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dontpanic · 02-25-2014, 09:10 AM

Interesting but probably of no significance: An acquaintance who works with the financial side of the company shared that they are seeing a lot of BRZs coming in and that currently 7-9% of ALL Subarus they inventory have been BRZs for a few months. She was curious why statistically speaking a disproportionate number are dumped by owners, often before the first oil change is due. I opined it might be the recent unusual winter weather, first time buyers getting in over their heads, or the harsh reality of life with a 2+2 as a primary car. She also shared that they rarely if ever see WRX STis coming in (which she equated as a similar "hero" car).

Sounds like "on lot" times for the BRZ are rising a bit as well - probably also due to the season.

BadMoon · 02-25-2014, 10:17 AM

I absolutely believe the winter is impacting the sales of these cars. Selfishly I'm glad. It's how I got such a bang up deal when trading my FRS in for a BRZ Limited. It's also why I don't understand people rushing out for a monogram. I would certainly try to make up my own deal at the local subaru dealer versus paying sticker for a monogram. Unless you really can't deal with the front lip.

JS + BRZ · 02-25-2014, 12:03 PM

dontpanic man. dontpanic.

buckeye3d · 02-25-2014, 02:44 PM

There are a lot of BRZ / FR-S available nationwide at CarMax but the prices are barely less than new. Hell I think you can buy new for less than some of the used BRZs at CarMax.

Just checked...17 BRZ, 34 FR-S.

_______ · 02-25-2014, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by buckeye3d

There are a lot of BRZ / FR-S available nationwide at CarMax but the prices are barely less than new. Hell I think you can buy new for less than some of the used BRZs at CarMax.

Just checked...17 BRZ, 34 FR-S.

Agreed Carmax is a ripoff and they have a no haggle policy. You can get a way better deal going for a new one at a dealership.

thill · 02-25-2014, 04:51 PM

My dealers still have some 2013 available new and a number of used ones. It is the winter. Even with big discounts they are not selling. It is brutal trying to sell RWD sports coupes here especially with summer tires. If the dealers were smart they would install winter tires on cheap steelies, and include the summer tires on the standard rims.. The Focus ST's are not moving at all either. I test drove two of them over 2 months ago and they are both available from two different dealers.

02-25-2014, 09:10 AM	#1
dontpanic Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: shiny side up. Location: 3rd rock from the sun Posts: 38 Thanks: 5 Thanked 44 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Want a BRZ? Check with CARMAX?? Interesting but probably of no significance: An acquaintance who works with the financial side of the company shared that they are seeing a lot of BRZs coming in and that currently 7-9% of ALL Subarus they inventory have been BRZs for a few months. She was curious why statistically speaking a disproportionate number are dumped by owners, often before the first oil change is due. I opined it might be the recent unusual winter weather, first time buyers getting in over their heads, or the harsh reality of life with a 2+2 as a primary car. She also shared that they rarely if ever see WRX STis coming in (which she equated as a similar "hero" car). Sounds like "on lot" times for the BRZ are rising a bit as well - probably also due to the season.

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02-25-2014, 10:17 AM	#2
BadMoon Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2014 GLI Autobahn/Nav Location: Central PA Posts: 551 Thanks: 118 Thanked 356 Times in 167 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I absolutely believe the winter is impacting the sales of these cars. Selfishly I'm glad. It's how I got such a bang up deal when trading my FRS in for a BRZ Limited. It's also why I don't understand people rushing out for a monogram. I would certainly try to make up my own deal at the local subaru dealer versus paying sticker for a monogram. Unless you really can't deal with the front lip.

02-25-2014, 12:03 PM	#3
JS + BRZ Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2010 MS3 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,820 Thanks: 1,180 Thanked 1,161 Times in 597 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	dontpanic man. dontpanic.

02-25-2014, 02:44 PM	#4
buckeye3d Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013.5 GLI Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There are a lot of BRZ / FR-S available nationwide at CarMax but the prices are barely less than new. Hell I think you can buy new for less than some of the used BRZs at CarMax. Just checked...17 BRZ, 34 FR-S.

02-25-2014, 04:51 PM	#6
thill Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2020 SS1LE (previous 13 BRZ owner) Location: North Pole Posts: 2,753 Thanks: 328 Thanked 1,463 Times in 802 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My dealers still have some 2013 available new and a number of used ones. It is the winter. Even with big discounts they are not selling. It is brutal trying to sell RWD sports coupes here especially with summer tires. If the dealers were smart they would install winter tires on cheap steelies, and include the summer tires on the standard rims.. The Focus ST's are not moving at all either. I test drove two of them over 2 months ago and they are both available from two different dealers.

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