orpie_lightfoot Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I'm trying to figure out just how much demand there really is for the new I would hate for someone to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Nope. As impatient as I feel about waiting for this car, I love the anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backtoRubaSu Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I'm okay with the wait personally...I still enjoy driving my car now, I just have a nice ancy feeling in my feet waiting for the GT is all. Definately something to look forward to over the next few weeks/month(s). The testdrive just made that one a little worse, knowing what I was going to be having fun with soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antelope Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Look on the bright side - at least there are some 5MT GTs available for a test drive in most of the US dealerships (or so it seems). I'm still waiting for a call from one of the local dealers here in Vancouver. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncgimenez Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Definately not, I'm stationed in Germany and I bought A GT LTD back in the states, now I have to wait about a month before it gets over here. But that's the way it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 No, but now that you mention it, WHERE THE HELL IS MY CAR!!?? My dealer said the end of July when I ordered it at the end of May, but I figure he's just overestimating, to make sure that I'm happy when it shows up earlier. He said eight weeks for my WRX too, and it showed up in five. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I've been waiting over a year for a Subaru. I know that it's so close to my owning one, so it's hard. I love this car so much already. :D -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I've been waiting about 4 years for this car. What's 2-3 weeks then? Nothing as I've got plenty of other things on my mind as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Having the big unit downunder for some time has been great as I have been able to get a bit of feedback on the car itself. In this site a lot of ppl have been saying the brakes are all wrong after a few stops. Its just getting rid of the green in the pads. After a few big stops it should be all good. The car itself has been a really big success here as Federal and Local Government are serioulsy looking at employing these cars in their general fleet. This can only be good news on parts and services for the general suby owner. I myself as some of u know, have been hanging out for the 6MT. Will it ever come because the boys and HQ Downunder are still puzzled as they have heard nothing. Ive been out looking at other makes but just cant bring myself to move away from the all-paw Scooby. Please Mr Fuji, hear my cries..........! :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I wouldn't say the wait is holding me back. Good things come to those who wait. To some extent of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I agree DM but have to admit its hard and the Audi dare I say it looks like the goods too. Have had a look at the EVOVIII but didnt like the build quality inside the car, very plastic and I think the STi is certainly more the go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatCQB Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I'm waiting for all the kinks to be ironed out. So I'm still going to wait a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I have to wait for downpayment $$ anyway, so the wait is not hurting me... yet. But I wish we could get them in this color: [img]http://www.legacysti.com/files/legacysti.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I would have definitely gotten that color if I could have. :) I was told the car should be in before the 10th of July, but as soon as the first. :D I so can't wait! Now to make sure the current one is gone by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-Five Sti-L Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 My timetable for a new Legacy is 1-2 years, since I never buy a 1st yr. production car. Also, hoping w/fingers crossed that Sube will bring over the STi, or at least a Spec B. Also want to see what mods and how effective they'll be before fully committing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 [quote name='racerdave']I have to wait for downpayment $$ anyway, so the wait is not hurting me... yet. But I wish we could get them in this color: [img]http://www.legacysti.com/files/legacysti.jpg[/img][/quote] I agree - I want a blue car, but I'm not too fond of either blue they're offering. Hmmmmm I wonder if Subaru would do a special order on that color for some $$$. - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnSub Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I am waiting a few months for first production run and build issues to get worked out. Also, expect better deal if inventory is on the lot. I had terrible experience with early first year Audi A6 Quattro and great experience with first year Lexus RX300. I will buy Subaru first year (it has been running for a year other places), but waiting till October. A local Subaru dealer called to say that an ordered Leg GT/Ltd 5MT in Blue is available because buyer changed mind on color for Black. When I asked about Short Shifter, dealer said I would need to order car and that I would get a better discount by ordering. What sales school did these guys go to. Who gives a discount on new product that is has more demand than supply. Anyway, I was happily surprised that dealer is already talking about discounting a car that is good value at MSRP. When I ordered my son's BMWxi wagon with 5MT, (couldn't find a manual xi wagon), they would not even consider any discount on special order car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 MtnSub, generally the reason you get a better deal on a car you order is that then, the car is sold and not sitting on the lot. Dealers have money in inventoried cars, but not in pre-sold, ordered cars. This is why pre-orders are getting invoice (real invoice), or a few hundred above invoice. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnSub Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 GtGuy, thanks for dealer business insight. Still surprised Subaru is talking discounts this early in product launch. My sales background is in CAD/CAM with planes, trains, ships and car manuf. companies, not frontline car dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 [quote name='MtnSub']GtGuy, thanks for dealer business insight. Still surprised Subaru is talking discounts this early in product launch. My sales background is in CAD/CAM with planes, trains, ships and car manuf. companies, not frontline car dealers.[/quote] It is surprising, I agree. One part of me wonders if early adopters aren't in some way also marketing for Subaru, that is, rolling advertisements. Much of what sells cars is people seeing them, and word of mouth. Get enough people in them early on, and it should make the job of selling them easier. I know that I always talk about how awesome Subarus are, and it sounds like the Legacy will be another killer, which means that I'll be babbling on to someone about how awesome this car is. Anybody enthusiastic enough to be an early adoptere is, almost by nature, certainly enthusiastic enough to tout the glories of their car to one and all. Those folks deserve a discount, I guess. :lol: Even if a dealer sells a car at invoice, he still makes money, provided the car hasn't been sitting on the lot for too long. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7stars Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 You can usually get better deals on cars on the lot because the dealers want to get rid of them immediately. If you order from them, you have at least a month to cancel the order, and people often do, so they haven't even sold you the car until it actually gets there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Well I love the Blue as well but think this colour should be reserved for on STi vehicles, it makes them stand out better and could only be better for resale value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Psst! Little bird told me a shipment arrived in Eau Claire this aft and Atlantic Blue Leggy Wagon per my spec was on it. ;) I'm proud to be a marketing board for the car as long as it adheres to everything we've seen/heard so far. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7stars Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 I'm not really found of that blue. I love the two blues on the Legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 [quote name='agctr']Well I love the Blue as well but think this colour should be reserved for on STi vehicles, it makes them stand out better and could only be better for resale value.[/quote] The WRX gets WRB too. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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