Delirious Anticipation - Waiting for my car
 

I don't see how you guys do it. My car has been on order since Dec 27th and I'm going bonkers :bonk: over here. I've been to all the forums, I've read soo many threads and the like, I watch every youtube video I can for the car and bless her my wife :slap: wants me to just shut up. Seriously, I catch myself hitting the refresh button sometimes. What is happening to my life? I've already been to a few of the major sites we would get our parts from and made future wishlists...

Please post in this thread something that can help me stay sane till then? BTW I've been told late Feb.

Download/install Chrome.

Disconnect your internet.

Try to load a page in Chrome. You should see a line drawing of a dinosaur in a desert on the error page.

Hit the space bar to start the dinosaur running.

Hit the space bar to make the dinosaur jump over cactuses.

I specifically remember when I went to the dealership, there was a black 2017 premium but then I thought to myself, "eh might as well wait and get exactly what I want". So I placed an order which said March. Then I realized I wanted the performance pack and now I had to reorder which pushed it back to April.

Everyday I wish I took that one on the lot. It was one of the last in the bay area.

Send help.

I feel your pain brotha. Been waiting for the Series.Yellow since they announced it back in June '16. My ETA is early February. I truly hope this 8 month wait will be worth my while.

:laughabove: Thank you at the very least this will be helpful when my crappy router drops my IP or times out.

Oh man guys, how are you doing it? I'm what 2 weeks in? I have friends and family that I can talk to about the car and it's always difficult to talk to them about it. They are like, "How is your RBZ coming along?" so then I go cry for a while and then come back and correct them on their spelling. You gotta set em straight or they just make fun of you for life.

Looks good to me...You'll live through it...

Which BRZ did you order?

I placed my order on Oct 23, just picked it up yesterday. After the first couple weeks you'll forget it about it.

I have the SH model as well but it's been putting me through hoops lately. Cat back has been throwing codes left and right and hasn't been a cheap fix. It runs rich and blows too much smoke after the CEL comes on and most likely the rings are getting worn. I've taken care of it well since I got it but I can't say much for the previous owner. Even with the clear coat fading away and those side window trims losing their rubbery texture she is still beautiful to me but I can't run it hard like I would love to. The fun is in the VTAC ya know. :burnrubber:

I saw your recent post (when you got your car) and was super excited for you! :bow: I ordered 2017 CWP BRZ with the PP and a couple of other options.

I had to buy a new dirt bike to keep my mind off things while waiting

Yeah, if you guys see me in other threads asking people to post updates before I die. Tell me to go to bed because my wife misses me.

Makes me miss my 4th Gen, which is one of the main reasons I'm getting a BRZ. I sold it after I got my '14 STI, which was fun, and powerful, but lacked that certain feeling. I've since sold the STI and am awaiting my Yellow next month.

http://drive.google.com/uc?export=vi...TNBOEpJN204dG8

I saw the car development story in 2010 and promptly forgot it existed. Walked into the showroom just killing time while my old car was being serviced next door in 2015 and saw my car sitting there. Looked it over, haggled a price, bought it and picked it up 2 days later. Boy was the wife surprised.

I've been looking at the twins since 2012 I think but kept telling myself that they weren't worth it just because we weren't in a good situation to own a new one. This happened before we even got her car so it was still hard to see that I would get one anytime soon. Next month her car will be completely paid off (we got it brand new in dec 2013) and much to my disbelief my wife agreed back in October 2016 that maybe it's time we look for me one as well. I knew what my options were but it was difficult looking at any other car than this one and to be honest I'm getting tired of repairing or getting my car repaired all the time. I need something for a while that just works.

I wasn't even shopping for a new car since my Lancer was only two years old. I knew as soon as I saw the FRS that I was not leaving without it though. It was literally the very first one I had ever seen in either real life or pictures (other than concept renders in 2010). I didn't even know they had actually made it to production.

For some reason I imagined the scene in Jurassic Park where they see the dinosaurs for the first time.

