The right time to buy a BRZ
 

Hi guys,

As you can probably already tell, I'm new to the forum, but i've been following it for a while.

I just wanted to ask a general question that I may not have seen yet. If it's been asked before, let me know.

I'm planning to purchase the Series.Blue BRZ coming out in July, but i'm just confused on how to go about buying it.

Do I go visit the dealer or call the dealer to put down a deposit if i'm ready as soon as possible? Or do I just wait till July to go there and place it on the spot?

Help would be appreciated!

Can't wait to be a part of this great community soon!

the series.Blue is a limited release so you'd be best to put down now an order and deposit at your nearby dealer (with great reviews). I used dealerrater.com when searching for the dealer i wanted to buy from.

Awesome, thanks for that. I see some dealers that are near my area are some of the best so i'll be going to those.

Though, how much would be a "serious" deposit if i'm looking to put one down? I definitely do not want to miss this series.

just ask the dealer what is the minimum amount you'd need to deposit to order the series.Blue. Usually its 500 or 1000 refundable deposit.

I would caution you that dealers will be likely to put a markup on it.

When I was at the dealer last year, the deposit for a 2014 BRZ was around $1000.

That markup shouldn't be too much though from the MSRP though right? It's already at a reasonably high price, I wouldn't imagine any significant markup...

Are the features of the Blue really worth 3 grand over the Limited? You can easily get a Limited for invoice or lower. Anyway, I would email every single dealer within 50 miles (separate emails for each) saying what car you want, that you're willing to buy right away, like that day or that weekend, and that you are price-focused. Ask for a price quote with everything: taxes, fees, options, etc. You just want a total number. If you see an offer you love, jump on it. You'll quickly learn what dealers are price focused and which ones aren't. Then you can buy right away or wait until the 4th of July sales or end-of-June incentives. We saved 500 on a Forester by buying at the end of the month, getting it for below invoice when it was a brand new and hot-selling model.

FWIW...

You can get a 2014 BRZ Limited for BELOW invoice right now. So your choice is between the limited edition which will probably have a mark up ABOVE MSRP, or a '14 BRZ below invoice pricing. The approx 5k difference in price will buy you all the OEM STi pieces as well as some nice upgrades of your choosing.

This is all you need in your life...

Contact @HeubergerMotors and done deal...

The thing is for me, i'd rather have the STI parts already installed without me having to take off the OEM parts and then install them myself.

Yes, the experience might be better, but the convenience of having the parts already installed and driving off the lot with it is much more appealing to me.
@JSimon: Thanks for that. I think I might email all the dealerships to get an idea, on the phone is such a hassle.

Though, is there something that I should be looking for in terms of when I email them? I'm looking to email 3-4 dealers today.

So your ONLY reason for paying ~3k more and waiting is to have the parts installed? You know that the dealer can install all those aero parts while you wait during your first oil change? It's all bolt-on. I'll drive to NY and install all the parts for you for half the price difference! =P

Well, to each their own. I can understand paying for factor installed navi/push start/factory HIDs, different paint colors, engine differences... but I just think it's a lot to pay for just simple exterior cosmetic differences. Maybe it's because I'm not that big a fan of the blue interior pieces though. I'm too old to rice.

The right time to purchase a BRZ is probably this time next year :P

Haha, i'll keep that in mind if I change my mind! :lol:

I mean it's more really of having that "feeling" that you got a limited edition piece. Same thing with why some people customize their car, is to be different than the rest. And why also some people prefer to have their car stock.

For me, having one of 1000 of the limited series is something that's appealing to me, and like you said, to each their own. I do understand where you are coming from though.

(Although, isn't the Series.Blue just a Limited (rear spoiler/navi) with the STI parts?)

Contact the forum vendor I suggested seriously.... lots and lots of happy customers here who paid way less through him than what any local dealer could get them...

Yup, the limited is just plastic and some blue interior pieces. The big money you're spending is on the blue interior thread.

I understand the exclusivity part though. It just sucks that it's all cosmetic. =(

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