Toyota team member order wait time?

[smiley6570]

In regards to order wait time, are there any Toyota employees out there who have ordered an FRS using the TMS ordering system? Any ideas as to wait time or is the 3-4 month timeframe accurate (similar to a regular dealer order)? My TMS rep will only say that my order is in (since May!) but no other information or guarantee on delivery date. Thanks

[Nevermore]

I'm not sure if it's the same thing or not, but my dad works for Toyota and has a benefit that let's him (or immediate family members) order cars through an online system. I placed my lease order on 4/26 and so far the only update I've received was when the status changed to Placed on 5/21. I'm still not sure when it'll arrive.

[smiley6570]

Thanks for the info. It sounds like your order is in the same system as my own. The status changed to "Placed" on 5/21 as well and that was the last I've heard. I wonder if it may not be possible to see the build status since it is actually built in a Subaru factory and not a Toyota plant (they might not be tied into the order tracking system we can use) . I hope that once they are built and back in the Toyota shipping system we will see some sort of update. When we do get our cars we should link up as I'm only about 1.5 hours from Louisville. Keep the faith!

[Nevermore]

That's what I was told, no updates in the system since it's built in Japan. It'll get here when it gets here, and I might receive an email when it hits US soil. And yea, a meet up sounds cool. It seems there are very few people here in my area haha

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by smiley6570

Thanks for the info. It sounds like your order is in the same system as my own. The status changed to "Placed" on 5/21 as well and that was the last I've heard. I wonder if it may not be possible to see the build status since it is actually built in a Subaru factory and not a Toyota plant (they might not be tied into the order tracking system we can use) . I hope that once they are built and back in the Toyota shipping system we will see some sort of update. When we do get our cars we should link up as I'm only about 1.5 hours from Louisville. Keep the faith!

Sorry for the double post, but I was wondering if you ever heard anything back about your order.

[killercl0wnfish]

i work at toyota TMMK georgtown kentucky plant ....

i wanted a white out 6mt frs they said it would take up to 6 months to get the car in, so i asked about the ashault and it was on its way to the dealer so i waited about a month .... we dont get ANY special treatments on this lol but the t-drive is pretty sweet and the fact i got 2500 off car and 1300 back in cash ROCKS now time to buy some mods

[mdf4uk]

I work at the Georgetown plant also, we should meet up sometime and go on twisty road drive. I went to a dealer in Lexington around mid April and gave them a deposit, took delivery of my car on June 2. It was the 2nd one sold in Lexington. Already have done a few mods... SRT exhaust, 5axis rear spoiler, BRZ trunkliner, Red stitched e-brake boot, HID kit, Hood support struts, Clear JDM sidemarmers, Led's, Rear fog light functional, JL Audio 8" sub and alpine mono amp, Sharkfin antenna, Cobb shifter knob, more mods coming as i save more money.

[killercl0wnfish]

Originally Posted by mdf4uk

I work at the Georgetown plant also, we should meet up sometime and go on twisty road drive. I went to a dealer in Lexington around mid April and gave them a deposit, took delivery of my car on June 2. It was the 2nd one sold in Lexington. Already have done a few mods... SRT exhaust, 5axis rear spoiler, BRZ trunkliner, Red stitched e-brake boot, HID kit, Hood support struts, Clear JDM sidemarmers, Led's, Rear fog light functional, JL Audio 8" sub and alpine mono amp, Sharkfin antenna, Cobb shifter knob, more mods coming as i save more money.

yeah man deff... i know where some good side roads are goin around toyota and the horse parks... im drivin to chicago this weekend and back to get the motor broke in so after that im useally free..... pm sent **

[Nevermore]

Okay so my status just updated. I ordered it on 4/26, it was sent to the factory on 5/21, and I just checked today and it says "production/build week has been determined." Anyone know why they'd wait so long to put it into production?

[Rossman]

It's probably just where your order fell in the queue.

Either that or regular customer orders take priority over employee orders (this would be my policy if I ran Toyota).

[njccmd2002]

wow, reading all this, im glad i have a good salesman.!!!!

[KritiK]

well I ordered last week and they said that I will have her on January probably

[Quentin]

Even if the car is Japan built, you should still get updates. My Japan built Prius v sent updates as the status changed all the way through the process (as did my friend's IS-F). I ordered my v in April and took delivery right after July shutdown.

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Okay so my status just updated. I ordered it on 4/26, it was sent to the factory on 5/21, and I just checked today and it says "production/build week has been determined." Anyone know why they'd wait so long to put it into production?

Sounds like you got lucky. Another engineer I work with ordered his FR-S on 4/2, order officially in on 4/15, and his still just says placed. He ordered a white 6AT. I don't know if that makes a difference since the car goes through the paint process 2x apparently (white base, pearl clear). You're still 2 months out from delivery based on my experience with the lease program. I'm just going to buy my FR-S. it makes more sense to keep my family ride on the lease so my wife never has to worry about breakdowns, maintenance, mileage, etc.

[FirestormFRS]

My advice would have been just find one at the dealer. The TMS order system takes forever because they don't cull cars from the system they put you at the back of the line in favor of customer cars.

You TMMK folks come on up to WV and we'll drive some twisties together.