Canada 2012 PHV Pre-Order Details

You are lucky, I asked my dealership today. They said that they got an order number with production scheduled for end november-december and possible delivery january-february.

Well, I guess that am getting a 2012 model only in 2013

 

Picked up our PiP this morning at the Richmond, BC dealership -- apparently the first one sold in British Columbia (doesn't include fleet vehicles leased out for research & testing). Apparently supply is very limited; something about the US market getting first dibs (?). First charge was good for about 17 km.

 

Congratulation!
Maybe even the first one in Canada

 

There is not exactly a shortage in the US. Dealers everywhere have dozens of them on their lot, and they are trying to push them with very generous leasing terms.

 

Hi Swanny, details are:
- Classic Silver Metallic
- regular package (not "technology package")
- no mods
- hilariously, we don't have access to a plug at home yet: we're in an apartment, and now have to negotiate with the landlord about being able to use the plugs downstairs. I'm sure that won't be a problem.

The sales guy said the employees at that particular dealership haven't yet received their detailed training on the vehicle, so perhaps we got lucky somehow. (I imagine Toyota wouldn't start shipping in earnest in Canada, until the training rolled out.) We'd put a deposit down in mid-2011 so maybe that also affected things?

 

Nice! And what about the standard equipment (remote a/c? Homelink?)? Is there anything different than on the US car?

 

For what it's worth, I had placed a preorder a bit late (mid-August) and was told that Toyota Canada is a bit behind on the preorders and they have been told to expect the order to arrive in early 2013. I'm not sure if I can wait that long and might have to cancel (I live on both sides of the border and so could easily pick one up stateside instead) but they were able to confirm that it would at least be a model year 2013 if I could wait until early next year to receive my preorder.

 

Thanks, 13plug! That's good to know. My dealer did tell me though that there is a shipment on its way here (Alberta in my case) but the ones Toyota are releasing here are a fleet batch as Toyota is backed up... well, at this point as long as my order is a 2013 model I think I might be ok with waiting until Q1'13...