Not quite that one but close enough. :D

i ordered 17 days ago and its so tough. whats worse is that now my friends and coworkers are the ones constantly reminding me of it... ill have my mind off it, only to have them ask about it, then i get that wave of excitement again...

every time i get in my current daily 01 crv, with its mushy, body roll, heavy suspension and cheap-feeling sofa seats i just sigh

but ive been working on my 09 impreza, getting it in nice shape for sale, so that is a good distraction

You're lucky. I ordered mine January 7th. On January 9th I got an email from Subaru of America thanking me for my order and giving me an expected delivery date of "last week of April"!!!! :confused0068:

And no, it wasn't a yellow. Just a limited (in "arrest me" red) with the performance package.

So, enjoy your February date, it could be worse. :cry:

Dave

That's nothing.
Come to Europe and then let's talk again! I ordered August 10th, car (brz my17) arrived December 30th.

:cheers: I had a 4th gen VTEC in black, still miss that car.

Deposit on my Yellow PP is going down this Thursday...so stoked!! Spring delivery just in time to say good bye to the messy roads hopefully!

Hopefully found something to divert my attention for a while. The wife and I started working out again (lifting weights) and cutting back a bit. In the very least the car will go faster.

First workout in years btw. Feel like vomiting. Hurry for muscles! Probably gonna feel this tomorrow.

i usually buy a car when it's on the lot and drive it home afterwards...that's how i do it

Yeah me too.... Not with this car as there was none to be found. Only one that I found and was actually in stock was a black one and as sexy as black looks I will never own a black car

Yes, that's usually how I would do it as well. I do get what you are saying. The problem is that no one has this car in a 250 mile radius and the only option was to drive far out of state and purchase a car without the PP or the colors I wanted. Getting to that car and feeling like that was my only option would have made negotiating in their favor as well.

So I might have gotten the car I didn't want for the price I didn't want to pay.

Take the price point with a grain of salt though, I'm still not sure exactly what my OTD price will be yet. Looking around at other prices (even through TrueCar) tells me it's gonna in the ballpark of 30k+.

did anyone else not have to place a deposit for their PP order?

when i placed mine, i asked if i needed to put down any money and they told me i didnt need to

note: my order does say that it is sold, to me (has "sold" and my name on the order)

I didn't have to place a deposit, and the order shows as sold to me.

Yea! Sorta
 

Just got a call from my dealer. My expected delivery date has been moved up to March from the 3rd week of April. :happyanim:

I didn't need to. I was prepared to pay like $500 but the guy said it was cool since the car was so far out anyway. But I've got the order all set and my name is on it, so I should be good.

That's it. I am headed to Dallas tp offer the dealer $10K over list for any PP BRZs they have coming in.

RIP us all :(

The 4th gen still looks nice! I've owned three 4th gens and loved every one!

I put a $500 down and the dealer just acted as if that was customary. I'm almost certain I've read on these forums that others put more deposit in than that though. I'm not too concerned with the amount, it does come off the price after all. It gives them less excuses to do nothing about your car either. "Hey, how's my car coming along? On it's way there?" and the dealer is like "It'll get here when it gets here". "but you already have some of my money..."

Put my deposit down today on Inazuma (series.yellow):happyanim:
Dealer says should be here in the next 4 to 6 weeks.

Good luck! Can't wait for mine either. :D

Not that it will happen immediately, but where would I look to learn about HPDE. Specifically where do I look to locate the events. There is a track somewhat near me (1.5 to 2 hours drive) that I have had troubles understanding their event schedule. I have seen where some clubs or groups just follow along in a region going to each track and have their own schedule but I'm not really interested in leaving my state for that kind of thing just yet. I only know of the one group (I think it was NASA) that does something like this. I have been to the website for the track and only see soon upcoming events, it would be nice to know the schedule for a year too.

Racing seems like a cool thing to get into but the fear of voiding my warranty or having my insurance company laugh at me for repairs makes me want to avoid it altogether. Maybe HPDE is a happy medium?

I am aware that there is a few threads related to this and have been reading those as well.

TLDR:HPDE safe/harmless? When/where can I see all the event schedules for 1 track?

Alright guys and gals, I'm officially in your boat. Deposit down, PP and DGM, March date. I am delirious.

congrats!

Haha I cant imagine what you guys are going through. I bought my 16' right off the lot the day i went in to go buy one. But then again i did prefer the look over the 17. It's fun seeing you guys so excited though. I've owned my car for almost 6 months and i still cant get enough of it