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I went to my closest Subaru dealer yesterday to see what their deal with the BRZ is. I was told that 7 out of the 17 they have allotted were already spoken for, and that $500 gets me on the list, then when it comes time to order them, they call up and see if I'm still down. If so, they order. If not, I get deposit back. He looked at me kinda funny when I asked about a test drive when they became available. Are some of you guys seriously just ordering blind without sitting in the thing, let alone driving it?
I'd like to get one ASAP based on what I've seen so far, but I'll only really know after a test drive. So if I don't want to pay mark-ups, and want to test the car first, should I just back out now? Do you think dealers will be given a "test car" so we feel comfortable placing orders after driving it? Or are they just banking on this thing being a novelty hot ticket that'll sell to folks that don't really care how it feels to them, or are gambling that they'll be okay with it?
With Scion's pure price, there's really no reason to pay mark-ups on either car, so if that's the way Subaru wants to roll, I'll look elsewhere. Anyone have a preferred dealer in AZ, namely Phoenix~ish?
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