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I picked up my FR-S on June 2nd. I spoke to the dealer in person 2 weeks before it was released. I was told that I'd be first... They received ONE FR-S on June 1st and called me... It was raining so I set an appointment to test drive June 2nd (saturday) with a good indication that I was going to buy. Had I went immediately I would have gotten the car as the base.. but apparently they took advantage of the extra day and added the hood shield and the rear bumper sticker that says Scion on it... and also added the trunk mat... another $500 on the price of a car they knew I was going to buy and knew these options would cost more. The trunk mat was the only thing I would have wanted...the only thing not attached.
On top of this the car came with a scratch on the mirror that the owner of the dealership came over and told us "we're not going to do anything with it." and then told the sales rep to stop the paperwork unless we would accept the scratch as-is. On top of dinging my trade in for $400 for a paint chip on the hood about the size 1mm is size and insisting that since I didn't have factory wheels that they would have to deduct..
I didn't let them get away with the factory wheel BS... but they really presented it as a "take it or leave it". Only 2 more FR-S were scheduled to come in to the area for the next few weeks. I took it. The mirror, while minor, will get replaced when the cost drops a bit.
I'll never spend $ at that dealer again.. They are free to give me all the oil changes and routine maintenance they include on their dime though.
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