11-03-2011, 01:21 PM
ToC:
Introduction: mod 0 (Baseline)
So here's the thing.
Late last year, I changed jobs, and had a bit of a windfall in the process. I was able to eliminate a large part of my debt and decided that I would maybe spoil myself with a car.
So I decided to buy a new car. I had a pretty specific set of requirements:
Rear or all wheel drive
Manual transmission
At least 225 horsepower
At least 4 doors, preferably a wagon.
Under 400 dollars a month, with 8k down.
That's it! Seems simple, right? Straightforward?
Well it isn't. There's only really 2 new cars that meet that requirement:
#1: Subaru WRX
#2: VW Golf R
Now. I don't do VAG products, so that only leaves the Subaru. Sure, I could change 1 requirement and expand my choices, but I *didn't want to*, as a car that met the above requirements would suit my needs perfectly. Why compromise?
So I marched into my local dealer on October 5th to put 500 dollars down on a 2011 WRX.
Well I couldn't get a 2011 WRX. Ordering was closed. Whatever, fine, a 2012 then. Ordering for the 2012's opened on November 2, and my order for a 2012 Limited Plasma Blue Pearl WRX with In-Dash Navigation was placed November 3. Which, you'll notice, is when I posted this thread. I was told it'd be 6-8 weeks for delivery.
So delivery never happened. 80 days with no car. Not only no car, but no VIN, no estimated delivery date, bupkiss.
See, here's how Subaru's production line works:
Let's pretend that Subaru is burger joint for a minute.
"High welcome to Subaru Burgers, what can I get you today?"
Yeah, I'd like a double cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayonnaise.
"Great! That'll be $5.95."
Perfect, here you go.
"Ok, it'll be right up in 6-8 minutes."
Awesome.
8 minutes pass.
Hey where's my burger?
"Oh, I'm sorry sir, see, we've been waiting for your burger but the cooks haven't made it yet. They've been busy making chicken sammiches."
But, you have plenty of chicken sammiches! Look, there's a whole bunch under the heating lamps!
"Yes, I understand, but the cooks haven't made any double cheeseburgers."
So freaking TELL THEM to make a double freaking cheeseburger! It's on your freaking menu, what is the problem?
"I'm sorry sir, I'm sure it'll be here in another 4-6 weeks, I mean minutes."
And then, the punchline, is you never get your gd burger, other people get their burgers, single cheeseburgers, or doubles without cheese, or without lettuce or tomato but YOUR burger. Your burger never comes.
FHI just makes cars, puts them on a boat, and Subaru of America tries to match them up with orders. And if FHI doesn't make any plasma blue limited cars with navi, then all the people who order them (5 by the last count) don't get one. And there's not a damn thing they can do about it.
So anyway, I'm not getting the car I ordered.
But there *is* a Subaru with my name on it, which I should be getting before too much longer of a wait. So I figured I'd update this guy.
When it's here, I'll post pictures, specs, etc.
Introduction: mod 0 (Baseline)
So here's the thing.
Late last year, I changed jobs, and had a bit of a windfall in the process. I was able to eliminate a large part of my debt and decided that I would maybe spoil myself with a car.
So I decided to buy a new car. I had a pretty specific set of requirements:
Rear or all wheel drive
Manual transmission
At least 225 horsepower
At least 4 doors, preferably a wagon.
Under 400 dollars a month, with 8k down.
That's it! Seems simple, right? Straightforward?
Well it isn't. There's only really 2 new cars that meet that requirement:
#1: Subaru WRX
#2: VW Golf R
Now. I don't do VAG products, so that only leaves the Subaru. Sure, I could change 1 requirement and expand my choices, but I *didn't want to*, as a car that met the above requirements would suit my needs perfectly. Why compromise?
So I marched into my local dealer on October 5th to put 500 dollars down on a 2011 WRX.
Well I couldn't get a 2011 WRX. Ordering was closed. Whatever, fine, a 2012 then. Ordering for the 2012's opened on November 2, and my order for a 2012 Limited Plasma Blue Pearl WRX with In-Dash Navigation was placed November 3. Which, you'll notice, is when I posted this thread. I was told it'd be 6-8 weeks for delivery.
So delivery never happened. 80 days with no car. Not only no car, but no VIN, no estimated delivery date, bupkiss.
See, here's how Subaru's production line works:
Let's pretend that Subaru is burger joint for a minute.
"High welcome to Subaru Burgers, what can I get you today?"
Yeah, I'd like a double cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayonnaise.
"Great! That'll be $5.95."
Perfect, here you go.
"Ok, it'll be right up in 6-8 minutes."
Awesome.
8 minutes pass.
Hey where's my burger?
"Oh, I'm sorry sir, see, we've been waiting for your burger but the cooks haven't made it yet. They've been busy making chicken sammiches."
But, you have plenty of chicken sammiches! Look, there's a whole bunch under the heating lamps!
"Yes, I understand, but the cooks haven't made any double cheeseburgers."
So freaking TELL THEM to make a double freaking cheeseburger! It's on your freaking menu, what is the problem?
"I'm sorry sir, I'm sure it'll be here in another 4-6 weeks, I mean minutes."
And then, the punchline, is you never get your gd burger, other people get their burgers, single cheeseburgers, or doubles without cheese, or without lettuce or tomato but YOUR burger. Your burger never comes.
FHI just makes cars, puts them on a boat, and Subaru of America tries to match them up with orders. And if FHI doesn't make any plasma blue limited cars with navi, then all the people who order them (5 by the last count) don't get one. And there's not a damn thing they can do about it.
So anyway, I'm not getting the car I ordered.
But there *is* a Subaru with my name on it, which I should be getting before too much longer of a wait. So I figured I'd update this guy.
When it's here, I'll post pictures, specs, etc.
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