Best way to find an available BRZ and advice

[inimitable]

I don't feel like waiting, so I'm on the hunt for a BRZ.

I'm not extraordinarily particular about the color (I like a few of them), so I'm willing to compromise. However, it absolutely has to be a 6MT!

I will most likely go for the Limited, though this may be another area I'm willing to compromise in. By all means, voice your opinion on this, if you have one: Premium or Limited? I will have a better idea on this once I'm done looking over the specs and assigning them some value and utility.

My goal is to get one this week. Today would be even better. "Have BRZ? Will travel." I'd even fly if I had to; it would be a lot of fun taking the road trip back, and trying to grind out those first 1,000 miles. I am a bit concerned about getting screwed by a shady dealer trying to hustle me upon arrival. So, if anyone has any advice on that, I'd be much obliged.

I'm located in south Jersey, and at the moment, my only means of research besides my fellows at ft86club, is searching on autotrader or finding a dealer through the Subaru website, and then picking up the phone to make sure there is actually one in stock, and trying to get a price. Therefore, any other resources, one can offer me will also be greatly appreciated.

Anything else You might want to suggest, go ahead; I can use all the help I can get. This is my first time buying a new car, and I tend to make impulsive/impatient/irrational decisions, and I suppose, at times, this can make me a bit of a pushover, a real dream to a salesman.

Thanks In Advance, and I will certainly do my best to Pay It Forward!

[Kimsey47]

Well, I must say I LOVE my DGM Limited! All the features are great and I don't regret paying a little bit more for all the extras. If you're just getting this for a hobby car to build for some type of autoX or etc, then I could see you going Premium. Either way you can't go wrong!

[Jayde]

Can try both Mid-Hudson Subaru and Ruge's Subaru in Dutchess County, NY. Both are excellent dealers selling at MSRP. I know Ruge's had an auto last I spoke with my contact (yes, auto, but they might have something else now) and Mid-Hudson was getting a few in last week. Ask for Michelle at Mid-Hudson and Patrick at Ruge's. Tell them Anthony sent you, they'll know me.

[Jayde]

Originally Posted by Kimsey47

Well, I must say I LOVE my DGM Limited! All the features are great and I don't regret paying a little bit more for all the extras. If you're just getting this for a hobby car to build for some type of autoX or etc, then I could see you going Premium. Either way you can't go wrong!

[Flat Black VW]

I bought mine from Patrick Subaru in Shrewsberry NH, I live in VA so it was a long distance transaction and Tri Le was my salesman who picked me up from the boston train station and will pick up from the airport there also. They had very good customer service and Im sure Tri would be more than willing to help you out. When I left the lot Saturday they had a WRB Limited on the lot (not sure im manual or auto). Call them up, ask to speak with Tri and he will be more than happy to take care of you.
Also I do know they had an allotment of ~25 orders and only 5 pre-orders of which 3 fell through, and they got 7 during their first shipment. Good Luck!

[King Tut]

You are in the NE so you should have plenty of options. I would just use the Subaru website dealer search and call the 10 closest dealers and then move out from there. I know a couple weeks ago a NJ dealer had a WRB Limited with 6 speed manual available. Someone posted about it in this forum.

[inimitable]

Originally Posted by King Tut

You are in the NE so you should have plenty of options. I would just use the Subaru website dealer search and call the 10 closest dealers and then move out from there. I know a couple weeks ago a NJ dealer had a WRB Limited with 6 speed manual available. Someone posted about it in this forum.

I'm trying the Subaru website, but it's only showing me 6 dealer's near my ZIP. WTF? I can't seem to find anyway of adjusting the scope.

[King Tut]

You can't, just change it to the zip of one of the dealers and go from there. It took me a bit, but I contacted the 12 closest to me after writing down their info in a spreadsheet, haha.

[inimitable]

Originally Posted by King Tut

You can't, just change it to the zip of one of the dealers and go from there. It took me a bit, but I contacted the 12 closest to me after writing down their info in a spreadsheet, haha.

Good idea. I'm doing the same type of thing, right now...

[inimitable]

Originally Posted by Flat Black VW

I bought mine from Patrick Subaru in Shrewsberry NH, I live in VA so it was a long distance transaction and Tri Le was my salesman who picked me up from the boston train station and will pick up from the airport there also. They had very good customer service and Im sure Tri would be more than willing to help you out. When I left the lot Saturday they had a WRB Limited on the lot (not sure im manual or auto). Call them up, ask to speak with Tri and he will be more than happy to take care of you.
Also I do know they had an allotment of ~25 orders and only 5 pre-orders of which 3 fell through, and they got 7 during their first shipment. Good Luck!

Besides Tri Le being a stand-up guy and everything working out for you, did you take any precautions in advance in an effort to secure your price?

I'm concerned because I went to check out an FR-S yesterday, locally, and when I got there, after they checked out my potential trade-in, and let me take it for a test drive, and got whatever other info. they could out of me, they tried to sell me the car for $32,XXX!!! Let me repeat, an FR-S for $32K+. I can't believe they were serious. Then, they wouldn't give up, and kept counter-offering me since they still had my keys from when they were checking out my trade-in. Finally, I said, come back with my keys; I'm leaving.

