Gary245 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Curious if anyone has experience with the factory order process... I'd like to choose some factory options & specify tires (Michelin's). And, are there other choices that this process allows that are available? Or - are you locked into the limited options on the Subaru website - build your own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Most options are installed by the dealer, most factories build the cars a few different way's. Then ship them, the dealers will install bolt on stuff. i.e. my short throw shifter was installed by the Dealer. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellesedil Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 What options are available is dictated by Subaru, with possibly a few extras that the dealer has access to. Getting different tires typically isn't on the list of options (more on this in a bit). When I ordered my 2012 LGT, I specified what I wanted. Navigation was factory-installed and everything else was installed either in port or at the dealer. Since the LGT came only in limited trim, it had just about any other typical factory-installed option (leather, sunroof, premium sound, etc) as standard. Since you seem most interested in the tires, it is rumored that you can exchange the Bridgestone OEM tires for another set of Bridgestone tires at a discount. However, I'm unable to find a source to confirm this so you'd have to do your own research. No luck on jumping to a different brand, though, unless you take the tires off and try to sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary245 Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 ....hmmm. Thanks, I appreciate the insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamese Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 If you order a new Subaru, you get the tires the auto maker chose as standard equipment for the car unless there’s a tire option and there isn’t. Don’t confuse options with accessories. Options are installed at a factory because of the higher level of technical complexity needed to install them. Examples of options include a sun roof and an automatic transmission. There are also port installed options for cars built overseas. I think the Legacy is built in Lafayette, IN so there shouldn’t be any port installed options. Accessories are easier to install and can be done either by a dealership or by you. Examples of accessories include carpeted floor mats, engine block heater, side moldings, etc. If you ask a dealership to install a non-Subaru item like an aftermarket sun roof or some other tires, it won’t be part of Subaru’s warranty. I don’t think dealers have to do non-Subaru changes either; they can tell you to have it done elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellesedil Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Options are installed at a factory because of the higher level of technical complexity needed to install them. Examples of options include a sun roof and an automatic transmission. There are also port installed options for cars built overseas. I think the Legacy is built in Lafayette, IN so there shouldn’t be any port installed options. Even though the cars are built in Indiana, they still arrive "at port" for a period of time and port-installed options will be completed there. If I recall, my car was received in port at Rhode Island where it spent a number of days before being transported to New Hampshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Even though the cars are built in Indiana, they still arrive "at port" for a period of time and port-installed options will be completed there. If I recall, my car was received in port at Rhode Island where it spent a number of days before being transported to New Hampshire. What exactly are "port installed" options? I know how the guys drive the cars off the boats/containers to the yards near port. I also know that they are not skilled enough to do anything more than apply a sticker to a vehicle, and that no port authority has an auto shop wherein such options could be added to an imported vehicle. Furthermore, I don't think I trust dealership interns to add "factory" optional accessories/bolt-ons. I'd rather do it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamese Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 If you go to Subaru's web site and click on the buttons to build a 2015 Legacy, you'll notice a $300 option called PZEV (Partial Zero Emission Vehicle). It appears to be a "mandatory" port installed option if you live in the following states: CA, CT, ME, MA, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, VT, and WA. I assume that all new Subarus destined to be sold in the New England states have to pass through the RI facility first to have whatever needs to be installed for PZEV. Although New Hampshire is not listed as one of the PZEV states, all new Subarus probably have to go through the RI facility anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Pzev is a factory option. On the website's "build your own" that is pretty much what you can do for ordering a car. The accessories are port installed. The rest is factory installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.