where did you Pre-order NORCAL ?

[aphonic]

EDIT: the dealer I recommended is actually absolutely terrible. For future reference to anyone in northern california: don't go anywhere near Serramonte Subaru!

[soooopahfly]

Hey aphonic,

Which salesman did you speak to at Serramone Subaru? I actually went in there on Saturday and checked out the demo car. I even put a refundable deposit down just to get a spot in line. I worked with Shaun (internet guy). They are asking for 3k over MSRP, which seems ridiculous and I'm trying to find out if other people are seeing the same type of markup!

I was going to order the Limited 6MT.

[TJatOneToyota]

Please guy, don't pay a penny over MSRP.. I am here at OneToyota of Oakland and will do my best to get the car for you. My own inventory, we got 3 FR-S incoming. 2AT White, and Raven, 1MT Argento. No owner on anyone of these... And with only $500 refundable deposit, you will have the first right to refuse if somehow you did not want it. Those car should be hitting showroom floor anytime soon now. NO MARK UP - We are selling at MSRP the way it intended for Scion.

TJ Wichainchai
Sale Manager
OneToyota of Oakland
510-809-6157
510-569-1111

*Updated* 1AT in White, and 1MT in Argento(silver) is available for deposit.

[aphonic]

Originally Posted by soooopahfly

Hey aphonic,

Which salesman did you speak to at Serramone Subaru? I actually went in there on Saturday and checked out the demo car. I even put a refundable deposit down just to get a spot in line. I worked with Shaun (internet guy). They are asking for 3k over MSRP, which seems ridiculous and I'm trying to find out if other people are seeing the same type of markup!

I was going to order the Limited 6MT.

I have to retract my recommendation for Serramonte Subaru. They're absolutely sheisty; I should've asked for more info when I called but didn't get any hard details. They actually quoted another user on this forum $6k over MSRP... ridiculous.

I'd ask for your deposit back, honestly... your call though.

[MRZ415]

Yeah that place is like that, i bought my vw from them and its marked
4k above msrp, and i only talked them into msrp since i had a trade in.

[soooopahfly]

I probably will go get my deposit back from Serramonte. I just happened to be in San Jose yesterday and stopped by Capitol Subaru. I guess their allocation of 35 is already reserved so I got on some secondary list where I'm around #10. They aren't marking up there though.

[Caliban]

Originally Posted by TJatOneToyota

Please guy, don't pay a penny over MSRP.. I am here at OneToyota of Oakland and will do my best to get the car for you. My own inventory, we got 3 FR-S incoming. 2AT White, and Raven, 1MT Argento. No owner on anyone of these... And with only $500 refundable deposit, you will have the first right to refuse if somehow you did not want it. Those car should be hitting showroom floor anytime soon now. NO MARK UP - We are selling at MSRP the way it intended for Scion.

TJ Wichainchai
Sale Manager
OneToyota of Oakland
510-809-6157
510-569-1111

*Updated* 1AT in White, and 1MT in Argento(silver) is available for deposit.

you have a PM.

[TJatOneToyota]

Updated * only AT WHITEOUT left to deposit. Thank you all for showing interested and I know that all my FR-S would have a wonderful owner from this forum.

[denkigrve]

If anyone in the bay area seriously hasn't put money down on a car yet, or is tired of other Scion dealers ****ing them around, get in touch with TJ at One Toyota. Just call him at the numbers he's listed in the posts.

[rcm47]

Who has a pre- order at stevens creek scion? They are suppose to get 4 to sell next week.

[denkigrve]

Originally Posted by rcm47

Who has a pre- order at stevens creek scion? They are suppose to get 4 to sell next week.

Yeah but they have a ton of add-ons. Both MT cars have some crazy accessories. One is supposed to have like $1,000 worth of Stereo upgrades. I think the colors are Black and Asphalt. The other two are similar colors and AT, or so Will told me last we talked.

[rcm47]

Originally Posted by denkigrve

Yeah but they have a ton of add-ons. Both MT cars have some crazy accessories. One is supposed to have like $1,000 worth of Stereo upgrades. I think the colors are Black and Asphalt. The other two are similar colors and AT, or so Will told me last we talked.

That sucks.. Where are you getting yours from?

[slaxx]

I'm #3 at Carlsen. MSRP, $500 down, refundable

Last I heard they have 17 allocated for the year and the sales manager is now asking $1k over MSRP, $1k down

[denkigrve]

Originally Posted by rcm47

That sucks.. Where are you getting yours from?

I'm like 2nd or 3rd at Steven's Creek and I have my name and $500 on an Argento at One Toyota in Oakland as well. I'm going to back out of Steven's Creek at this point so that should bump you up unless you were one of the two ahead of me, but beware. I don't trust them any longer at this point.

