No BRZ Pre-orders for 5-6 months

[Subaruwrxfan]

Originally Posted by Future

I always buy a rwd beater around september (miata, skyline, silvia, cressida, etc..)

Man, you're living the dream! I would love to have that kind of selection for beaters! I'll take a skyline please! Stupid federal regulations can die in a fire.

[Future]

yea its quite nice .. unfortunately, gov "rectified" the situation here too.. we are no longer able to import rhd cars... (in qc province only)

[neutron256]

Originally Posted by Zaku

hmm... I must be crazy to want to drive this thing in winter. then again last time I had an RWD in winter there was a blizzard and I almost got into accidents.... probrably why I was looking into WRX back in the day. Snow Mode is in the Automatic, but not in the manual ;/ might as well leave the car to park in winter and walk lol which really defeat the purpose, I guess Winters for me will be really fun.

RWD in the winter isn't the issue it used to be. Snow tires, stibility control, traction control, ABS. This will be my only car, I've had a more recent RWD and had no issues with snow once I got snow tires on it.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Future

Bah... winters are nothing with good tires... (And I'm talking about real badass winters in Quebec) I always buy a rwd beater around september (miata, skyline, silvia, cressida, etc..), never had a single problem. I will definetly drive the brz/frs all year round. Currently rocking a Roadster (rhd miata) with 1.5way lsd, just gotta be careful from time to time

Bah I use Star specs, RE11s, etc in the winter.

[M-17]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

I plan on driving this car in the winter 100%

The benefit of living in florida.

I actually have a question about the roads down there. I haven't been in florida since I was a kid but my cousin recently visited there and told me the roads are nice but the highways suck, any truth behind that?

[Subaruwrxfan]

Originally Posted by M-17

The benefit of living in florida.

I actually have a question about the roads down there. I haven't been in florida since I was a kid but my cousin recently visited there and told me the roads are nice but the highways suck, any truth behind that?

Yeah I heard they aren't taken care of very well. It's like driving on the moon. My buddy had a 370Z and said the highways were jarring.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by M-17

The benefit of living in florida.

I actually have a question about the roads down there. I haven't been in florida since I was a kid but my cousin recently visited there and told me the roads are nice but the highways suck, any truth behind that?

I'm originally from Ohio, so compared to Ohio and Michigan they are like glass lol

They aren't great, it really depends on where you are (which county).

There are very few roads that are fun to drive though, dumb flat state that loves to build straight roads.

[Crashoverride]

I seem to think that this will be the norm for at least 6-12 months, the FRS and BRZ will be in high demand.

[M-17]

Originally Posted by Subaruwrxfan

Yeah I heard they aren't taken care of very well. It's like driving on the moon. My buddy had a 370Z and said the highways were jarring.

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

I'm originally from Ohio, so compared to Ohio and Michigan they are like glass lol

They aren't great, it really depends on where you are (which county).

There are very few roads that are fun to drive though, dumb flat state that loves to build straight roads.

Interesanto... just wondering if I decide to go to Miami this year.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Try the Capital Beltway if you want pot holes.

[dsgerbc]

Gonna go to my dealer tomorrow and put down a deposit to secure my place in line. By state law it is 100% refundable, so is there anything I should try to get in writing from them?

[Zgrinch]

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

Gonna go to my dealer tomorrow and put down a deposit to secure my place in line. By state law it is 100% refundable, so is there anything I should try to get in writing from them?

Yes a few:

See if you can get a set price like $500 over invoice
that you you do not want more 10 miles on the car when you purchase it
Full tank of gas

[dsgerbc]

^How many were successful in getting anything relative to invoice in writing? I suppose I could try some $$ under MSRP, but I'm not positive on invoice.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

^How many were successful in getting anything relative to invoice in writing? I suppose I could try some $$ under MSRP, but I'm not positive on invoice.

Question is how motivated are dealers to sell under invoice? This is probably the most hyped up car since the STI came state side for Subaru. Are dealers really willing to sell under MSRP and for some close to invoice without any real motivation to do so? If this car is going to be as hard to get the first several months/year as it sounds, there is no reason for the dealer to take a hit off MSRP when there are guys lining up to put down deposits. If the car doesn't sell well b/c 1) it is over priced or 2) doesn't live up to the hype, then sure they will knock the price down. But all the reviews to date state that it lives up to the hype and we still don't know about #1. I highly doubt one will be able to get one for much under MSRP unless you take a hit on your trade-in value which doesn't really count in the scheme of pricing.