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Dipstik-sportech · 10-15-2012, 03:25 PM

So I ordered my car back in the middle of June. I see all this talk about a vehicle order number which I never got from my dealer. Out of the blue at the end of September I get an email from the salesman saying its on his incoming inventory list and its pre manifest with a VIN. he says the expected port date is oct 26. Now my question is I see a lot of you receiving your cars quite soon after you receive a vin. Not 2 months later like my expected date(3 weeks after port date they say). Is my dealer feeding me a line and the car may show up sooner or is the mid November estimate legit? Can I phone Subaru Canada with a vin and track my car or do they just do it with the Von?

Dipstik-sportech · 10-16-2012, 09:24 AM

No one?

zc06_kisstherain · 10-16-2012, 11:20 AM

you can call and hear what they say.
i don't know how it works in Canada.

Mine ordered on 8/7 and dealer said it will take 10-12 weeks to deliver.
yesterday was exactly 10 weeks i waited but not here yet. i am in no rush getting this car and longer i wait there might be less problem with CEL/idel issue

Dipstik-sportech · 10-16-2012, 11:37 AM

I wasn't sure about calling because unlike most of the people on here I need received a VON. My salesman didn't even know what it was lol. Judging by what I've read here is that the vin comes after the Von and the vehicle shortly after that, not 2 months later like I'm being told. I just want to know if my dealer is feeding me a line.

xn7485 · 10-16-2012, 12:25 PM

VON (Vehicle Order Number) is obtained when you order the vehicle. Subaru is pretty accurate when they give an ETA after a VIN is given. If the 26th is the port arrival date, probably should expect up to 10 days for the dealer to get it. I've seen vehicles arrive up to 2 days early.

cnk · 10-16-2012, 12:40 PM

To add to the above post, a VIN is not normally issued until the car is built or it has arrived at port. If your dealer is able to provide you with a VIN now, you should expect your car soon. I had a VON 2 days after I ordered my car. Got my VIN once my car was at port and took delivery 5 days later when it arrived at the dealership.

10-15-2012, 03:25 PM	#1
Dipstik-sportech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ satin white pearl sportech Location: Thunder Bay Ontario Canada Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 842 Thanked 911 Times in 576 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Vin vs. Von So I ordered my car back in the middle of June. I see all this talk about a vehicle order number which I never got from my dealer. Out of the blue at the end of September I get an email from the salesman saying its on his incoming inventory list and its pre manifest with a VIN. he says the expected port date is oct 26. Now my question is I see a lot of you receiving your cars quite soon after you receive a vin. Not 2 months later like my expected date(3 weeks after port date they say). Is my dealer feeding me a line and the car may show up sooner or is the mid November estimate legit? Can I phone Subaru Canada with a vin and track my car or do they just do it with the Von? Last edited by Dipstik-sportech; 10-15-2012 at 08:14 PM.

10-16-2012, 09:24 AM	#2
Dipstik-sportech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ satin white pearl sportech Location: Thunder Bay Ontario Canada Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 842 Thanked 911 Times in 576 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No one?

10-16-2012, 11:37 AM	#4
Dipstik-sportech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ satin white pearl sportech Location: Thunder Bay Ontario Canada Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 842 Thanked 911 Times in 576 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wasn't sure about calling because unlike most of the people on here I need received a VON. My salesman didn't even know what it was lol. Judging by what I've read here is that the vin comes after the Von and the vehicle shortly after that, not 2 months later like I'm being told. I just want to know if my dealer is feeding me a line.

10-16-2012, 12:25 PM	#5
xn7485 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 1995 Acura Integra GS-R Location: VA Posts: 340 Thanks: 46 Thanked 96 Times in 66 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	VON (Vehicle Order Number) is obtained when you order the vehicle. Subaru is pretty accurate when they give an ETA after a VIN is given. If the 26th is the port arrival date, probably should expect up to 10 days for the dealer to get it. I've seen vehicles arrive up to 2 days early.

10-16-2012, 12:40 PM	#6
cnk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 DGM BRZ Limited Location: NJ Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 59 Thanked 547 Times in 339 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	To add to the above post, a VIN is not normally issued until the car is built or it has arrived at port. If your dealer is able to provide you with a VIN now, you should expect your car soon. I had a VON 2 days after I ordered my car. Got my VIN once my car was at port and took delivery 5 days later when it arrived at the dealership.

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