After over a year finally have a truck coming, build date is first part of October what’s next

[evlfred]

So I put down a deposit for a Limited Hybrid last September and finally got my local dealer to get me a truck coming. They showed me a build sheet and we selected the options I wanted. The sheet has a VIN I assume is a temporary one. The dealership said the build date was the first part of October. So what will I see next? When does it show up on the locator and what not?

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[evlfred]

scratch that, Looks like build date is 10/28-11/3

 

[MT-Taco]

Congratulations!

5-8 weeks.. Unless you’re on the East Coast? Port strikes???

 

[TacoFreak]

Congrats @evlfred - a long wait but I think it will be worth it.

My truck coming into the country on the east coast was just under 7 weeks after build date to my dealer. Your truck might be coming mostly by rail and I would think that would make it shorter.

Good luck!

 

[Trailcat]

Welcome to the waiting game!

My Trailhunter was built on 9/3. It took almost 3 weeks in "processing" before it arrived at the port in Mexico (Lazaro Cardenas) where it is currently (9/29) waiting to roll on the ship. It's a 3+ day sail to Long Beach, but then no idea how long it'll take from there. I'm hoping it'll get here to Phoenix by mid-October, but I'm expecting late-October/early-November.

 

[rkohlerbend]

Would that be a 2025 model?

 

[Mtn.Ta_CO_man]

Welcome to the waiting game!

My Trailhunter was built on 9/3. It took almost 3 weeks in "processing" before it arrived at the port in Mexico (Lazaro Cardenas) where it is currently (9/29) waiting to roll on the ship. It's a 3+ day sail to Long Beach, but then no idea how long it'll take from there. I'm hoping it'll get here to Phoenix by mid-October, but I'm expecting late-October/early-November.

How or where are you getting the info on when it was in processing and now at the port? Is it dealer info or some other tracking option with a "real" Vin #? I still have the temporary vin but am hoping for the real one next week.

 

[Trailcat]

How or where are you getting the info on when it was in processing and now at the port? Is it dealer info or some other tracking option with a "real" Vin #? I still have the temporary vin but am hoping for the real one next week.

Dealer has a timeline they can see the current status. There’s some good screenshots in another thread. My dealer sends me a text each time it updates. It is far from perfect and doesn’t seem to update right away, but it’s something.

You should get a real VIN a day or two before build. I’d check with the dealer the day after your build and just ask to confirm that it was built. Then tell them to send you updates on the status.

 

[evlfred]

Would that be a 2025 model?

spec sheet says 24

 

[Vidman]

My trailhunter was built on 9/11 and it just got to the dealership this morning.. picking it up on Tuesday."the wait is finally over and letting go of my tundra will not be easy but I have to do it..it’s been a great truck for the 8 years I’ve had it

 

[TacoFreak]

@Vidman I loved my Tundra too and even after almost 14 years I was sorry to see it go.

But now that I have my 4th gen I don't really miss it as much as I thought.

 

[Vidman]

@Vidman I loved my Tundra too and even after almost 14 years I was sorry to see it go.

But now that I have my 4th gen I don't really miss it as much as I thought.

Im sure I’ll feel the same way after a few weeks..I’m really going to miss the V8 rumble of my duel exhaust. the truck sounds soooooo sweet

 

[TacoFreak]

Im sure I’ll feel the same way after a few weeks..I’m really going to miss the V8 rumble of my duel exhaust. the truck sounds soooooo sweet

Yeah - same here - I had the TRD true dual exhaust and it was perfect. Plenty of beautiful V8 music when you got on it, no drone and just a nice motor boat burble when cruising.

Now that I will miss, but not its amazing thirst for fuel.

 

[evlfred]

I feel the same way. Put a cat back magnaflow on my 12 Tundra. I’ll miss the sound but I will still have my other truck which sounds even better.

 

[TacoFreak]

Nice truck @evlfred - Chevy trucks from that era are among my favorites. I saw a nice one at a local car show and it won the best truck vote because it was so cool.

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