Will, their specialist, was trying to get me to buy a TC at one point. Saying he drove the FRS and it was basically a TC. He then went on to say he and another guy on these forums named Jason went "way back." I talked to Jason and he was like "uh, who?" On top of that he basically said there is $1,000 mark up due to some custom subwoofer housing in the trunk of the cars they are getting. It's really a shame since I've had $1,000 down with them for a while now. I just don't feel comfortable buying from them. He also told me that I can't ask them not to drill the front plate holes in the bumper. They're just gonna do it anyway. Uh... yeah... I'm buying the front plate mount from Grimspeed.

On the other hand I also have been talking to TJ at One Toyota in Oakland who posts here.

TJ has been very straight forward, showed me their incoming inventory. Talked to me about what I wanted. The one MT they are getting this week or next has a rear appliqué, and I told him I didn't want that at all. He told me that if I didn't want it, no worries, and he'd try to work something out or see if they could remove it for me. Said that if I didn't like the car it's okay, and I could definitely get my deposit back, or wait for another one. TJ so far has been the best dealer in the south and east bay that I've talked to.

Your mileage may vary, but I'm going to put Steven's Creek on a blacklist at this point.

[rcm47]

Yeah stevens creek does seem pretty shady. Idk, if I can't get what I want now I'll probably just wait it out since I'm pretty much going to be gone most of June and July and a year long deployment end of august. Sucks how the dealers are using the hype of the car to rip people off.

[denkigrve]

So if you're on the list at Steven's Creek Scion you're now one slot closer to being able to buy the car. I just pulled my deposit there. I was 3rd in the list. They should be getting cars like next weekish. Will, the dealer, told me that they are doing a big launch event on the 9th and having audio people out to install the audio for the new owners and such. I heard something like 4 cars from them, but I'm not sure. He said all were already sold as well. He's not sure when their next batch is coming in after that.

[uspspro]

Originally Posted by denkigrve

So if you're on the list at Steven's Creek Scion you're now one slot closer to being able to buy the car. I just pulled my deposit there. I was 3rd in the list.

Denk,

Why are you backing out? Just wondering.

[pkny]

I don't like Steven's Creek Scion, either. The saleman tried to talk me into the IQ. I told him I only wanted the FR-S, but the saleman kept pushing me to buy the IQ. Then, when I finally making him to put my name of the FR-S, he wrote FSR on his list. I told him I wanted the MT, he wrote down AT. WTF! The saleman basically just didn't want to listen to his customer. 0 point for Steven's Creek Scion.

I, then, went to quite a few dealers in the Bay Area. The experiences from most of those dealers were somewhat similar to Steven’s Creek. Some were a little bit better, and some were even worse except Fremont. Their Internet sale manager, Kris Mang, remembered my name from day one. He kept me well informed. Whenever he got new information about the FR-S, he would contact me. I ended up putting my deposit them. Over the time period, Kris kept me updated. He let me know my vin#, ETA date, etc. Fast forward to yesterday, Kris told me my car would be available to pick up next Thursday. Cannot wait!

[SuperSatinBrz]

Originally Posted by soooopahfly

I probably will go get my deposit back from Serramonte. I just happened to be in San Jose yesterday and stopped by Capitol Subaru. I guess their allocation of 35 is already reserved so I got on some secondary list where I'm around #10. They aren't marking up there though.

Highly recommend Capitol Subaru. I'm almost shocked at these dealerships trying to charge that much over MSRP. I pre-ordered on March 1st at Capitol & was guarrenteed the price. But your #10 on their secondary list? I would say don't expect a car at least until early 2013. As the allocated cars are arriving before November. Good luck!

[denkigrve]

Originally Posted by uspspro

Denk,

Why are you backing out? Just wondering.

I'm just moving to a different dealer that can accommodate me sooner for what I want. I wasn't going to be able to get the car I wanted from Steven's Creek for quite a while.

[AsphaltLover]

Originally Posted by pkny

I don't like Steven's Creek Scion, either. The saleman tried to talk me into the IQ. I told him I only wanted the FR-S, but the saleman kept pushing me to buy the IQ. Then, when I finally making him to put my name of the FR-S, he wrote FSR on his list. I told him I wanted the MT, he wrote down AT. WTF! The saleman basically just didn't want to listen to his customer. 0 point for Steven's Creek Scion.

I, then, went to quite a few dealers in the Bay Area. The experiences from most of those dealers were somewhat similar to Steven’s Creek. Some were a little bit better, and some were even worse except Fremont. Their Internet sale manager, Kris Mang, remembered my name from day one. He kept me well informed. Whenever he got new information about the FR-S, he would contact me. I ended up putting my deposit them. Over the time period, Kris kept me updated. He let me know my vin#, ETA date, etc. Fast forward to yesterday, Kris told me my car would be available to pick up next Thursday. Cannot wait!

Agreed, stopped by stevens creek scion just to see if they had an estimate on when their demo car would be there. Had zero information, and tried to get me to buy a TC.

Obviously didn't care what I wanted. Screw that place. I wouldn't even go to the trouble of throwing a rock in their direction now.

[Capt Canuck]

If someone doesn't mind a bit of a drive for a manual BRZ at MRSP:
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...nal&listType=1