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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
Unless someone heard differently all we got was May. There were a lot of side conversations so its possible someone heard differently.
Here's a total guess on my part. Were talking no sooner than mid-May. Based on Jack saying East coast ships first and that takes 4 weeks, plus they were allowing changes up until Friday midnight sounds like the boats haven't been loaded yet. I suppose some could already be in route since they did say a change could delay your unit's arrival.
The trip letter did say we would be contacted soon after the trip for a delivery date so I really think we'll know something soon.
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I'll bet you that the First 86 cars are being loaded in the same boats as the first BRZs, then loaded onto different trucks to direct them to the appropriate dealer once they reach port. The timeline of rumored sale of the BRZ and the estimate for First 86 delivery seem to line up very nicely.
Jack acknowledged that Subarus will be selling before the Scions, but they'll be sold as received, rather than Scion's strategy of ensuring that each dealer has at least one unit on hand before opening sales.
The First 86-ers near ports will be taking delivery earlier than those inland, and it might be a separation of weeks between the first and the last based on location and if any changes were ordered when they were confirming our selections. One of the Scion technical people said the pearlescent paint for the Whiteout is a 4-stage process that requires being put through the line multiple times at the factory, so those might be good candidates for delayed delivery, especially if you switched over.
Public release is still June, but from I heard, I wouldn't count on more than 3 weeks of exclusivity for the First 86 batch.