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Dark · 12-04-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Driver

There isn't going to be an exact release date (ie: april 14th). that is impossible. the car will be released and once they are available at dealerships they will be sold... no dealer in their right mind would wait and sit on a car for two weeks or even two days to sell it. once they buy the car from toyota and it shows up on their lot its for sale.

i call b.s. but then again if you're getting cars directly from toyota off the production line some way some how touche to you... the rest of the world doesn't operate that way though.

Normally, dealers sell a new released car a few day before its official release date.

Driver · 12-04-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark

Normally, dealers sell a new released car a few day before its official release date.

it all depends on when a dealer gets one on the ground. you'll see the first sales coming from california because it closest to the ports that toyota imports its Japan built vehicles from. From there the trains and trucks will transport them across the country as fast as possible but a dead on release date and "pre official release date release" is all subject to location wouldn't you agree?

Dark · 12-04-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Driver

it all depends on when a dealer gets one on the ground. you'll see the first sales coming from california because it closest to the ports that toyota imports its Japan built vehicles from. From there the trains and trucks will transport them across the country as fast as possible but a dead on release date and "pre official release date release" is all subject to location wouldn't you agree?

You're right. If Toyota want to deliver all cars to the dealerships at or before release date, they need to get the car about a week before release date. That's said, some dealer will get the car about a week before release date.

LionZoo · 12-04-2011, 04:17 PM

No way you're getting the cars by Christmas, January, or even February. Car isn't even in production yet and you admit you have no ETA, yet you're thinking of wildly optimistic arrival dates? I hope you didn't inform your customers that those are the dates that the car will arrive because if you did, they might be a tad disappointed and perhaps angry.

Godzpeed · 12-05-2011, 02:48 AM

Japanese dealers all respect the release dates, they do not deliver the car until the exact date. However, I'm not a Japanese dealer, and they have no control over what I do with my cars once it's arrived on to my hands. And I don't buy toyotas from their dealers, I get them directly from factory.

I'm pretty sure April is the north American launch, the JDM cars will be on the road far earlier than that. In fact when the GTR launched in 07, No customers cars could be delivered until mid jan of 08. My car arrived on Xmas eve of 07.

We will wait and see when I can get more info from Toyota. I'm expecting the car will cost around 350k (45k usd)to 380k (48k usd) HKD with the first registration tax included

armythug · 12-05-2011, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Godzpeed

Japanese dealers all respect the release dates, they do not deliver the car until the exact date. However, I'm not a Japanese dealer, and they have no control over what I do with my cars once it's arrived on to my hands. And I don't buy toyotas from their dealers, I get them directly from factory.

I'm pretty sure April is the north American launch, the JDM cars will be on the road far earlier than that. In fact when the GTR launched in 07, No customers cars could be delivered until mid jan of 08. My car arrived on Xmas eve of 07.

We will wait and see when I can get more info from Toyota. I'm expecting the car will cost around 350k (45k usd)to 380k (48k usd) HKD with the first registration tax included

that cleared a lot up lol.

Racelex · 12-05-2011, 05:41 AM

Can I get a test ride when you get it? lol

Midnight Run · 12-05-2011, 05:45 AM

please keep us posted! can't wait to see them in pix

70NYD · 12-05-2011, 08:53 AM

Lol what you mean not in production?? Didn't you guys see one of the videos of this car, it was talking ONLY about the ft86, an there were few shots of the production line.. It was out a few days ago when the cars got officially unveild

val_lixembeau · 12-05-2011, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Godzpeed

For myself, I've ordered a White 6MT with no options.

Nice! Congratulations!

I can imagine how fun it would be to take one on Castlepeak Road at night :happy0180:

tripjammer · 12-05-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Godzpeed

Japanese dealers all respect the release dates, they do not deliver the car until the exact date. However, I'm not a Japanese dealer, and they have no control over what I do with my cars once it's arrived on to my hands. And I don't buy toyotas from their dealers, I get them directly from factory.

