I was able to change my pre-order.
 

Hey guys,

I just wanted to say I was able to change my pre-order (March 6th is when I pre-ordered). I am second in line at a dealership in northeast Ohio. I originally ordered the premium WR-Blue BRZ. Once pricing came out I decided 2k extra for limited was def worth it. I called in today and was able to change my order to limited because Subaru hasn't built the vehicle yet. There were no pre-orders placed after mine so only two pre-orders have been made at that dealership. I'm not sure if this allowed my order to be altered without me losing my place. I just wanted to share this with some of the members and see if anyone else has tried to change their order once pricing was released.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to do the same, but there are 10 people lined up at my dealership and I was first in line.

If I changed my order to a premium I would have gone to the back of the line.

If you were #2 of 2, you didn't have a place in line to keep really. I assume that would mean anyone in a similar situation could change their order, but it likely wouldn't help someone that's ahead of several orders.

The dealer made it clear that they would still expect to see the vehicle around late May/early June even though my order was changed.

Correct. They fill them out by allocation to the dealer, when the pre order was placed compared to other dealers pre orders doesn't matter.

Do you know if the pre-orders arrive to each dealership one at a time, or is it a "batch" thing where multiple cars arrive at once?

They will be delivered prorata over the 7 months. I'm not sure how many truck loads a dealer normally gets a month, but if they get 14 cars over the first 7 months they'll get 2 per month, which I'd assume would just come together but it's possible they'd come in different loads. Not sure specifically how that will work though.

just curious...what dealer in northeast ohio? i have mine placed at ganley subaru in north olmstead

Cascade Subaru in Cuyahoga Falls. They are getting 5-6 vehicles this year and only 2 pre-orders have been made.

Hmm... that would be an issue for me, then. I was told in March that I'd "probably" be getting my car in late May or June, but considering I'm somewhere around #9 on the list (my salesman didn't make it clear) then I might not get my car until July or later, depending on how many cars per month. I'm relocating from Texas to California in July... :cry:

We need more definitive information on expected arrival date. Hopefully by the end of this month.

How many cars are they allocated? What I described is directly from Subaru to the dealers.

I changed my order from WRB to SSM and removed that autodim. The GM told me it wont affect my order or when I will get it unless they take more orders than their given allocation

My dealer (in SONE, not SOA) said that they should have detailed allocation information by the end of this week. Then we'll know exactly which cars (trim/trans) they're getting and, hopefully, in what order.

I don't think that is accurate. I spoke with them just after the allotment notices went out and I was told they were getting 2 cars for the May-Nov time period.

I was first in line there originally, but when I found out that VIP wouldn't be accepted I cancelled my order and got my deposit back. I wound up at Brunswick (#1 in line again) where they promised me VIP pricing regardless of what Subaru did.. so I got invoice after-all.