Norcal Available Cars
 

There are too many dealers to contact to find your exact color with your exact transmission. It would be nice to have a place where people can let others know if there is a car available that they aren't going to purchase themselves, since they aren't getting listed anywhere else right now. If it has markup I will try to keep it off the list since the general consensus on the boards is to discourage anyone from a purchase with markup. I'll make any notes of accessories that bump up the price significantly.

List removed since I haven't kept it up, read posts to catch some leads.

Great. Why don't you start it off then with the available cars you have tracked down to date :)

one car available at freeman toyota santa rosa

6MT unknown color

I'll have to bug TJ again tomorrow to see if they got in update on my car since it sounds like cars are finally rolling in and mine was at the port.

I called freeman toyota a week or two ago when you mentioned they had a free vehicle and was told someone had a deposit on it already. Quite possible that has changed though.

3 FRS's came into Putnam Toyota, Burligame; one is gone.

The two left are Argento MT and Whiteout AT. I do have pictures for proof, and I can update later tonight, my dad sold the first one, a Whiteout MT.

PM for a number if interested.

one raven 6at frs is available at antioch toyota with a $5k mark up

$5k mark up?

LOL!

told them id rather spend a few more g's to get a g37

Just talked to Putnam in Burlingame. They are installing leather seats in both of the cars. The price for the MT is $28051 with the leather seats. So tack on the AT and Whiteout charges and you have the price for the White AT.

Both cars are still up for grabs. Call them and ask for Darren if you're interested. He said the cars just arrived and haven't even finished inspection.

All the dealerships that weren't taking pre-orders are now out to rape people.

Just talked to TJ. The whiteout AT has a deposit on it now. So it's no longer available. He should be getting his next allocation list soon, and said if you get in touch with him you'll be 3rd on that list. He got 4 cars in the first allocation.

Here are the Putnam Toyota FR-S's: (This might be the only shipment until July.)

Argento MT
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/7...2ac8012f3b.jpg

Whiteout AT
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/7...954f2da4d2.jpg

Also both cars already come with paint protection and rear bumper applique which is included on the sticker price posted on the window.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7...59e3280f2d.jpg

Regarding the Leather, I can tell you that on the sticker option listing it says something like "Scion FR-S Leather."

You will have to call yourself for a price, I feel it's wrong to quote a price because that could stir things up. But like I said, my dad already sold the first one, to a very happy young man. The post-delivery picture portrayed that.

If interested you can also contact Noli.

When I saw the sticker price of the Whiteout AT with all the options and it was already past $29k but I don't know if the leather is included in that price (no mark up either).

Yeah it's not a mark-up it's an added option. Most of us on the forums want the stock seats, but adding leather makes sense since it gives the car more of an "upscale" feel for everyone who'd buy it to just be their every day car. There's a big thread about this on the main forums.

I really hope it doesn't continue here, my intension of listing what I was quoted was not to stir up anything, but make sure people were prepared to know what they'd be getting when the called. I'm 200% sure those cars will sell. Leather matters to a lot of people, just not some of us.

Their being cheeky and taking a punt there are some 'gotta have its' out there.
Simply do not buy their cars on the lot at silly prices and ask to order a bare-bones one at MRSP. The Bay is full of dealers, just skip the one's trying to gouge :)

there is one whiteout AT frs at walnut creek toyota... rear bumber aplique, truck mat, and wheel locks... they also were putting on a full front clear bra and had the car tinted... they let me test drive it and it already had 17 miles before i drove it

Just a heads up. The 6MT ultramarine that Folsom Scion has is a First 86 car that the buyer backed out on, so if anyone is looking for a low vin number car ... that's your best bet.
Ask for Jay. I was going to buy the car but ended up getting one from the local dealer. Maybe tell him Greg sent you. :-D

Ended up picking mine up from Chuck Patterson here in Chico.
As of 7pm today they had a Firestorm Auto that wasn't yet spoken for. I think it had paint protection film Hood/front fenders, wheel locks, ashtray cup and carpet trunk mat.

Welcome to the NorCal group

TJ at One Toyota in Oakland has a black AT that someone backed out on. Hit him up! It won't last long.

I saw some shots of it. I'd jump on it myself if it was MT or whiteout.

So if it was the complete opposite FRS ;)

I have them.

Firestorm about to get PDI'd at my dealership two days ago, one of 4 we received that day. The three others were Firestorm, Argento, and Raven.

