Yahoo article about the 10 hardest cars to find, 2 being FRS/BRZ - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sigh-on-Rice · 01-04-2013, 07:36 PM

I think that average comes from...
(1 day + 3 days + 2 days + 1 day + 1 day + 2 days + 1 day + 3 days + 2 days + 134 days) / 10 cars = 15 days/car

The ones with $10k dealer installed options must be taking forever to sell, or even still not sold yet.

that_one_guy · 01-04-2013, 07:41 PM

the title of the article doesn't accurately describe what the article is about. They aren't talking about which cars are hardest to find, just how long a car sits on the lot.

I pass by a Kia dealer daily that has never had less than 15-ish Souls on their lot. I'm sure each car doesn't spend much time in inventory, but its still readily available.

My FR-S took 2 days to turn, the dealer had several AT that had been their several days though.

DGMBRZ · 01-04-2013, 07:45 PM

Took me close to 2 months to find mine. I didn't preorder. Started mid April and found one June 14!

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TOMIMOTO · 01-04-2013, 07:52 PM

Since launch there has been no problem finding either brand or trim levels in New England. Especially now with the crappy weather.

You guys still waiting on yours should have one shipped from sales tax free NH. I know one guy on the forum did that.

LIKEABOSS · 01-04-2013, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigh-on-Rice

I think that average comes from...
(1 day + 3 days + 2 days + 1 day + 1 day + 2 days + 1 day + 3 days + 2 days + 134 days) / 10 cars = 15 days/car

The ones with $10k dealer installed options must be taking forever to sell, or even still not sold yet.

The dealer I bought mine from put 20's on their next FR-S. Guess what? Still sitting!

mrjester · 01-04-2013, 08:16 PM

At Toyota Knoxville, there were 4 on the lot, 2 firestorm, 1 stock whiteout, 1 moded whiteout and my Raven in the receiving warehouse when I bought mine on 12/22. They said they were getting two more firestorms in the next week.

Earlier the same day when I was at Subaru, I was told I would have to wait till mid June before I would be able to get a BRZ if I had put the money down then.

FRSupra · 01-04-2013, 10:00 PM

The dealer in my town has been sitting on an argento a/t for about 3 months, as well as a rs8 manual for the same amount of time.

Oddly enough there is a small used dealership in the mountains outside my town. Literally in the middle of nowhere, they are sitting on a white-out m/t. The story was

"a young kid bought it and didn't like and wanted a truck instead, all his friends had trucks. We had another customer just look at it and bought the camaro instead."

A lot of people have bought this car because of it's status figure...

jstans84 · 01-04-2013, 10:50 PM

It would be nice if they showed the stats on MT vs Auto. I've seen a few Autos sitting on the lots of dealerships, but never a MT.

SC David · 01-05-2013, 02:19 AM

Stupid misleading article is stupid and misleading.

tomato86 · 01-05-2013, 02:53 AM

I see the same fr-s sitting on the lot from back in sept when I bought mine. No one wants AT.

Supermassive · 01-05-2013, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomato86

I see the same fr-s sitting on the lot from back in sept when I bought mine. No one wants AT.

That's because "racecar".

I bought a manual because I don't like torque converters. Now if the auto was a dual clutch that can bang out 100ms shifts then I would have gotten that.

BRZnut · 01-05-2013, 10:57 AM

These twins are appealing to more than young college adults...they appeal across all generations!

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that_one_guy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: none Location: CA Posts: 437 Thanks: 46 Thanked 368 Times in 145 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	the title of the article doesn't accurately describe what the article is about. They aren't talking about which cars are hardest to find, just how long a car sits on the lot. I pass by a Kia dealer daily that has never had less than 15-ish Souls on their lot. I'm sure each car doesn't spend much time in inventory, but its still readily available. My FR-S took 2 days to turn, the dealer had several AT that had been their several days though.

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TOMIMOTO Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: MY00 Impreza 2.5RS Location: NH Posts: 258 Thanks: 5 Thanked 115 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Since launch there has been no problem finding either brand or trim levels in New England. Especially now with the crappy weather. You guys still waiting on yours should have one shipped from sales tax free NH. I know one guy on the forum did that.

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FRSupra Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: PA Posts: 506 Thanks: 455 Thanked 464 Times in 164 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The dealer in my town has been sitting on an argento a/t for about 3 months, as well as a rs8 manual for the same amount of time. Oddly enough there is a small used dealership in the mountains outside my town. Literally in the middle of nowhere, they are sitting on a white-out m/t. The story was "a young kid bought it and didn't like and wanted a truck instead, all his friends had trucks. We had another customer just look at it and bought the camaro instead." A lot of people have bought this car because of it's status figure...

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