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Originally Posted by CrazyWookiee
Couldn't justify a $4.5k diff for HID's and a GPS.
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You're in Edmonton, so:
A $4.5k difference in Canada? Ummm....no.
BRZ base: 27,295 CAD MSRP
FR-S: 26,300 CAD MSRP
Difference: $995
And if you go with a Whiteout FR-S as you did: Unlike Scion, Subaru does not charge a premium for their pearl white so the difference is now reduced to a mere 995-255 = $740.
Subie does charge about $100 more for freight, so we're now at a $840 premium for the BRZ. Add the additional HST for the BRZ at Ontario's 13% rate (Alberta's rate is lower) - say $100 - you are still
under a $1k difference out the door.
Leaving aside the design differences between the 2, that's a real bargain for the following additions to the car:
HIDs
LED DRLs
Nav
Better seat fabric
Lined trunk lid
If Subie dealers were charging a huge premium over MSRP you'd have a point, but they are not. I negotiated a MSRP deal at the first dealer I talked to back in June, with no extra fees.