Anyone in NE get their VON

[MannyO]

Originally Posted by Turbowned

Any VON's yet??!!

...no

[ngabdala]

Nope. Although my salesperson has called me a couple of times to say they get their first cars in the begging of june, next batch beginning of july.

I highly doubt we will be getting VONs. SoNE does things differently.

[Turbowned]

Dammit! I just need to know when the car's coming! I don't care if it's November, just tell meeeeeeee

[Sovran]

I just checked with my dealer (Patrick in Shrewsbury). He said that they're getting 7 BRZs in the first batch, which is the combined output of the two boats coming into Boston this month. Those cars should be available around the end of the month. Unfortunately, there aren't any Limited automatics in that first batch. They're going to call around and see if any other dealerships want to swap cars to line up with their pre-orders, but if that doesn't work I'll have to wait another 3-4 weeks for the next allocation (and then hope that the second batch has a Limited auto).

He did say that if a car from the first batch is available for a test drive (they're not letting anyone test drive the pre-ordered cars), he'll call me so I can come out and take it for a spin.

[ngabdala]

My sales rep JUST called me and said my DGM LIMITED will be in the first delivery mid June and I will be the first to test drive. I placed my preorder with Bertera of Hartford on 4/30. They are the 3rd largest subie dealership in NE. #1 is in NH. Mine is getting 36 and NH is getting 44-46.

[M-17]

Originally Posted by Sovran

He did say that if a car from the first batch is available for a test drive (they're not letting anyone test drive the pre-ordered cars), he'll call me so I can come out and take it for a spin.

Let us (me) know when the test drive becomes available cause I'd like to do the same too.

And you're the first I've heard so far that's going for the auto, why not the manual?

[ngabdala]

He may mean i get to test drive my car meaning noone else get

[M-17]

Originally Posted by ngabdala

He may mean i get to test drive my car meaning noone else get

Yeah I noticed, but you know if he or anyone else here's anything about test drives. Then you guys know what to do.

[Sovran]

Originally Posted by M-17

And you're the first I've heard so far that's going for the auto, why not the manual?

Two main reasons:
1. I commute 2.5-3 hours every day in rush-hour traffic (from the 'burbs to Boston), and I'm not really interested in turning that time into a workout for my left leg. I'm already barely civil in the mornings; having to exercise won't help that.

2. I prefer the gas mileage of the auto. With my current driving patterns and fuel costs, the upfront cost savings of the manual are about equal to the difference in 5-year fuel costs (ignoring TVM, I admit), so that's not a big factor. More important to me is that having better fuel economy makes my life less sensitive to variations in the price of gas. If premium gas goes up to $6-7/gal over the next 5 years, it will hurt my wallet less if I have the auto. (I know that an experienced, careful manual driver can probably beat the EPA ratings, but I suspect that an experienced, careful auto driver can do it, too.) Also, I like the slight emissions advantage over the life of the car.

If just one of those factors were in play, I'd probably buy the manual. But with both, it's not much of a contest for me. I admit that I was slightly tempted, though, when the dealer said they had a manual limited available in the first batch.

[ngabdala]

You do know the AT has far superior mpg than the MT right?

Originally Posted by Sovran

Two main reasons:

2. I prefer the gas mileage of the manual. With my current driving patterns and fuel costs, the upfront cost savings of the manual are about equal to the difference in 5-year fuel costs (ignoring TVM, I admit), so that's not a big factor. More important to me is that having better fuel economy makes my life less sensitive to variations in the price of gas. If premium gas goes up to $6-7/gal over the next 5 years, it will hurt my wallet less if I have the auto. (I know that an experienced, careful manual driver can probably beat the EPA ratings, but I suspect that an experienced, careful auto driver can do it, too.) Also, I like the slight emissions advantage over the life of the car.

If just one of those factors were in play, I'd probably buy the manual. But with both, it's not much of a contest for me. I admit that I was slightly tempted, though, when the dealer said they had a manual limited available in the first batch.

[Sovran]

Originally Posted by ngabdala

You do know the AT has far superior mpg than the MT right?

D'oh! Fixed that. Thanks.

[ngabdala]

Yeah as I continued to read your post after I wrote that it appeared that you did know and it was only a typo.

Originally Posted by Sovran

D'oh! Fixed that. Thanks.

[brzmass12]

Just received a call from Patrick Subaru that they received confirmation on my BRZ. As Sovran mentioned there are two boats coming into Boston this month. They're not sure which one mine is on, but it's one of the two.

Let's hope its the first one!

SWP Limited MT

[Spaceywilly]

Yep I got the same on an email. SWP premium mt