Subaru BRZ Sells Out in Australia Within 3 Hours! - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Gums · 07-17-2012, 12:44 AM

I would like to concur with Coyote, absolute disaster!

Impossible to order anything, would much rather deal with a dealer.

Even the dealers had to order cars online for deposits they had in hand!

Please Subaru Aus don't do this again

coyote · 07-17-2012, 12:49 AM

I guess it was a good way to collect deposits on cars they knew they couldn't supply.

Gums · 07-17-2012, 12:50 AM

[QUOTE=Hachiroku;318334]

Among the amazing BRZ online statistics:

Subaru website traffic initially quadrupled from 12 noon AEST
In the first five minutes alone, there were eight orders
50 BRZs were sold in the first 1.5 hours
Available stock was exhausted by 1547 AEST

Would have sold out in 10 mins if the site allowed!

coyote · 07-17-2012, 12:52 AM

Yes, I should have said "a good way to collect deposits for cars they couldn't supply, if it worked".

At the end of the day, they sold their cars ... so will herald it a success.

86design · 07-17-2012, 12:53 AM

crazzzyyyy

eliminist · 07-17-2012, 01:13 AM

Bastards

wcefan · 07-17-2012, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eliminist

Bastards

Wish I had your order number....

AUmarvin · 07-17-2012, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wcefan

Wish I had your order number....

Surely they have not sold 2000+ cars. The allocation for this year is only 201 cars. Will be a long wait for you if so. My order is #586. Wondering if these are a code for trim / colour? Mine is Galaxy Blue Silica / Standard.

xwd · 07-17-2012, 11:42 AM

I know a lot have complained about how Subaru allocated cars here as well, but in the end doing a first-come first-serve free for all would not have worked well either and allocating a set amount per dealer allowed a decent distribution of cars. Doing it online would have been a disaster.

The bigger issue with Subaru here at this point is the lack of information they are supplying people about their orders, leaving people to have to call them constantly.

BigM · 07-17-2012, 11:47 AM

It could be generating order numbers early on in the process, so people just clicking around having a look are ratcheting up the order numbers... That would be pretty stupid but so is building a site you knew would get a huge influx of traffic and not have it hardened to deal with it (4x increase in traffic from normal isn't that big)...

So is building anything on top of Drupal.

If it's not that though then holy crap yeah that's going to be a long wait!

Kevstra · 07-18-2012, 02:07 AM

Wow, it makes me happy that I actually got a deposit on a BRZ in Canada. I cannot wait until my blue goddess arrives!

wcefan · 07-18-2012, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigM

It could be generating order numbers early on in the process, so people just clicking around having a look are ratcheting up the order numbers..

Correct. Subaru confirmed that only 290 were ordered on the first day. Seems that as soon as you search for a dealer in a post code an order number is generated.

So with the server crashes and people just checking it out, order numbers v cars ordered is way out.

Tman08 · 08-21-2012, 12:32 PM

I found an article published today, reviewing the BRZ and mentioning the sell out online:

http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and...u_brz_review1/

07-17-2012, 12:50 AM	#17
Gums Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Location: Sydney Posts: 163 Thanks: 578 Thanked 97 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	[QUOTE=Hachiroku;318334] Among the amazing BRZ online statistics: Subaru website traffic initially quadrupled from 12 noon AEST In the first five minutes alone, there were eight orders 50 BRZs were sold in the first 1.5 hours Available stock was exhausted by 1547 AEST Would have sold out in 10 mins if the site allowed!

07-17-2012, 12:53 AM	#19
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07-17-2012, 12:44 AM	#15
Gums Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Location: Sydney Posts: 163 Thanks: 578 Thanked 97 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would like to concur with Coyote, absolute disaster! Impossible to order anything, would much rather deal with a dealer. Even the dealers had to order cars online for deposits they had in hand! Please Subaru Aus don't do this again

07-17-2012, 12:49 AM	#16
coyote Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: Slowly Location: brisbane.qld.au Posts: 1,064 Thanks: 212 Thanked 539 Times in 235 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I guess it was a good way to collect deposits on cars they knew they couldn't supply.

07-17-2012, 12:52 AM	#18
coyote Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: Slowly Location: brisbane.qld.au Posts: 1,064 Thanks: 212 Thanked 539 Times in 235 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Yes, I should have said "a good way to collect deposits for cars they couldn't supply, if it worked". At the end of the day, they sold their cars ... so will herald it a success.

07-17-2012, 01:13 AM	#20
eliminist Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Australia Posts: 30 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Bastards

07-17-2012, 11:42 AM	#23
xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 860 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I know a lot have complained about how Subaru allocated cars here as well, but in the end doing a first-come first-serve free for all would not have worked well either and allocating a set amount per dealer allowed a decent distribution of cars. Doing it online would have been a disaster. The bigger issue with Subaru here at this point is the lack of information they are supplying people about their orders, leaving people to have to call them constantly.

07-17-2012, 11:47 AM	#24
BigM Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: B4 Location: Sydney Posts: 98 Thanks: 16 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It could be generating order numbers early on in the process, so people just clicking around having a look are ratcheting up the order numbers... That would be pretty stupid but so is building a site you knew would get a huge influx of traffic and not have it hardened to deal with it (4x increase in traffic from normal isn't that big)... So is building anything on top of Drupal. If it's not that though then holy crap yeah that's going to be a long wait!

08-21-2012, 12:32 PM	#27
Tman08 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: DGM BRZ Limited Location: FL Posts: 192 Thanks: 53 Thanked 58 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I found an article published today, reviewing the BRZ and mentioning the sell out online: http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and...u_brz_review1/

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