FWIW, I didn't ask the price over the phone, and don't remember if it was posted online; I just put some faith in the Toyota Pure Price Guarantee, or whatever, which was mentioned and offered to me when I put a deposit down at a different Toyota dealer last week.

[DantKR]

Do what I did. Subaru.com find dealer. Search around cities and check their inventory. If you find what you want on their site, call. If it's not sold you can put in a deposit and pick it up. If it is, move on. Keep going further and further out. Took me about 2 hours to find the one I bought.

[inimitable]

Originally Posted by DantKR

Do what I did. Subaru.com find dealer. Search around cities and check their inventory. If you find what you want on their site, call. If it's not sold you can put in a deposit and pick it up. If it is, move on. Keep going further and further out. Took me about 2 hours to find the one I bought.

It would be nice if most of them had updated their websites to include BRZ in the filters, though. I suppose I will try a few. I'm getting tired of making all of these cold-calls and having them all tell me the same story "...no, we don't, but we're getting one in soon. Can I have your name and number?"

[inimitable]

I've found 1 single BRZ so far out of ~11 calls. It's a CBS (black) 6-MT, premium; both of which would be my last choices, for the most part. Dang. What's worse, it's from one of the black-listed dealers! I asked about price, and I was told the MSRP. I asked if that's what it was selling for, and I was told "I don't know, you'll have to come in and talk to one of the sales managers, but I believe so." In other words, No. Fkking jokers. For reference, it was Colonial Subaru of Feasterville, PA.

[inimitable]

Originally Posted by DantKR

Do what I did. Subaru.com find dealer. Search around cities and check their inventory. If you find what you want on their site, call. If it's not sold you can put in a deposit and pick it up. If it is, move on. Keep going further and further out. Took me about 2 hours to find the one I bought.

On second thought, I'm getting some hits with this!

[CLTBRZ]

Originally Posted by inimitable

On second thought, I'm getting some hits with this!

Feel free to post what you find as you call around for those of us who are interested as well. I'll be doing this same thing next week when I get back into the states since I just found out my dealer won't get another until October.

[inimitable]

I've got a hit! A WRBP 6-MT, Limited (includes auto-dimming mirror, rear bumper applique, and Zylon covering...). It's ~1.5 hrs away. They gave me a price of $29,285, and are open till 9pm.

Thoughts?

Honestly, WRBP wasn't my first choice, nor even my second, initially, but it has really been growing on me. I've never had a blue car, though blue was my favorite color for most of my life (now, I don't really have a preference). My past 5 cars have been black (2x), white (2x), and silver (1x). I was thinking that maybe I'd like to brighten things up a little bit.

[inimitable]

Originally Posted by CLTBRZ

Feel free to post what you find as you call around for those of us who are interested as well. I'll be doing this same thing next week when I get back into the states since I just found out my dealer won't get another until October.

The idea mentioned above of checking the dealer inventory has started working for me. I'm finding stock, and even some listings that have an icon to display that the car has arrived and is in transit (currently sitting at a port), which means it's probably a week or so away from making it to the dealer.

Mostly, I've just come up with a lot of vagueness...

[DantKR]

Originally Posted by inimitable

I've got a hit! A WRBP 6-MT, Limited (includes auto-dimming mirror, rear bumper applique, and Zylon covering...). It's ~1.5 hrs away. They gave me a price of $29,285, and are open till 9pm.

Thoughts?

Honestly, WRBP wasn't my first choice, nor even my second, initially, but it has really been growing on me. I've never had a blue car, though blue was my favorite color for most of my life (now, I don't really have a preference). My past 5 cars have been black (2x), white (2x), and silver (1x). I was thinking that maybe I'd like to brighten things up a little bit.

I love the car and color in WRB. Is 29285 MSRP with all the stuff on it? If so go for it if you can afford it, if not keep looking.

[Jayde]

Originally Posted by inimitable

I've got a hit! A WRBP 6-MT, Limited (includes auto-dimming mirror, rear bumper applique, and Zylon covering...). It's ~1.5 hrs away. They gave me a price of $29,285, and are open till 9pm.

Thoughts?

Honestly, WRBP wasn't my first choice, nor even my second, initially, but it has really been growing on me. I've never had a blue car, though blue was my favorite color for most of my life (now, I don't really have a preference). My past 5 cars have been black (2x), white (2x), and silver (1x). I was thinking that maybe I'd like to brighten things up a little bit.

Out of curiosity, which dealer?

[joshua]

I hit up Google and searched for Subaru dealers fanning out like everyone else till I found one with a BRZ in stock/in transit that was asking MSRP. Found one over in NM, so I'm going to fly over there and drive it back.

That frees up a order slot at Proctor Subaru in Tallahassee, FL for someone else to grab...

[sdiver68]

I had good luck with Cars.com, found one exactly how I wanted it in stock.

[CLTBRZ]

Originally Posted by sdiver68

I had good luck with Cars.com, found one exactly how I wanted it in stock.

After contacting 4 dealers I found one that wasn't charging market adjustment and was exactly what I wanted. I'll let everyone know how the out of state experience goes, and how much fun my 14 hr drive home is, assuming everything works out beautifully