Anyone check their VON with SOA recently? - Page 9 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Alex · 05-02-2012, 07:02 PM

aghh...been on hold for 30 min now...Its killing me...I must know!!!

e46m3 · 05-02-2012, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tainen

WOOHOO!!!
I called and got a VIN, and it's in the low 200's.

(and yes, I did haveto stay on hold for 15 minutes- the guy on the other end told me the phones just started lighting up for some reason, then we chatted about bugeyes for 10 minutes. haha)

I have an ETA of the 18th!!!! WOO!

I got my VIN and ETA as well. It should arrive at Carter Subaru Shoreline by May 18th!!

NYC BRZ · 05-02-2012, 07:03 PM

My Von ends in 24204. The wait continues...

Kimsey47 · 05-02-2012, 07:09 PM

Sweet! Glad to hear some folks are getting VIN#'s! I'm going to TRY and wait till I hear from my dealer; however, I have a feeling I too will be calling SOA soon!

Will post if I too have a VIN!

Kimsey47 · 05-02-2012, 07:11 PM

BTW, if an admin sees this post I think this is front news worthy that VINs and ETA's are starting to be handed out for BRZ's in the USA finally!

feedbag · 05-02-2012, 07:23 PM

Hey guys, if you get a VIN please post your location and ETA so us VINless people can attempt to estimate how long it'll take to possibly get ours

DGM BRZ · 05-02-2012, 07:25 PM

Unlike some other manufacturers, I was told that BRZ vehicles are not produced to match specific customer orders. The factory produces the vehicles based on estimated demand, production line considerations and other factors. After the vehicles are completed and loaded on to the ship, vehicle orders are matched against the completed vehicles and VIN numbers are assigned to the VONs. I don't know how they decide dealer order, but I was told that if a dealer is entitled to one vehicle for the month, Subaru looks to see if that dealer's earliest unfilled VON can be filled with an available vehicle on the ship or in port. If the dealer's earliest ordered VON cannot be matched exactly with a completed vehicle, Subaru tries to exactly match the dealer's next ordered VON. This is the reason VIN numbers are assigned after the vehicles are produced and this is also the reason that first in line at a dealer will not always mean that that person will take delivery of the vehicle before others from that dealer. That also may be why some VIN numbers have not yet been assigned for early orders - if there is a high demand for WRB Limited, for example, but the factory only built 24% (or some other number of this specification) it might take a while for the vehicles produced to balance out with the actual orders. As a result, an order placed a week ago for a less popular combination (say a black LTD with AT) might get assigned a VIN and get delivered well before somebody who placed an order many weeks ago.

Laika · 05-02-2012, 07:28 PM

I couldn't get my phone out fast enough to call SoA. Now to play the waiting game with customer service...4 minutes in.

I keep getting too excited thinking I got connected when the message plays saying they apologize for the wait time.

R0ME0 · 05-02-2012, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e46m3

I got my VIN and ETA as well. It should arrive at Carter Subaru Shoreline by May 18th!!

When did you order?

R0ME0 · 05-02-2012, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by feedbag

Hey guys, if you get a VIN please post your location and ETA so us VINless people can attempt to estimate how long it'll take to possibly get ours

Also order date that would be helpful!

OrbitalEllipses · 05-02-2012, 07:31 PM

Where are people who have VINs generally from? East Coast, West Coast, Mid-West?

I'm sure plenty of us ordered on 3/1, but I foresee West Coast initial orders being filled first. Not sure if there's any relevance, but the Subaru representative assured me the car was in the pipeline (I'm assuming that has something to with the WAITLIST/HOLD placed on the order initially).

e46m3 · 05-02-2012, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R0ME0

When did you order?

I ordered mine on 3/1.

cmspooner · 05-02-2012, 07:35 PM

Is the general consensus that Subaru of New England is doing tings differently, and if so is there anyway me or my dealer could get this info? I don't have a VON, but I did get a confirmation that looks like ones posted earlier.

Turbowned · 05-02-2012, 07:39 PM

I don't know, I ordered in MA on Mar. 3rd or so and I don't have a VON either. My deaer said something is updating on Friday and they should know more by then...

05-02-2012, 07:03 PM	#115
NYC BRZ AutoX Addict Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 08 Pontiac G8 GT,13 GBS BRZ Limited Location: Queens, NY Posts: 723 Thanks: 168 Thanked 118 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My Von ends in 24204. The wait continues... __________________ 2013 BRZ Limited- GBS - 6MT -VIN #0937 ~~NYR SCCA # 18 C Street R (CSR)~~ "But there’s no mistaking the noise. This car is loud, and not in a particularly nice way. There’s no crisp exhaust note, no induction wheezing. It’s just the sound of petrol exploding in a metal box." - Jeremy Clarkson

05-02-2012, 07:09 PM	#116
Kimsey47 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2016 STI DGM Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,875 Thanks: 1,189 Thanked 1,460 Times in 662 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sweet! Glad to hear some folks are getting VIN#'s! I'm going to TRY and wait till I hear from my dealer; however, I have a feeling I too will be calling SOA soon! Will post if I too have a VIN! __________________ Subaru STI :

05-02-2012, 07:11 PM	#117
Kimsey47 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2016 STI DGM Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,875 Thanks: 1,189 Thanked 1,460 Times in 662 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BTW, if an admin sees this post I think this is front news worthy that VINs and ETA's are starting to be handed out for BRZ's in the USA finally! __________________ Subaru STI :

05-02-2012, 07:28 PM	#120
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05-02-2012, 07:25 PM	#119
DGM BRZ BRZ Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Limited Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Unlike some other manufacturers, I was told that BRZ vehicles are not produced to match specific customer orders. The factory produces the vehicles based on estimated demand, production line considerations and other factors. After the vehicles are completed and loaded on to the ship, vehicle orders are matched against the completed vehicles and VIN numbers are assigned to the VONs. I don't know how they decide dealer order, but I was told that if a dealer is entitled to one vehicle for the month, Subaru looks to see if that dealer's earliest unfilled VON can be filled with an available vehicle on the ship or in port. If the dealer's earliest ordered VON cannot be matched exactly with a completed vehicle, Subaru tries to exactly match the dealer's next ordered VON. This is the reason VIN numbers are assigned after the vehicles are produced and this is also the reason that first in line at a dealer will not always mean that that person will take delivery of the vehicle before others from that dealer. That also may be why some VIN numbers have not yet been assigned for early orders - if there is a high demand for WRB Limited, for example, but the factory only built 24% (or some other number of this specification) it might take a while for the vehicles produced to balance out with the actual orders. As a result, an order placed a week ago for a less popular combination (say a black LTD with AT) might get assigned a VIN and get delivered well before somebody who placed an order many weeks ago.

05-02-2012, 07:31 PM	#123
OrbitalEllipses Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Attitude Location: MD Posts: 10,046 Thanks: 884 Thanked 4,890 Times in 2,903 Posts Mentioned: 123 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Where are people who have VINs generally from? East Coast, West Coast, Mid-West? I'm sure plenty of us ordered on 3/1, but I foresee West Coast initial orders being filled first. Not sure if there's any relevance, but the Subaru representative assured me the car was in the pipeline (I'm assuming that has something to with the WAITLIST/HOLD placed on the order initially).

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