Are orders for 2025 tacoma 6mt's in canada basically done for the year?

[kaneda]

I've bought lots of new vehicles over the years but this will be my first Toyota.

Shopping for either 6mt trd off road or sport+ in BC Canada. The only options I can make are colour on either trim. Looking for "Terra"

Spoke to two different dealers today:

- Comox valley toyota (bc), told me it's a year out for a factory order.

- Destination toyota in burnaby (bc), mentioned it'd be close to a year, and would only give me further details if i made a $1000 non refundable deposit?

Is this the norm?

My limited understanding is that all dealers can see current tacoma's in production, and can trade for a vehicle if it hasn't gone to delivery yet? Can I do this search myself? Is there a specific time frame when orders close, as it doesn't seem that late in the 2025 production window?

Any tips or advice would be great.

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[Jams]

Personally I would avoid any dealers doing the “non refundable deposit” shenanigans. Hopefully you can talk them into a “subject to test drive” or something similar.
But yes you will need to get on a list and just wait for a spec to arrive that you’re looking for.
The market is definitely getting better but dealers will 100% prioritize customers with “good” trade ins or those willing to buy extras such as warranty, ppf & accessories.
If you don’t happen to have a trade or commit to purchasing those extras it could definitely be a long wait.

I’d recommend also checking Facebook marketplace often as many of the sales reps will post available vehicles there before you’ll see them hit the dealer websites.

 

[Bannedname]

Don't know if this makes it easier to swallow but I put a deposit down and waited 15 months (deposit May 2023, delivery August 24) for exact specs and color I wanted for my 24 TRD ORP 6MT in the US. It was a tough wait and there were maybe 2 other trucks I saw get listed in my area with close build spec but wrong color.

IMO it's worth waiting if you are dead-set on a specific color and build.

 

[John Boyd]

I've bought lots of new vehicles over the years but this will be my first Toyota.

Shopping for either 6mt trd off road or sport+ in BC Canada. The only options I can make are colour on either trim. Looking for "Terra"

Spoke to two different dealers today:

- Comox valley toyota (bc), told me it's a year out for a factory order.

- Destination toyota in burnaby (bc), mentioned it'd be close to a year, and would only give me further details if i made a $1000 non refundable deposit?

Is this the norm?

My limited understanding is that all dealers can see current tacoma's in production, and can trade for a vehicle if it hasn't gone to delivery yet? Can I do this search myself? Is there a specific time frame when orders close, as it doesn't seem that late in the 2025 production window?

Any tips or advice would be great.

I have 3x TRD Off Road 6M, because I want to drive manual until I die and honestly 51k (2024) is a good price for what you get.

Reach out to Squamish Toyota, they will find you one. Be prepared to wait for a year. David Webster is great. They take a $500 refundable deposit, I assume they can sell a manual Tacoma in about 4mins if you don't go through with the transaction. Don't be specific with your colour, Terra will probably be extra challenging. I started hassling them for manual Tacomas in early 2023 and eventually you will get one.

Just place the order brother, you won't regret it.

 

[emidyl]

I've bought lots of new vehicles over the years but this will be my first Toyota.

Shopping for either 6mt trd off road or sport+ in BC Canada. The only options I can make are colour on either trim. Looking for "Terra"

Spoke to two different dealers today:

- Comox valley toyota (bc), told me it's a year out for a factory order.

- Destination toyota in burnaby (bc), mentioned it'd be close to a year, and would only give me further details if i made a $1000 non refundable deposit?

Is this the norm?

My limited understanding is that all dealers can see current tacoma's in production, and can trade for a vehicle if it hasn't gone to delivery yet? Can I do this search myself? Is there a specific time frame when orders close, as it doesn't seem that late in the 2025 production window?

Any tips or advice would be great.

not sure but usually somewhat current Cargurus show a few manuals, BC and AB. A Terra showing in AB. Just expand that search to nationwide and manual

https://www.cargurus.ca/Cars/new/se...electingHelper.selectedEntity=d311&zip=L4Z3V1

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