determination

I have been agonizing over my next car purchase for a while now, but I've finally come to a decision.  For a while it was trying to decide between the Scion FR-S or the Subaru BRZ.  I actually went back and forth on this a few times.  Then it was time for perhaps an even more difficult decision, choosing what color to get.  I had narrowed it down to either World Rally Blue or Satin White Pearl.  Both look equally awesome and I think for the lines of the FR-S/BRZ the brighter/lighter colors come off better than the darker ones.  In the end, I chose the WRB BRZ Premium 6MT.

Unfortunately, this is not my car.  But this is what it will look like.  I snapped a few shots of this one at a recent car meet at Blox Racing in Fremont.  Seeing it in person, ultimately helped me make up my mind and confirmed that it is indeed a pretty awesome looking color for this car.  It's also the signature color for Subaru.

So why am I taking/posting shots of someone else's car, instead of mine? Well, I don't have my car yet. Subaru is limiting the production of BRZs to only 6000 cars this year. At the moment because this car is so new, the demand heavily outpaces the supply. Most of the local dealerships in Northern California are all sold out, or have pre-orders and waitlists filled until 2013. Those dealerships that didn't take pre-orders are for the most part  severely price-gouging when their cars come in, marking up the price of the car by $4,000 or more.

 

 So what to do?  I started reaching out further and further, to places like Redding, CA and Reno, NV.  And eventually caught wind that a dealership in Colorado Springs, CO was actually offering some great deals.  They, unlike everyone else I've talked to in the Pacific NW region, are selling BRZs for less than MSRP.  No markups, no sneaky tactics, no unwanted addons.  Almost too good to be true.  I fired off a few emails with questions and made the plunge this week, putting down a deposit for a an order to get a BRZ just the way I want it.  They say my car should arrive in 2-3 months.  So now it's time to wait patiently yet again to get what I want...

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Well, seeing as it's going to be a while, how's about I share a few photos of some of the models I ran into at the show.  Enjoy.