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Originally Posted by switchlanez
I just had an "aha" moment and apologize if this has been mentioned already. Another purpose of First 86 is probably to capture a "snapshot" of hotspots across the US that should take delivery. Scion already has a rough idea of the key regions from past sales, but First 86 will provide greater resolution as to which dealerships within each region should get X cars with Y colors and Z configurations. It's a supplement to any dealership waiting lists already going on (but not all dealerships do waiting lists). This supplemental info is critical as stock coming from Japan will be extremely limited.
So if First 86 asks you to specify your color, transmission, etc., you can almost expect one to be delivered to a dealership by your home. (I'm probably shooting my thread in the foot by saying this lol)
Anyway, First 86 is still an indicator of demand and market conditions probably for the purpose of allocating dealership deliveries. And I still say market conditions during the quarter leading up to product launch can influence MSRP.
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its a website about getting a car early and not a site that just discovered the cure for cancer. don't overthink it, they just want to create more buzz before the car comes out.
the car will be available in your market in less than 3 months manufacturing already has all the needed supplies (eg: metal, colors, engine and transmission parts, etc...) they have what's known as a build supply. they've already decided what % will be manuals vs. automatic for every market (global), same goes for colors (they don't have paint cans sitting at the factory). build supply can change every 6 months if a particular color isn't selling or if they need to change transmission % breakdown.
they already know which market or in your cases states and cities that sell scions well. i would think the warmer areas or areas known for having a huge car culture will be the ones that will get more of the GT86. i'm also sure they have regional breakdowns for allocations. meaning new york city is in a different region than say los angeles and will have different allocation of trim, transmission, colors based on the region.