Originally Posted by devinclfalcons (Post 111698)

Can options/accessories be purchased at dealer cost as well? I guess it would be smart to get anything else you wanted when you purchased the car as well?

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR (Post 111701)

Only factory installed options. Dealer installed options are at whatever price the dealer normally charges (they have SRPs from the manufacturer but the dealer can technically charge whatever they want)

Originally Posted by tranzformer (Post 111853)

Wife and I just bought a '12 Impreza Sport. 2% below invoice with invoice on dealer accessories. Part of our VIP program.

Originally Posted by devinclfalcons (Post 111896)

I emailed my local dealer about VIP Pricing and here is the response:

"I am sure the VIP Pricing is Available , but I don't think Dealers will Do it . the Order bank is going to Open Soon . If you Order one with US I will sell it for $500 over Invoice."

I then asked why he thought dealers will not do VIP Pricing. He responded:

"We should be able to get the pricing in the Next 2 weeks or so. and as I told you before Dealers are going to get MSRP and more for the car once the car is here , there are 620 dealers in USA and they will produce between 450 to 500 a month . some dealers wont get any . if you can find a dealer that will sell it at Invoice you should put a deposit on it and buy the car. I will keep you posted on the pricing."

Originally Posted by devinclfalcons (Post 111896)

I emailed my local dealer about VIP Pricing and here is the response:

"I am sure the VIP Pricing is Available , but I don't think Dealers will Do it . the Order bank is going to Open Soon . If you Order one with US I will sell it for $500 over Invoice."

I then asked why he thought dealers will not do VIP Pricing. He responded:

"We should be able to get the pricing in the Next 2 weeks or so. and as I told you before Dealers are going to get MSRP and more for the car once the car is here , there are 620 dealers in USA and they will produce between 450 to 500 a month . some dealers wont get any . if you can find a dealer that will sell it at Invoice you should put a deposit on it and buy the car. I will keep you posted on the pricing."

Originally Posted by borge12 (Post 111919)

I know my dealer is going to honor VIP on it. I would look until you find someone who does.

Originally Posted by borge12 (Post 111919)

I know my dealer is going to honor VIP on it. I would look until you find someone who does.

Originally Posted by devinclfalcons (Post 111951)

The question is how long will we have to wait before dealers will sell you a BRZ with VIP Pricing? If they can sell their pre-orders for MSRP, will we have to wait until they have several on the lot when they aren't selling so hot?

Here is another quote from my discussion with him about factory ordering with VIP Pricing:

"The Priority will be for the sold Orders. Most sold orders will be sold for $200-$500 Off MSRP and I am sure dealer would want to wait till the car is in and they will get more for it . No dealer would want to sell a VIP at 2% below Invoice , Not on a BRZ, We don't even do it on WRX's or STI's."

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR (Post 111871)

Well according to Subaru that's not the way it should work. They probably just took the hit out of holdback to move the car or something.

Everything I've seen said it's 2% under the invoice the factory has for the car so dealer addons wouldn't qualify for that, but I guess that doesn't mean the dealer can't give you a discount on accessories.

Originally Posted by devinclfalcons (Post 111896)

I emailed my local dealer about VIP Pricing and here is the response:

"I am sure the VIP Pricing is Available , but I don't think Dealers will Do it . the Order bank is going to Open Soon . If you Order one with US I will sell it for $500 over Invoice."

I then asked why he thought dealers will not do VIP Pricing. He responded:

"We should be able to get the pricing in the Next 2 weeks or so. and as I told you before Dealers are going to get MSRP and more for the car once the car is here , there are 620 dealers in USA and they will produce between 450 to 500 a month . some dealers wont get any . if you can find a dealer that will sell it at Invoice you should put a deposit on it and buy the car. I will keep you posted on the pricing."

Originally Posted by borge12 (Post 111919)

I know my dealer is going to honor VIP on it. I would look until you find someone who does.

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR (Post 111923)

Good to know that they plan to. Still assumes Subaru will honor it themselves :) I hope they do because I really don't want to resort to playing hardball with a dealership I actually like.

Originally Posted by tranzformer (Post 112036)

I have heard the same numbers from my dealer. First year of production will be limited to 3-4k units for the USA. So some dealers might only see 1-2 units per month. Dealer said they won't last on the lot for more than a few hours. List is already deep here.





Sure they might say VIP is good. But that doesn't mean SOA says yes. If SOA doesn't say yes, dealer doesn't get the price difference in kickback from SOA. Dealer will then say no since others will pay MSRP+.



Dealers will have upper hand on this car for the first 12-18 months as production catches up with demand. Dealer will get what they want. If you don't like it, they will just tell the next guy on the list and he will be happy to pay.

Originally Posted by devinclfalcons (Post 112059)

So should we wait to hear about VIP Pricing or pre-order now?