FR-S Whiteout color will be Cost UP option
 

Whiteout will cost approximately $200 more than the other colors. I can't divulge more at this time, but if someone else stumbles upon the details, feel free to post it.

If Whiteout is a flat (non-metallic) color, this is retarded. It should be a credit of $200. Maybe I'm just irritated because I ordered Whiteout :bonk:

i'm sure it is a pearl. the subaru white is a pearl and it is not uncommon for there to be an extra cost for pearl.

toyota routinely charges extra for pearl even though they don't for the other metallic colors like the germans do

edit: you ordered the car without knowing what the color was?

It's pearl, which is often an up charge. This shouldn't really surprise too many people.

Whiteout extra hell yeah :wub:

Only in Japan

Yup, pearl is extra! I hope this won't make people bi*ch even more about the price.

+1 Let me get my snack ready the shows about to start :popcorn:

Well, that settles it, I'm out!



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$200 is NOTHING for a pearl white.

It's $220 for a Blizzard Pearl option on the iQ on Scion's website.

It's not a deal breaker but I don't like white pearl to begin with, and I was on the fence about it. If I like it in person, then I'll gladly pay, if not I'll go red.

Does not care.

Unfortunately Toyota always charges $200 more for blizzard pearl, why I don't understand when as someone else stated they have other metallic colors that aren't an additional cost. I don't get the attraction to blizzard pearl, flat white looks better.

I'm sorry, but if I were considering a whiteout FR-S I would be very upset. Considering Subaru doesn't charge a premium for SWP for their current line up and they're the same exact color that's being painted by Subaru.

That's like dinner for two on a Fri night! :bonk:

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Im pretty sure its not even a 3 stage pearl.

I get that it's only $200, but for me it's more of a principal thing. I doubt Subaru will do this for the BRZ since they don't on any of their other cars. If they do, it'll only be to follow suit, and I'll blame Toyota for it.

Is it costing Subaru more for whiteout/SWP? If so, why hasn't Subaru passed that extra cost onto their customers before? Just seems a little nickel and dime to me.

Get ready...

For what?

i love the pearl white i hope its a pearl white for the fr-s not just white the other color i consider is red im wondering if its metalic red or regular i have a blue tc and i dont want the same color plus i think white or silver brings out the curves of the car better!

About the nickel and diming comment; it does cost extra as the extra paint stage consumes more materials/tooling. Perhaps Subaru does a cost averaging adjustment spreading the extra cost across the entire production so non-SWP buyers absorb some of that cost and SWP buyers get more for their money as everyone pays the same. If true, then Toyota's charging people only where its due seems more ethical. How much more is reasonable? You can't stop arbitrary markup but remember Subaru incorporates markup too.

My mom paid $220 extra for her 2010 Blizzard Pearl White Prius. It does bring out the hard edges and soft curves and stands out among non-BPW. Our whole family favored her choice. I was skimming through priuschat and someone got their BPW at a $179 "factory rate." Whatever that means. Potential FR-S haggling point (like for accessories)? And will Subaru even mark-up their SWP BRZs or stick to their colorblind pricing policy?

im doing panda scheme so white is a must :D

Germany is +550€ for every color except flat red.

Same in the UK.

I thought silver looked much better in photos than it did in person. In person. To me it made the car look very generic and flattened it out. Just my personal observation. I suppose it could have been the lighting at the auto show where I saw it, but it didn't have that effect on other cars.

Actually not every pearl color is an up charge. The RSX type S and other Japanese sports coupes was available with this color for the same cost.

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I see plenty of folks in this forum have drank the cool aid. :w00t:

Christ alive, is there anything you ppl will NOT bitch about?

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I think too many people have time to post un-necessary and irrelevant replies. Guess too much time on hand and not much to do. :popcorn:

It seems to me that we as a society have come so far that many people expect so much. It's almost to the point of entitlement. In the US, they expect to be able to live under this blanket of security and freedom and most people have no idea what type of sacrifices are made to have that. They just go able their day bitching about the most trivial things, I find it sad. Be grateful your not in Thailand were the car is $80,000 USD, or that buying one is even an option. Millions of people over the last 4 years have lost everything on the American dream. People with MBA's that can't find jobs. Be grateful for every little thing people, it may not be there tomorrow.

Pearl/metallic - you either love it or hate it. I was told Whiteout was NOT going to be a pearl/metallic. However, I trust the dealership only as far as I can see them.

It would be a deal breaker for me as well. Time to choose another color...

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I dont see a metallic\Perl option on the website. Personally i love the Starfire Pearl on the Lexus. I however do not see that as an option in the curent lineup for the FR-S available in the US. And the dealer i spoke to does not know.
The TRD version that we see looks like a Peal white.

Is the option of a Pearl mere speculation? I dont mind paying extra for Pearl.
But if the nickle and dime 200$ for a regular white...i would pay!!!...but i will not like it.

It isn't as bad as the charge the European makers tag on to their paint $600-$1000. BMW charges for every color besides basic black and white. The funny thing about it is I could understand if BMW wasn't a "luxury" automaker then it would make sense. But Scion is not luxury so they can get away with only $200 IMO.

I think you knew what you were getting yourself into when you clicked past the self explanatory title.......

But again, eurpoeans charge for metallic\premium paint options. Whiteout is not metallic\premium. Not atelast from the pictures. Does the finish of Whiteout differ from the rest of the paint options?

That's okay, I clicked the self explanatory title just to post that.:w00t:

Do you have any grey poupon?










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oh, and c0ckpit!

Ugmm, I think you proved your own point.... ;)

Or you get black and do a white wrap.

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