Test drive and negotiation?

It was a joke in response to what I thought was a joke from you. I know the C8 and Mini SE discounts off MSRP only because I have deposits sitting on each. You should probably browse the Toyota RAV4 Prime page: https://insideevsforum.com/community/index.php?threads/rav4-prime-price-paid.10380/ to find your answer/ask your question. Good luck!

 

Torrey... Orland Toyota in Tinley Park, IL (Chicagoland) claims they can: https://www.orlandtoyota.com/2021-toyota-rav4-prime-for-sale/

For shits and grins I called them for INsightMAN and was told they have none on the lot, but they can order one for me through their affiliated dealerships.

 

I knew about the SE in 2019 when it was reviewed pre-production. I saw a news report from the head of BMW saying that the SE was coming to Australia and immediately rang the local MINI dealer. They hadn't heard that we were getting them - they rang head office who confirmed it. I put a deposit down immediately (in January 2020). The contract was "subject to test drive" which I managed in late July. It took till September to get the little beast. So count me as one of those who ordered sight unseen based on reviews of pre-production cars. Would my decision change with what I know now? Not a chance

 

You're the only person I know of who had to wait longer than I did (51 weeks) after ordering.

 

We waited 32 weeks - and that seemed LOOONG

 

You actually did wait longer. I ordered in September 2019, but production models did not find their way into customers' hands until the next March. So I waited only 24 weeks after production for customers began.

 

We ordered early August 20 and received March 21.

 

Makes my 13 week wait (from deposit date) seem trivial. And mine had a 30-day delay with the model year switch. So the order date to delivery was 9 weeks.