College Graduate Program Question
 

Have any of yall bought a FR-S and got the college grad program? I have been quoted at 2 different dealers who said I qualified. But when I went to a dealer this past Saturday 6/16 and talked to the dealer about one they had on the lot they said that the FR-S was not eligible for the college grad program. Any feedback would be helpful.

all scion cars are eligible for college rebate.

your dealer is ripping you off then

It qualifies, dealer doesn't know what they're talking about.

AFIK my dealer says I'm good for the College Grad program for my FRS. They ran my numbers and I'm getting a loan from Toyota, I think I would have gotten some sort of red flag before getting approved. That said, my car won't be delivered for another month so we'll see.

It should be eligible, I was able to get mine with it. But then again, in the fine print it does say it may not be available in all states. Did you ask them why they aren't allowing it? You also said you got quoted by two dealerships. Have you spoken to the other one as well regarding the program?

:paddle: God some dealers man... I just don't get it :mad0259:

I was told in Florida (by the regional manager no less) that the FR-S didn't qualify and refused to do it. I don't like Florida much.

The rebate is a Toyota program (not dealer-specific). I imagine Toyota Corporate would not be too happy that dealers are misrepresenting a Toyota promotion. My dealer had no problem with the rebate, which requires financing through the dealer. And the dealer website clearly states that those taking advantage of the college graduate program automatically qualify for their "Zone 1" financing rates (best available, usually reserved for those with FICO above 720). All that's required is a copy of your diploma and job acceptance letter.

EDIT: The fine print on scion.com does mention that these programs are "offered through your participating Scion dealer and Toyota Financial Services." However, if they are offering the rebate on any cars, they are participating and should be offering the rebate on the FR-S.

I got it on mine here in Cali without problems.

Be aware the program ends on the 9th of July 2012 (next month)

This fact is making me pull the trigger on the purchase.

this ^^ ;)

I qualified for the rebate as a current enrolled grad student.

At first the, GM at my dealership questioned the eligibility of the FR-S for the education rebate and initially said no. But i told him to check the FR-S print brochure as it explicitly states the education rebate. He looked at, copied it, and then approved me for the rebate. :)

So if your salesman denies eligibility, tell him/her to check the FR-S print brochure for proof.

Thanks for the help. I am going to talk to that dealer today again. The other two I dealers was quoted by who told me I qualified had marked up their FR-S by $1200 so I found another dealer and they had the one in stock. Hopefully they will see that it is eligible today and I get my FR-S soon.

I asked about the grad program at Scion corporate. They said it was covered. I bought my FR-S with the discount too. There's a post on here somewhere by Mattles where he lists the contact phone numbers for all of the Scion regional managers. If can't find a dealer that doesn't suck, give 'em a call.

Brett

I live in Florida and I got the grad program. not only did I get the grad program but I got it using my wife's diploma.

yeah your dealer is BSing you. They only time it's not available is if your financing through a outside sorce.

Brought the fr-s on sat, using the grad program and waved the admin fee. The catch is, I had to pay in full before the fr-s arrive.

i just got the FR-S yesterday with the college grad program. i graduated in May of 2011 and from what the salesman was telling me, anyone who graduated within the past 2 years qualifies. so at the moment, a May 2010 graduation would be the cutoff.

My FR-S was also bought with the College Grad rebate. Dealer just took a copy of my diploma and sent it in with all the other finance paperwork to Toyota. It was not painful at all, and required little hassle.

Do tell. I graduated in May 2010, so I just missed the cutoff, but my wife is in grad school currently. I'm wondering if a spouse legitimately counts or if you got lucky.

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Graduated over 2 years ago but finished residency program 1 year ago. Hoping that meets the requirement

Should work but you may have to have your wife co-sign.

well actually the salesman was telling me that May 2010 is the cutoff so you should be eligible. i would contact your nearest dealership to confirm this.

if she hasn't graduated she needs to prove that she will within the next 6months. Also she needs to be on the loan. in other words she needs to cosign.

you have to remember the cutoff date is 2 years after graduation. so if he graduated may 2010 his cut off is may 2012.

I imagine this is correct, but it would make sense to allow all 2010 graduates to receive the discount considering they're ending the program in July of 2012. If it was a rolling program with no end point, I could see the 2 years being from date of graduation.

Anyway, it's not my fault they couldn't get me a car before May. ;)

yea this was my understanding, but i guess i could have midunderstood the salesman i had.

Just talked to the dealer and they told me I was right about the college grad program. Now I have to wait till Saturday to go pick my FR-S! Wish I didn't live far from the dealer or have to work.

Nice. I hope this week flies by for you.

Graduation fail :(

I was upset calculating this info a few months back..they should extend the grad date by at least 3-5 more years *still paying off student loans and want the fr-s*

:mad0259::mad0259::mad0259::mad0259:

Heh, this is tempting. I haven't technically graduated yet because I owe the school a few thousand dollars for my last semester, but I could pay off the school, get my diploma and get an FR-S for under $24k. I wish Subaru had a similar rebate :(

Yeah, both Toyota/Scion and Subaru have their deal breakers. The College program is one of the reasons i'm going with the FR-S. Affordability.

All you have to do is call scion corp. on your phone while at the dealer. Scion corp. took care of me within 10 min. F**K The Dealer :thumbsup:

You should definitely go to a different dealership if that is what they're telling you. I graduated this Spring and got my rebate hassle-free. They made a copy of my diploma and took off the $1k from the purchase agreement.
I am not sure about what others said about having to finance through Toyota/Scion to get the rebate, but I was very straight forward in telling them I was financing outside and I still got the rebate.

EDIT: Nevermind... When I went in to finish paperwork I was told I had to finance through Toyota Financial to get the deal /sigh

Sucks, I graduated in 2008.

I will be putting my GF's name on the loan, and using her diploma from 2011 to get the rebate. And also helping her boost her Credit score.

Btw does anyone know if scion has done a promotion like this in the past? Or is this the first time they are doing a college grad $1000 rebate?

They've had this promotion for about a year now, but it was renewed about a month ago.

I was told that for my loan my wife's college grad. doesnt count because she doesnt make enough money to qualify. can anyone tell me if this is true?