Hey there BRZ-ites, or is it BRZ-urians. Funny, but odd story; nothing special, just odd and probably not that funny.
In the quest to find my next new car, I stumbled upon the twins, and gravitated more toward the BRZ (because Subaru and because I will not have another car with a Toyota badge...long story).
So, while at the nearest dealer test driving one, an '18 WR Blue Limited, in early November of
this year, I pretty much said to myself, "yes, this could potentially be my next car". There was so much I enjoyed about it, something pure, something simple, something that said I like to be driven. So the BRZ is now tied for #1 on my list with VW's Alltrack-S/SE (w/6spd) [<--another long story].
While at the dealer, I picked up a 2018 brochure because I like to flip through books and can compare features better at a glance in the brochure than on a website. Plus, brochures are eyes into the company and their marketing department.
Since the 2019s were right around the corner, I requested a brochure from Subaru's website after I got home (thinking I'll get one for 2019). FYI, the website does not offer the ability to specify model year.
Fast forward 6 weeks and I receive a mailer from Subaru. Knowing what it was, I open it up only to find a BRZ brochure for the
2017 model year 
and a form letter [not dated or signed] from Mr. Charles McEntee, Director of Customer/Retail Services for SoA.
Why would SoA have 2017 MY brochures still lying around this deep into the 2018 MY? Why wouldn't a 2018 MY brochure be the more logical choice to send out instead of going down into the archive section in the basement for a 2017 brochure? I was expecting a 2019 brochure, and worst case, a 2018 brochure, like the one I got at the dealer; but a 2017? C'mon man.
I expected an organization, as big as Subaru, to have certain cutoff dates for brochure requests. If a request for a brochure is made between "X" and "Y" dates (corresponding to MY production), then the customer is sent that model year and if a request is received after the "Y" date, they (SoA) send the next model year. It only makes sense, but maybe that's just my thought process.
Just another thing that makes you go hmmmm...[cue C&C Music Factory's video -->
Receiving an old brochure is not going to influence my purchase, the car and life needs are going to do that. Thanks for reading.
