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Enigmus · 05-23-2012, 11:08 PM

I'm on preorder for a WRB BRZ since 3/14 and have yet to receive any ETA on delivery dates. After seeing some people already getting their FRS early I decided to call the local Bohn Bro Scion dealership if they would be taking any preorders. I was surprised to learn they had a Raven black MT FRS delivered this morning! I immediately set up a test drive after work.

When I drove up I recognized it right away and let me tell you that the black is stunning in person! What I recognized was that the dealership was charging a $2500 adjusted market value and I got this BS about all cars having AMV's added to their MSRP even the mustangs getting 10k+.

I knew right then that I wasn't going to drive away with the awesome car. But I did take the chance to test drive it. Since I certainly wasn't going to buy the car I didn't have to worry about babying it for the first 1000 miles. The car has no reservations at all to pull quickly to redline and the handling is superb! I loved every minute of it!

Back at the dealership they tried to justify the markup and give me the it's a highly sought after car and you'd be out of luck finding one! I told them straight up that I was #1 at the local subaru dealer waiting patiently for the WRB BRZ that i was promised MSRP so I have a problem paying for an FRS that costs more than the BRZ!

I showed them the shitty job they did at the tint with all the bubbles I could see in all three windows and I would have been willing to pay for the 3M paint guard they installed. I told them about the ft86 members able to get all their cars for MSRP so I'm not stupid enough to fall for any adjusted market value regardless of pure pricing. If they had agreed to sell at MSRP they came very close to stealing me away from a BRZ only because they had it first. I have no preference between the two. The platform is THAT good for me to buy a Scion. The added price was just the turn off. I hope Bohn Bros Scion and all other dealerships realize how important it is to keep the price at the mid 20's for it to be successful in the long term. That's my rant.

05-23-2012, 11:08 PM	#1
Enigmus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 1996 Integra LS 4DR, 2013 Scion FRS Location: New Orleans Posts: 191 Thanks: 6 Thanked 269 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s)	Test drove a FRS! Walked away.. I'm on preorder for a WRB BRZ since 3/14 and have yet to receive any ETA on delivery dates. After seeing some people already getting their FRS early I decided to call the local Bohn Bro Scion dealership if they would be taking any preorders. I was surprised to learn they had a Raven black MT FRS delivered this morning! I immediately set up a test drive after work. When I drove up I recognized it right away and let me tell you that the black is stunning in person! What I recognized was that the dealership was charging a $2500 adjusted market value and I got this BS about all cars having AMV's added to their MSRP even the mustangs getting 10k+. I knew right then that I wasn't going to drive away with the awesome car. But I did take the chance to test drive it. Since I certainly wasn't going to buy the car I didn't have to worry about babying it for the first 1000 miles. The car has no reservations at all to pull quickly to redline and the handling is superb! I loved every minute of it! Back at the dealership they tried to justify the markup and give me the it's a highly sought after car and you'd be out of luck finding one! I told them straight up that I was #1 at the local subaru dealer waiting patiently for the WRB BRZ that i was promised MSRP so I have a problem paying for an FRS that costs more than the BRZ! I showed them the shitty job they did at the tint with all the bubbles I could see in all three windows and I would have been willing to pay for the 3M paint guard they installed. I told them about the ft86 members able to get all their cars for MSRP so I'm not stupid enough to fall for any adjusted market value regardless of pure pricing. If they had agreed to sell at MSRP they came very close to stealing me away from a BRZ only because they had it first. I have no preference between the two. The platform is THAT good for me to buy a Scion. The added price was just the turn off. I hope Bohn Bros Scion and all other dealerships realize how important it is to keep the price at the mid 20's for it to be successful in the long term. That's my rant.