[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by SpyderDan

A good friend of mine knows the owner of Cabe Toyota here in Long Beach, so he called him up and arranged for me to meet with their sales manager.

When I went to the dealership, they were expecting me, but knew nothing about the 10 Series yet. I filled out some paperwork, and gave them a deposit. They finally got their allocation last week, and I got the VIN and build date (5/22) when I visited last weekend. They got allocated 2 of the 10 Series, and both are spoken for.

Personally, I think one of these dealerships that have never heard about the 10 Series is actually your best bet. If they did know about it, it would probably be because somebody has already beat you to the punch.

I recommend taking a smartphone to the dealership, show them the 10 Series on the Scion website, and have cash in hand for a deposit. Let them know you are serious, and I'm sure they will want to sell you the car.

I get the feeling that people are just giving up for no good reason when the dealer doesn't know anything about the 10 Series yet. Don't give up! Inform them, and let them know you mean business.

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Just did it today, non of the salesmen knew about the 10 series, got them to go to the manager and then told me they have 1 coming in the next month or so, told them I wanted it and left all my info. Didn't even have to put a deposit... probably cause I borrowed my father's M3 just to get some leverage... lol