Gulf States Toyota (GST) not releasing 2025 4Runners to dealers yet? [Update: vehicles have arrived now]

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Gulf States Toyota is reportedly the only region delaying the distribution of the 2025 Toyota 4Runner, according to a salesperson at Freeman Toyota who contacted me. Dealerships in other regions are still receiving units, but customers in Texas and nearby states may face longer wait times of at least a month. No official statement has been released explaining the delay. Maybe PIO part delays? Anyone know why?
 

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Gulf States Toyota is reportedly the only region delaying the distribution of the 2025 Toyota 4Runner, according to a salesperson at Freeman Toyota who contacted me. Dealerships in other regions are still receiving units, but customers in Texas and nearby states may face longer wait times of at least a month. No official statement has been released explaining the delay. Maybe PIO part delays? Anyone know why?
Southwest La.-spoke with dealership last weekend and they are months out from receiving any. No reason given. Seemed like they are not given much information as to timing, they don’t even know what they are going to get yet. The salesman I am working with will be contacting me as soon as he knows anything.
 

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My SR5 is coming in via GST too, and my dealership contact does not seem to know much with regard to timeframe of delivery. He says GST has not said much to them. Very weird.
 

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GST is one of the biggest reasons I haven't bought a new Toyota in the last few years.

They insist on 2-5 thousand dollars worth of garbage on every truck and SUV before they ship to the dealers. And that's on top of the 20-30% the price of the truck has increased directly from Toyota. Gulf States Toyota can pound sand and I'll buy from a different region because of their crap.

I'm assuming they're waiting on a shipment of those awful Predator steps and trash roof racks to show up for them to bolt on before they ship them to dealers.
 

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GST is one of the biggest reasons I haven't bought a new Toyota in the last few years.

They insist on 2-5 thousand dollars worth of garbage on every truck and SUV before they ship to the dealers. And that's on top of the 20-30% the price of the truck has increased directly from Toyota. Gulf States Toyota can pound sand and I'll buy from a different region because of their crap.

I'm assuming they're waiting on a shipment of those awful Predator steps and trash roof racks to show up for them to bolt on before they ship them to dealers.
GST definitely sucks. It hasn’t always been that way. It changed when the founder passed away and they greedy children took over.
 

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GST is one of the biggest reasons I haven't bought a new Toyota in the last few years.

They insist on 2-5 thousand dollars worth of garbage on every truck and SUV before they ship to the dealers. And that's on top of the 20-30% the price of the truck has increased directly from Toyota. Gulf States Toyota can pound sand and I'll buy from a different region because of their crap.

I'm assuming they're waiting on a shipment of those awful Predator steps and trash roof racks to show up for them to bolt on before they ship them to dealers.
Well they had a Landcruiser on the lot that was very basic with no additions so I don’t see that being the case anymore.
 

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Well they had a Landcruiser on the lot that was very basic with no additions so I don’t see that being the case anymore.
A dealer can override an allocations options and accessories before it’s built. Most don’t.
 

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Gulf States Toyota is reportedly the only region delaying the distribution of the 2025 Toyota 4Runner, according to a salesperson at Freeman Toyota who contacted me. Dealerships in other regions are still receiving units, but customers in Texas and nearby states may face longer wait times of at least a month. No official statement has been released explaining the delay. Maybe PIO part delays? Anyone know why?
Sounds like GST trying to artificially drive up demand and pricing in my opinion. Feel bad for the people in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
 
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Sounds like GST trying to artificially drive up demand and pricing in my opinion. Feel bad for the people in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
I got told they won’t be here for a month! Seems ridiculous to me
 

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I got told they won’t be here for a month! Seems ridiculous to me
Freeman is usually pretty good. All of my recent Tacomas were purchased there. You might also check with Family and see what they say.
 
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An update from the dealer. The hold is until March so that apparently all GST Toyotas receive vehicles on the same day.
 

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Would GST shipments arrive via transport ship on the East or Gulf coast? Those ships take 4 weeks to arrive instead 1 week on the West coast.
 

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Would GST shipments arrive via transport ship on the East or Gulf coast? Those ships take 4 weeks to arrive instead 1 week on the West coast.
They arrive at the port of Houston.
 

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Somebody posted pictures of a black ORP at a dealer in TX.

So maybe there isn't a hold on them.
 
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