Car sitting at dealership-does this matter? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Veejayy · 08-23-2015, 10:02 PM

So the FRSs have been sitting at a couple of local dealerships for a long time ( months). Occaisonally they move them a few yards to make room for other inventory.

This sitting and then only being driven on a test drive or for repositioning at the dealership-does that bother you guys if u were to purchase? Am i worrying bout nothing?

Thanks!

ntron1 · 08-23-2015, 10:06 PM

Nope, the longer they sit the lower the price.

aegisdrgn · 08-23-2015, 10:17 PM

fresh fluid change, and they'll be good as new.

Tcoat · 08-24-2015, 06:52 AM

They make them. They sit. They ship to port. They sit. They go to dealer. They sit.
Not an issue unless they sit for years of course.

ToySub1946 · 08-24-2015, 11:12 AM

I bought a 2015 FRS lst week of October 2014.
The car had arrived in port (Portland, Or) just a few days prior.
The car was assembled in July 2014

And I recently, last week, got an email from a Stealership in San Francisco...$2000. off the MSRP of numerous leftover 2015s on their lot. All cars were silver, black or white...what they had left...colors not selling well I'd guess.

Note: my car now has 21,330 miles on the odo. No problems so far.
And when I have the oil changed at the Dealership (every 7500 miles), I don't allow them to check the manual trans or rear end fluid levels (no 'preventive maintenance')...if it works, don't mess with it...no leaks means no problem with that area of the car.
I have added coolant just once...most likely due to bubbles still in the system from the factory.

Ashikabi · 08-28-2015, 04:56 PM

Mine had a lot of metal on both my transmission and differential plugs when I changed my fluid.You might wanna change it out soon Toysub

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3nl · 08-28-2015, 06:45 PM

The longer they sit the better it is for you! We just got a 2015 Nissan Rogue last night for my wife and they took a little over $3k off (on top of their other offers) because it is a 2015 that had been sitting for months and they are now selling 2016. Little under $28 sticker price out the door after taxes right at $25.

The longer the car sits, the more they will move on the price - especially if you have good credit. Price up a brand new car and get everything worked out - then ask what they will do if you take one of the ones that have been sitting on the lot for months. When they give you a number, ask for another $1000 off or to throw in some TRD stuff. Worst they can do is say no and you can take the brand new car or walk away.

rookie · 08-28-2015, 07:40 PM

As long as it's not sitting for extended periods of time, the cars should be fine.

08-23-2015, 10:02 PM	#1
Veejayy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: VW GTI Location: philly Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Car sitting at dealership-does this matter? So the FRSs have been sitting at a couple of local dealerships for a long time ( months). Occaisonally they move them a few yards to make room for other inventory. This sitting and then only being driven on a test drive or for repositioning at the dealership-does that bother you guys if u were to purchase? Am i worrying bout nothing? Thanks!

08-23-2015, 10:06 PM	#2
ntron1 Sarcastic Bastard Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: '13 DGM BRZ, '13 Mini, 1999 Blazer Location: Amish Land, PA Posts: 586 Thanks: 341 Thanked 336 Times in 182 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nope, the longer they sit the lower the price. __________________

08-24-2015, 06:52 AM	#4
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,290 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2498 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	They make them. They sit. They ship to port. They sit. They go to dealer. They sit. Not an issue unless they sit for years of course. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

08-24-2015, 11:12 AM	#5
ToySub1946 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 15FRS, 05MustangGT, 85Toyota truck Location: Eureka, Ca. Posts: 574 Thanks: 672 Thanked 590 Times in 279 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I bought a 2015 FRS lst week of October 2014. The car had arrived in port (Portland, Or) just a few days prior. The car was assembled in July 2014 And I recently, last week, got an email from a Stealership in San Francisco...$2000. off the MSRP of numerous leftover 2015s on their lot. All cars were silver, black or white...what they had left...colors not selling well I'd guess. Note: my car now has 21,330 miles on the odo. No problems so far. And when I have the oil changed at the Dealership (every 7500 miles), I don't allow them to check the manual trans or rear end fluid levels (no 'preventive maintenance')...if it works, don't mess with it...no leaks means no problem with that area of the car. I have added coolant just once...most likely due to bubbles still in the system from the factory. Last edited by ToySub1946; 08-24-2015 at 11:44 AM.

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08-23-2015, 10:17 PM	#3
aegisdrgn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S 10 Series #2263 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 471 Thanks: 208 Thanked 277 Times in 179 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	fresh fluid change, and they'll be good as new.

08-28-2015, 04:56 PM	#6
Ashikabi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Northwest Iowa Posts: 7,359 Thanks: 454 Thanked 4,548 Times in 2,950 Posts Mentioned: 59 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Mine had a lot of metal on both my transmission and differential plugs when I changed my fluid.You might wanna change it out soon Toysub Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk

08-28-2015, 06:45 PM	#7
3nl Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S 6MT Location: Madison, WI Posts: 112 Thanks: 31 Thanked 68 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The longer they sit the better it is for you! We just got a 2015 Nissan Rogue last night for my wife and they took a little over $3k off (on top of their other offers) because it is a 2015 that had been sitting for months and they are now selling 2016. Little under $28 sticker price out the door after taxes right at $25. The longer the car sits, the more they will move on the price - especially if you have good credit. Price up a brand new car and get everything worked out - then ask what they will do if you take one of the ones that have been sitting on the lot for months. When they give you a number, ask for another $1000 off or to throw in some TRD stuff. Worst they can do is say no and you can take the brand new car or walk away.

08-28-2015, 07:40 PM	#8
rookie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 1991 Formula Red NSX Location: Wisconsin Posts: 483 Thanks: 271 Thanked 430 Times in 209 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As long as it's not sitting for extended periods of time, the cars should be fine.

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