I'm pretty sure its a lot more than one.
I'm pretty sure its a lot more than one.The new 2019 Subaru Ascent 3-Row family hauler doesn’t arrive at U.S. dealer showrooms until this summer, but they can be pre-ordered now. We have heard one Subaru dealer, has already pre-sold their entire allotment of new Ascent vehicles, reports Torque News.
https://www.torquenews.com/1084/2019-subaru-ascent-pre-orders-are-mind-blowing
Yeah. And if their total allocation was only 31, I could see that happening quickly. I know of several dealerships that only got 12 - 15 for their entire 3 month allocation. I sold our July allocation out by the end of February, and we're just about out of the August allocation. I've got two more customers coming in on Monday to order, that ought to wrap up August.I'm pretty sure its a lot more than one.
The outback with a 3.6 will be closer to the Ascent than a Forester IMO.I am one who has preordered but has never owned or driven a Subaru. LOL That being said, I AM a presearch fanatic and have owned many cars. For us it came down to features, comfort and reliability and in the three row market the only other vehicles that checked most of our boxes were the Honda Pilot Elite that has the dreaded 9 speed ZF transmission & the VW Atlas. When I asked a mechanic friend his opinion between the VW Atlas, Honda Pilot and brand new, first year Subaru with an untested transmission/engine combination he didn’t hesitate a second- “Subaru, hands down. They don’t rush things to market. Honda’s transmission problems go back years, they take years to come up with a fix and the fix is rarely great.” He scoffed at the idea of any VW, as did my husband.
I am eager to sit in and drive one and it felt completely counterintuitive to place an order without having done either but the fact that the deposit is fully refundable helped ease my mind. If the rumors about Ascent test drive cars getting to dealers in April or May are fake news then I will for sure at least take a Forester for a spin because the suspense is killing me and if it’s not going to fit the bill then I am back to square 1. Fingers crossed and a bit of a leap of faith in our camp (though you all with your expertise and Subie devotion make it a lot less scary).
I just received a email from a local dealer in Southern California asking me if I wanted to see the Ascent when it shows up on their lot in the first part of May.Will set up appt. to see it when the exact dates are more solid.I have also asked other dealers to notify me if one shows up but this dealer is the only one so far to notify me...I told my dealer multiple times that I will not sign on the final dotted line until I test drive it (and my wife), and we are totally comfortable with everything. They are defiantly coming to dealers in May for a week or two (at least in Colorado). However, it seems debatable whether or not they will simply be floor models or actually test drive-able.
Note : I think the title of my post was too optimistic......may not be a test drive....may be to view only....I just received a email from a local dealer in Southern California asking me if I wanted to see the Ascent when it shows up on their lot in the first part of May.Will set up appt. to see it when the exact dates are more solid.I have also asked other dealers to notify me if one shows up but this dealer is the only one so far to notify me....
Just like every new model change they will parade a test vehicle(one) around the different Colorado dealerships for training and if you happen to be at the dealer at that time(3 days or so) you could get a look. That happened to me with the Gen 5 Outback.I told my dealer multiple times that I will not sign on the final dotted line until I test drive it (and my wife), and we are totally comfortable with everything. They are defiantly coming to dealers in May for a week or two (at least in Colorado). However, it seems debatable whether or not they will simply be floor models or actually test drive-able.
The first week of May is when we're doing dealership training, which includes a ride and drive at a central location. For us, it'll be Tulsa. It will NOT be at a dealership. Only a select number of sales staff and managers will get to go to this event. Later on (hopefully still in May) the District Manager will have a car that he will bring by so we can show ONLY to customers who want to see the car. No one will be allowed to test drive those cars, not even our staff, due to insurance and other regulations. (Since those cars are pre-production models, they are technically not rated for anyone in the general public to drive, they're considered 'experimental' vehicles.)I told my dealer multiple times that I will not sign on the final dotted line until I test drive it (and my wife), and we are totally comfortable with everything. They are defiantly coming to dealers in May for a week or two (at least in Colorado). However, it seems debatable whether or not they will simply be floor models or actually test drive-able.
100% correctThe first week of May is when we're doing dealership training, which includes a ride and drive at a central location. For us, it'll be Tulsa. It will NOT be at a dealership. Only a select number of sales staff and managers will get to go to this event. Later on (hopefully still in May) the District Manager will have a car that he will bring by so we can show ONLY to customers who want to see the car. No one will be allowed to test drive those cars, not even our staff, due to insurance and other regulations. (Since those cars are pre-production models, they are technically not rated for anyone in the general public to drive, they're considered 'experimental' vehicles.)
And in that, you have just described the whole Japanese philosophy on car building - Kaizen. Continuous small improvements.I would suspect that the assemblers are going through training right now and that workflow processes are being refined. If they are making oneses-twosies in Lafayette then they probably have fitted and re-fitted the same components a half-dozen times while the process engineers are modifying programming for the robotics to position assemblies.
It is probably being done with their engineers, designers and the most senior, lead assemblers. If you think about all of the steps that are required to fall in place for each workstation they are literally making hundreds of production process adjustments a day. These are not big things that will change how a car rolls off the line but subtle things like how many mm to move the dashboard up to the firewall before the screw guns zap it in to place.
We preordered 2 months ago and have never owned a Subaru before. We had been researching new vehicles for 6 months as our 10 year old Jeep is on its last leg and we desperately need a new car for our family of 5. Based on all our research of similar vehicles I don't actually foresee a problem with the Ascent. Plus we do not want to wait until it comes out to order because that will push us back a few more months. If there is a fatal flaw with it then we are out $1000 but if we love it then we don't have to drive around our failing Jeep anymore.
I called my local dealer to inquire when they’ll have an ascent available to look at and drive, and I was told late June or early July.We preordered 2 months ago and have never owned a Subaru before. We had been researching new vehicles for 6 months as our 10 year old Jeep is on its last leg and we desperately need a new car for our family of 5. Based on all our research of similar vehicles I don't actually foresee a problem with the Ascent. Plus we do not want to wait until it comes out to order because that will push us back a few more months. If there is a fatal flaw with it then we are out $1000 but if we love it then we don't have to drive around our failing Jeep anymore.
you should not be out any money at all, Subaru orders are fully refundable that is a Subaru thing. I have ordered a few Subaru's in the past from two different dealers and the only difference is one was 500 the other was 1000. Although BOTH were fully refundable at anytime no questions asked.