I get the vanilla idea but the first edition had no options to speak of, everything is included. So there is some problem with the trucks that Toyota won’t own up to. Very disappointing to be treated this way.
The FE has the most port installed options of all the LC grades. When it leaves the factory and is loaded onto the ship, it looks a lot like the 1958.
In addition, there are still parts constraints. So a possible QC hold for, say, the sunroof drain tubes that need to be inspected and possibly repaired, plus certain parts, like skid plates, trickling in to port because the supplier isn't keeping up, all can add up to some pretty significant delays.
Kind of funny how in this day and age, everyone wants everything NOW, and expects to be kept in the loop at all times. Combine that attitude with the entire worldwide JIT (Just In Time) manufacturing model for darn near EVERYTHING down to nuts & bolts, and you've got a logistics nightmare across the board. And dont even get me started on the volume of people now that either dont want to work, or work at half pace because good work ethics are in short supply in this weak new world. This stuff is happening with EVERY automobile manufacturer, including domestic, to some degree. Folks need to learn to deal with it and have some patience, because it ain't gonna change, ever, from here forward. This is also the result of consolidation, of the bigger companies swallowing up the smaller competition, and eventually becoming the sole supplier, manufacturer, etc. Remember the Takata airbag fiasco? Remember the more recent chip fiasco?
Get pissed and move on, but then you just start the long waiting process for the next vehicle all over again.
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