I'm pretty sure April is the north American launch, the JDM cars will be on the road far earlier than that. In fact when the GTR launched in 07, No customers cars could be delivered until mid jan of 08. My car arrived on Xmas eve of 07.

We will wait and see when I can get more info from Toyota. I'm expecting the car will cost around 350k (45k usd)to 380k (48k usd) HKD with the first registration tax included

Awesome bro!

Can you get parts, like the 86 airbag cover for us possible future FRS owners?

Longhorn248 · 12-05-2011, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by 70NYD

Lol what you mean not in production?? Didn't you guys see one of the videos of this car, it was talking ONLY about the ft86, an there were few shots of the production line.. It was out a few days ago when the cars got officially unveild

That was the first thing that came to mind as well. We've seen videos of the cars in production. There's no way they could do a global launch and have enough cars if they simply started up the line at the beginning of April and wanted to have them all shipped and on dealer lots by May.

tripjammer · 12-05-2011, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn248

That was the first thing that came to mind as well. We've seen videos of the cars in production. There's no way they could do a global launch and have enough cars if they simply started up the line at the beginning of April and wanted to have them all shipped and on dealer lots by May.

From what I heard, there are no cars in production...just pre-production units.

The final release date has not been set but all they say is spring. Spring can mean June 2012 or march 2012.

mockngbrd · 12-05-2011, 10:09 PM

pls take photos of the white!

you guys don't even wanna start thinking how much it'll cost once it hits Singapore with the craziest car taxes... in the world...

+ give us a review of how the AT performs... cos i might have to share the car with my significant other and she does not like my manual cars

(i dun call BS cos i did see GTRs get into HKG really quick... i even got a ride in a GTR from Charles of the HKG BMW club)

12-05-2011, 08:53 AM	#23
70NYD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Drives: RX8 S1 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 1,396 Thanks: 49 Thanked 50 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lol what you mean not in production?? Didn't you guys see one of the videos of this car, it was talking ONLY about the ft86, an there were few shots of the production line.. It was out a few days ago when the cars got officially unveild __________________

12-04-2011, 04:17 PM	#18
LionZoo Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: 2006 Mazda RX-8 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No way you're getting the cars by Christmas, January, or even February. Car isn't even in production yet and you admit you have no ETA, yet you're thinking of wildly optimistic arrival dates? I hope you didn't inform your customers that those are the dates that the car will arrive because if you did, they might be a tad disappointed and perhaps angry.

12-05-2011, 02:48 AM	#19
Godzpeed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Nissan GTR Location: Hong Kong Posts: 136 Thanks: 3 Thanked 21 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Japanese dealers all respect the release dates, they do not deliver the car until the exact date. However, I'm not a Japanese dealer, and they have no control over what I do with my cars once it's arrived on to my hands. And I don't buy toyotas from their dealers, I get them directly from factory. I'm pretty sure April is the north American launch, the JDM cars will be on the road far earlier than that. In fact when the GTR launched in 07, No customers cars could be delivered until mid jan of 08. My car arrived on Xmas eve of 07. We will wait and see when I can get more info from Toyota. I'm expecting the car will cost around 350k (45k usd)to 380k (48k usd) HKD with the first registration tax included

12-05-2011, 05:41 AM	#21
Racelex Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Impreza GC8 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 61 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Can I get a test ride when you get it? lol

12-05-2011, 05:45 AM	#22
Midnight Run Action Thriller Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: E46M3 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 163 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	please keep us posted! can't wait to see them in pix

12-05-2011, 10:09 PM	#28
mockngbrd Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: BMW E36 328 / E34 M5 Location: Singapore Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	pls take photos of the white! you guys don't even wanna start thinking how much it'll cost once it hits Singapore with the craziest car taxes... in the world... + give us a review of how the AT performs... cos i might have to share the car with my significant other and she does not like my manual cars (i dun call BS cos i did see GTRs get into HKG really quick... i even got a ride in a GTR from Charles of the HKG BMW club)

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