case with the SRX 4×4 with automatic gearbox.
The delay for a Toyota Hilux can range from 12 months to 1 year
In any case, they anticipate that the operation will take a delay of more than 6 months, and may exceed a year according to the chosen version.
“We have 80 people on the waiting list for the Toyota Hilux SRX and about 25 for the SRV, which is the older version,” explained a salesperson at a leading outlet.
Toyota Hilux at the dealership.
Waiting list: the reserve is $50,000
In case you are willing to wait, to enter waiting list you have to reserve the van with $50,000. Only when the unit enters the dealership, the total value of the vehicle is paid at the official price of that moment.
As a point to keep in mind, Toyota is one of the few brands where there are no markups, except for some operations that are not from official dealers.
Thus, is there any way to compute how much can you pay the Hilux at the time of entry and once everything is ready to pick it up.
Toyota Hilux going through the service.
“The 0km increase 5% every month, in this way, taking into account that today the SRV 4×4 costs $7,999,000, if it arrives in October it will be necessary to calculate 30% more than that value approximately,” explained a vendor.
In any case, it is made clear at all times that the reservation It is not with a guaranteed delivery datebut estimated deadlines are given, since external factors may appear (for example, the lack of semiconductors) that delay production.
A “secret” to get it faster
Another strategy that sellers recommend is reserve two units of different versions (if you agree with any of them).
For example, you can opt for the most equipped, the SRX, and the previous version, the SRV. As there are fewer people waiting for the second one, it may be that it arrives earlier and for the consumer it is the same and they decide to lean towards that model. In that case, the value of one of the reserves is returned.
Savings plan, the secret to having it fast
During the different consultations with the dealers about the availability of the vans, two options were also offered as purchase alternatives: one is to close the acquisition with financing and the other with savings plan.
In the first case, up to 70% of the unit is financed with a maximum term of 72 months. The interest rate is approximately 50%.
In the case of savings plan, is the way that they ensure today allows you to have the unit ahead of time. In this case, you can bid from the second installment. The advantage that sellers explain about this option is that when subscribing to the plan, the automaker takes the commitment to deliver the vehicle in 120 days since the bidding is won, so, in case of being awarded, the person can achieve that the terms to receive the vehicle are shortened.
Hilux, the most chosen for the field.
In this case there is an issue to take into account: the subscription is for DX version which is the input range, but it can be exchanged for another version paying the difference.
And, although with the savings plan everything is subject to being raffled, it is a way to advance the payment of the truck, with the suggested list value of the moment, and you may be lucky enough to “Receive it sooner than expected.” By law, they cannot take more than 4 months from the time the tender is won.
In this way, the option of the savings plan is, for now, the only secret to have the truck before 8 months, which is the minimum time that is spent in the dealerships to deliver the vehicles.