These cars are special. As such I don't joyride in customers' FR-S Scions, and I adhere to Scion Pure Pricing, meaning there's no markup. If you're a serious buyer, I can get you the car :) PM me for more info.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...edFR-Srear.jpg

Small update for Putnam Toyota's cars, they will be available once the leather is finished being installed :)

^ Nice "additional feature" there.

I also do high quality custom leather installations, but I allow my customer to choose from my leather pallet and give them a choice of color and stitching, instead of assuming what the customer wants, then charging extra for the dealer's choice of leather.

I have one MT Raven in stock right now.

PM me IMMEDIATELY for my contact information if you're a serious buyer and want to take it home NOW.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g.../image-1-1.jpg

After a day of looking around and advice from a couple of very helpful folks (like juicyjosh above) I found a red MT in Vacaville, at sticker, and was in and out in less than two hours. Dan Schmitz is Scion of Vacaville's Internet guy and kept the deal very straightforward. Not even a hard sell in F&I. Thumbs up.

Congrats! I think I saw you on 580 West when it parallels the BART tracks...around 3PM. I even had my mom take a picture because it was the first FR-S I saw in motion in person. I followed you for a while but you were snaking through traffic haha I was in a grey Corolla

...I'm not the one who works for them aha. But IMO, no leather would've been better.

Its a shame you don't also give the customer the choice on mounting the front licence plate. I know a few members on here are saving the bumper and using the GrimmSpeed or RHO-Plate front. ;)

Something to think about on the future vehicles coming in.

For most cases, it's part of the PDI.

Cool! That was me -- trying to get some break in miles on it.

BTW, Vacaville didn't drill the front bumper -- they didn't even ask about it, just left the holder in the trunk.

True.

But again, I don't markup, and I don't let just any window shopper test drive. I myself have only spent about 30 seconds in a moving FR-S as it was being brought to the third floor of my lot to be PDI'd.

Today I spoke with a few people whom I've placed on my FR-S waitlist, and I've been told of dealerships whoring out their FR-S inventory to every ricer sales rep and tech before selling it to a customer, then markups in the thousands, adding their choice of leather then charging extra and we've all seen the vids on YouTube of people doing burnouts and drifting customers' pre-ordered FR-S's.

My FR-S's are well cared-for as a reward for my paying customers. These are the jewels of my dealership. No "options" are added, and my FR-S's are priced only according to Scion Pure Pricing.

PM me your 1st and 2nd desired color/transmission preference and I'll provide my contact information.

If you're worried about your bumper just TALK to your dealer. Bring the plate holder with you. As long as you have an alternative already. They'll help you out. Having a front plate is legally required so they are just doing some CYA. As long as you leave the lot with something mounted up front. Their job is done. I'm bringing my Grimmspeed mounting kit with me when the car gets in so they can install it and will have done their part they are legally required to do.

Also the black AT at one Toyota in Oakland is gone already. I knew it wouldn't last long. I'm willing to bet Josh's cars won't last long either.

Oh, all the cars in City Toyota's are gone. The didn't have a list so it's first came first served right before I went there.

Saw a Raven FR-S from City Toyota Scion on my neighbor's sidewalk. It was all wet from the morning fog :(

Was it yours Josh?

Looks like the black one is still available. It was listed on Craigslist 3 times today, by two different sales guys. Not exactly the most professional of ways to go about it. Isn't that TJ fella supposed to be their internet manager?

Kind of shady. TJ posted here that it was gone already yesterday. Those three posts are also from yesterday. Sounds like someone was trying to snipe the sales.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7514

toyota 101 has a red auto one with lether around $29.5k

are they letting people sit in it/test drive? might go visit just to see it since it's close to work. No way I'm paying their markup/addons premium though. (And it's the wrong color for me)

I just went to see the red one at 101. The sales guys were pretty nice, let me sit in the car and check it out, but no test drive. It's being kept in a garaged area. They said it only has 3 miles or so on it but I didn't/couldn't verify. The leather seats are not installed yet. But the markup amounts to something like $3K for the leather and $595 for tint. Car is auto, with trunk mat and rear bumper applique. Oh and no front plate installed yet. The guy who showed me the car said there are multiple deposits down for the next car which is supposed to be white (white and black are popular preorders he said). The guy also said the markups for the leather and tint are negotiable. Sounds like they are trying to make a nice profit on these items, but if you are in the market for a red auto and wanted leather and tint anyways, might be worth trying to talk them down some.