Dealer just called me

[Pete156]

FJ40crusher,

Sounds like you went to the same dealer I did. I have waited seven months so far for my BRZ and SOA is telling me I will get my car in November. Of course, they told me Sept, then Oct, now Nov.
Had I gone to Carter Subaru in Shoreline I would have had my car months ago. Their preorders all came in and are being driven every day while I wait, and wait, and wait. There is nothing special about my car that should make it so delayed. SOA denies it, and so do the dealers, but Subaru is skipping the slower dealerships regardless of when you placed your order. I have been apologized to hundreds of times for my car not being here yet, but still the folks at Subaru tell me this skipping is not happening. They go on with the old "we didn't anticipate the demand for this car" bullshit. The busier dealerships are getting and selling BRZs. I have proof. I have seen many preordered cars be delivered at other dealers, even though they were ordered months after I ordered mine. How can this be?
Carter in Shoreline has sold more than 25 BRZs while the first two preordered BRZs at my dealership(ordered in March, April) are not even built yet. Nobody who preordered at Carter waited more than four months for their car to be delivered. Ridiculous customer service.
When my car gets here, I will be asking for new snow tires to install, and some other goodies for waiting forever. I will never order another car from Subaru. I will also encourage everyone I meet to do the same.
When I was a kid I learned how to wait on line. When I put my money down at the dealership I thought I was getting on line. Subaru just let thousands of people cut in line in front of me. This is WRONG! They still deny it.

Good luck with your search,
Pete

[Pete156]

Originally Posted by FJ40crusher

This sounds like BS to me. Thoughts? I am calling another dealer!

It's total BS!

Call Carter, ask for Guy or David.

[BareZ]

Originally Posted by Mitch

This is why I didn't preorder. I found the car I wanted that was actually at a dealership (several states away) and made the trip to pick it up. I was able to get my car in mid June, but if I had ordered a car at the same time that I started looking for the one I have now, I'd still be waiting.

Same as me I called everydealer in 400miles.
I had the trip 340 miles to pick up my SWP BRZ !!

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by BareZ

Same as me I called everydealer in 400miles.
I had the trip 340 miles to pick up my SWP BRZ !!

Picked mine up with 9 miles. It had 2100 by the time I got it home.

[xjohnx]

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18221

[xdbuix]

like someone else said try www.cars.com.

They always updating with new cars everyday. So check every day, and u'll find the exact one in your region. You might have to travel 2-4 hours to get it, but its better than waiting 8 months imo. I had to get mine early cuz my old car blew out =)

[ashtray]

For those of us around back in February, it was announced how SOA would do dealer allocations. Dealers were given the number of cars their allocation would be from May to November, and that it would roughly be total/6 units per month. If the dealer was only allocated 3 cars, they might not come in till September-October. It's all about knowing the dealer's allocation amount and where in line you are. 2nd in line at a dealer getting 2 cars is worse than 20th in line at a dealer getting 40 cars. The dealership should have been up front when you place your deposit, but they're not always the best informed. (I had to tell my dealer when the ordering system was opening and how it would work.)

Orders are NOT filled by when you placed your order nationwide - just when you placed it at that dealer. And even then, sometimes order #2 came in before order #1 based on availability from SOA.

And there's cars sitting on lots now - some dealers will even put the car on a transport and deliver it to you. Shop around, and be willing to not be picky on the color. You can be driving one within a week.

Second round of allocations are from Dec-May for 2013 models. If your dealer already got their full first round allocation, then they have to wait for their second round if they're only allocated 2 cars - it could be April or May before it comes in. Or could be January. The dealers aren't told till the cars get there it seems.

[Pete156]

Originally Posted by ashtray

For those of us around back in February, it was announced how SOA would do dealer allocations. Dealers were given the number of cars their allocation would be from May to November, and that it would roughly be total/6 units per month. If the dealer was only allocated 3 cars, they might not come in till September-October. It's all about knowing the dealer's allocation amount and where in line you are. 2nd in line at a dealer getting 2 cars is worse than 20th in line at a dealer getting 40 cars. The dealership should have been up front when you place your deposit, but they're not always the best informed. (I had to tell my dealer when the ordering system was opening and how it would work.)

Orders are NOT filled by when you placed your order nationwide - just when you placed it at that dealer. And even then, sometimes order #2 came in before order #1 based on availability from SOA.

And there's cars sitting on lots now - some dealers will even put the car on a transport and deliver it to you. Shop around, and be willing to not be picky on the color. You can be driving one within a week.

Second round of allocations are from Dec-May for 2013 models. If your dealer already got their full first round allocation, then they have to wait for their second round if they're only allocated 2 cars - it could be April or May before it comes in. Or could be January. The dealers aren't told till the cars get there it seems.

Why don't we have a listing of dealers allocations on this website? Seems SOA and dealerships are very reluctant to give out these numbers. Had I known this I would have taken a different approach to this purchase.

If my car truly is in the second round of allocations, then I will not be recieving my car this month as told by my dealer and SOA. This will be the third time they lied to me. Unacceptable.

[Admiral Ballsy]

Originally Posted by FJ40crusher

my car won't be here until MAY!

Not necessarily. That's a worst case. Here's what my dealer told me, when I asked about the May thing regarding sold orders:

What I know is that the newest orders of the BRZ are being pushed back; what Subaru told me is that the latest they would be here is May, not that they would be here in May. They advised that we should tell customers that they may not be able to expect their car until May at the latest.

[bdbx18]

Originally Posted by Admiral Ballsy

Not necessarily. That's a worst case. Here's what my dealer told me, when I asked about the May thing regarding sold orders:

What would stop a dealer from selling an incoming car that you have a deposit on? Aside from having the deposit receipt and the VIN, is there any chance a dealer would not want to make an extra buck ?

[ProudtoBRZ]

My dealer told me their allocation when I orderd mine last month. Said they were alloted one more for this allocation whatever and should be here by the end of the year. I guess we shall see. I will be patient though allows me to save up more money for goodies when i get it!

[Admiral Ballsy]

Originally Posted by bdbx18

Aside from having the deposit receipt and the VIN, is there any chance a dealer would not want to make an extra buck ?

How would you have the VIN?

I guess nothing is technically stopping it, but it'd be a pretty risky thing to try I'd guess. If you were to see it on the lot, you'd have some questions to ask I think.

[zc06_kisstherain]

Mine ordered August and comign in Feb. 2013

[BRZfan]

Originally Posted by ProudtoBRZ

My dealer told me their allocation when I orderd mine last month. Said they were alloted one more for this allocation whatever and should be here by the end of the year. I guess we shall see. I will be patient though allows me to save up more money for goodies when i get it!

Patience is a good attribute and $$$ value as well. Good Luck!