It was 4.5k difference for me.
The FR-S had an MSRP of $25,900 at the time I bought it. It recently increased by $400.
We are looking at $1400 difference at this point.
Subaru charged $100 more for freight, so we are at $1500.
Subaru had a grad rebate of $500. Scion had a promo where grad rebate was doubled to get $1000. $500 difference added on.
We are now at a $2000 dollar difference.
My scion dealership waved the administration fees, so I gained $500 there. Subaru refused to budge on that and insisted it was mandatory to pay.
The difference is now $2500.
Subaru also wanted to charge me $500 for a block heater, but Scion had it included on the bill of sale.
$3000 difference.
They had a $1000 premium over the price at the dealership I went to.
I was not charged the extra $255 for paint from Scion. I also got premium audio for only $200 extra.
$4000 difference + GST on that $4000 difference. We are at $4200.
My Whiteout FR-S left the lot all in $28,800.31.
It was a $4200 difference for me. I talked to both dealerships extensively.
I stand corrected by you. It wasn't a $4500 dollar difference. It was a $4200 difference. I just rounded it up to the next half thousand. My bad.
I understand this is not the scenario for everyone. Not everyone got the white thrown in and not everyone got their admin fees wave. Not every one was a recent graduate.
For myself, it was a $4200 dollar difference.
The question was why did YOU choose the FR-S over the BRZ.
My situation made it that
I had a $4200 difference.
I didn't mean to lead anyone astray. I'm sure many of you guys got great deals on the BRZ. But for me, the Subaru dealership wasn't willing to budge.
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Originally Posted by Sport-Tech
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.
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