BRZ Price Paid

[MincerRay]

Originally Posted by Clutch

What is invoice on the 2017's? Where is a good resource to find this data?

I use Edmunds. Build a car up on their site and they will show you the invoice, and what they think the market value is. I paid more than $2K under their market value estimate, so don't go by that!

Invoice on 2017:

Premium: $24327
Limited: $26251
PP pkg: $1060
Series.Yellow: $28157
Destination: $820
popular pkg 1 &2 : $538
popular pkg 3: $387

[Benji]

Originally Posted by Haluwasa

thanks dude. The trick was having 3 different dealers with the exact same call. I dealt with all 3 over emails. never gave me a phone number. all I did was send dealers quotes from others. and push for 27K OTD lol. I had all the leverage.

Hey @Haluwasa , if you don't mind me asking, which dealership in Houston and who did you deal with?

That's the best deal I've seen and I only want a Limited, not a Series. Yellow

[Harjotdhanota]

I'm trying to buy a 2017 brz with performance package but the best price I can find is $27,810. I see others getting 2k below invoice which is crazy! Any tips?

[TofuJoe]

@Harjotdhanota - message me and I'll give you the contact info for the sales guy who gave me a written quote of $26,818 last month.

[Chris from Cali]

Originally Posted by Harjotdhanota

I'm trying to buy a 2017 brz with performance package but the best price I can find is $27,810. I see others getting 2k below invoice which is crazy! Any tips?

I went in, test-drove the car, told them I liked it (I was planning on testing a few other cars*). They asked what they could do to get me in their car that day. I told them $25K. They came back with $28K - I told them $27K and throw in maintenance/tint. Done.

*was going to drive Mustang GT, Miata Club, etc.

[IndyBRZed]

2017 Limited
Automatic
$28,000

[BaatLuk]

Hey guys, since I couldn't find another thread for color decision, I decided to jack my own thread. I am completely torn between WRB and SWP. If you went with one color or the other, please share your rationale...

Some pros & cons I can think of:

WRB
Pros: only BRZ and performance-oriented Subarus get this color, stands out, can do the blue + gold wheels combo, may yield higher resale value(?)
Cons: looks like a Hot Wheels car, hotter in summer(?)

SWP
Pros: cooler in summer, a more JDM color, cleaner and shows off the lines better
Cons: too common especially when you count the 86/FRS in white

[NeverInTime]

Originally Posted by BaatLuk

Hey guys, since I couldn't find another thread for color decision, I decided to jack my own thread. I am completely torn between WRB and SWP. If you went with one color or the other, please share your rationale...

Some pros & cons I can think of:

WRB
Pros: only BRZ and performance-oriented Subarus get this color, stands out, can do the blue + gold wheels combo, may yield higher resale value(?)
Cons: looks like a Hot Wheels car, hotter in summer(?)

SWP
Pros: cooler in summer, a more JDM color, cleaner and shows off the lines better
Cons: too common especially when you count the 86/FRS in white

With the SWP you can do the white + black STI wheels combo, and even add tint and tinted lights if you're into that. The WRB is easier for others to spot in traffic though, so less chances that people won't notice your car when merging.

From what I've seen in my spreadsheets and online for the past couple months the WRB isn't commonly seen on sale, and when it is, they don't tend to be on sale for very long. However I'm inclined to believe that the average non-enthusiast buyer doesn't really like the WRB color (hence why you see more white/black twins), but enthusiasts really love the WRB color, so there's more demand from a smaller section of the market for that color. Based on what I've seen, price/mileage seems to drive sales more than color (e.g. see ANY overpriced BRZ on a CarMax lot...), along with whether or not the car in question is stock vs modded.

So long story short, I don't think you should pick a color based on the potential value/demand for it. Go with whichever color that makes you love staring at your car.

While we're on the topic of colors, Toyota does offer a solid selection of alternative colors for the 86. Hot Lava, Ultramarine, etc. And their white is looks really good on the 86 too.

[BaatLuk]

Originally Posted by NeverInTime

With the SWP you can do the white + black STI wheels combo, and even add tint and tinted lights if you're into that. The WRB is easier for others to spot in traffic though, so less chances that people won't notice your car when merging.

From what I've seen in my spreadsheets and online for the past couple months the WRB isn't commonly seen on sale, and when it is, they don't tend to be on sale for very long. However I'm inclined to believe that the average non-enthusiast buyer doesn't really like the WRB color (hence why you see more white/black twins), but enthusiasts really love the WRB color, so there's more demand from a smaller section of the market for that color. Based on what I've seen, price/mileage seems to drive sales more than color (e.g. see ANY overpriced BRZ on a CarMax lot...), along with whether or not the car in question is stock vs modded.

So long story short, I don't think you should pick a color based on the potential value/demand for it. Go with whichever color that makes you love staring at your car.

While we're on the topic of colors, Toyota does offer a solid selection of alternative colors for the 86. Hot Lava, Ultramarine, etc. And their white is looks really good on the 86 too.

Great insights! At this time, I guess I am 70% SWP/30% WRB (Series.Hyperblue?) but that could change anytime. I've always wanted SWP but lately my 5-year-old son has been telling me to get a "blue sports car", so I started paying attention to WRB.

Noticed you are also in OC. I just did a quick search on cars.com. Currently there are no SWP BRZ (2017, limited, MT) within 150 mile radius.

[NeverInTime]

Veloist MIGHT be selling his immaculate 2016 Series.Hyperblue (he posted somewhere in one of the BRZ forum threads recently he just might keep it) as he is thinking about getting the BRZ tS. I saw his ads on Craigslist and on Cargurus here (Cargurus links are super long, so I'm hyperlinking them). You might want to message him after checking his ad if you're interested.

There was another Series.Hyperblue on sale in the So-Cal area when I last checked 2 days ago, but it looks like it got sold. It had a lot more mileage on it than Veloist's, but it wasn't on the market for more than 2 weeks. I even saw a salvage title Series.Blue on Craigslist in San Diego that got sold in a couple days for around $15k.

There aren't a ton of BRZs in general, so I've been searching in the 250-500 mile range from LA just to spot any steals. I've seen only 3-4 of the 2017 models being sold used in the past 3 months.

[broberg]

Model year: 2017
Color: White
Price Paid : 279900Sek (34555 USD at the time of this post)
Dealership/Geographical Area: Smålands Motor, Sweden

Addition : Demo car, 3 Months old, Had 2800Km on the odometer when I bought it.

[Chris from Cali]

HyperBlue with PP would be the heat - I would've gone that route if it existed. I went with silver since the Subaru silver has a touch of blue in it and it looks really good. Too many silvers are really boring, but this one pops. Good luck with your decision-making!!

[Willpower]

In late June I paid $26,493 for a WRB with the Performance Package and popular Package 1. Negotiated most of a day online but when the above price was agreed to I pulled the trigger. Pleasant experience. GREAT car!

[Sonder]

Originally Posted by Willpower

In late June I paid $26,493 for a WRB with the Performance Package and popular Package 1. Negotiated most of a day online but when the above price was agreed to I pulled the trigger. Pleasant experience. GREAT car!

I'm a bad negotiator...