Congrats....Through a completely and totally random turn of events I have a spectacular, gorgeous and hopefully perfect magnetite gray touring Ascent in my garage right now. So super crazy that it appeared out of the clear blue sky at a dealership that didn’t have it posted on their website as we were driving by on a test drive in a Honda Pilot. We didn’t even realize it was a touring model until we walked up onto the lot afterward looking to at least give a premium or limited model a spin to compare with the sluggish, lackluster and more expensive 2018 Pilot. When we realized it was a Touring with most of the add ones we ordered back in April but in gray I nearly lost my mind. We hadn’t even gotten to see a Touring in person and there she was. Even weirder, my husband had an appointment to meet a guy that had an interest in his FJ so we had to leave for that. The man had no idea what an FJ was, much less a Trail Teams version (they only made 2500 of his- it’s kind of a big deal) but decided he liked it and he will buy it so they are supposedly meeting at the bank tomorrow morning. Fast forward, husband comes home, we go back to the dealership and boom. Done. Home sweet home on the date our order was supposed to arrive (but has been pushed back to 8/17) and before our road trip. Seriously crazy turn of events. Hoping everyone else that has been waiting forever gets what they need soon and THANK YOU for educating this Subie newbie. Promise to add my pics in the magnetite gray thread tomorrow. Eeeekkkkk! :smile_big:
Through a completely and totally random turn of events I have a spectacular, gorgeous and hopefully perfect magnetite gray touring Ascent in my garage right now. So super crazy that it appeared out of the clear blue sky at a dealership that didn’t have it posted on their website as we were driving by on a test drive in a Honda Pilot. We didn’t even realize it was a touring model until we walked up onto the lot afterward looking to at least give a premium or limited model a spin to compare with the sluggish, lackluster and more expensive 2018 Pilot. When we realized it was a Touring with most of the add ones we ordered back in April but in gray I nearly lost my mind. We hadn’t even gotten to see a Touring in person and there she was. Even weirder, my husband had an appointment to meet a guy that had an interest in his FJ so we had to leave for that. The man had no idea what an FJ was, much less a Trail Teams version (they only made 2500 of his- it’s kind of a big deal) but decided he liked it and he will buy it so they are supposedly meeting at the bank tomorrow morning. Fast forward, husband comes home, we go back to the dealership and boom. Done. Home sweet home on the date our order was supposed to arrive (but has been pushed back to 8/17) and before our road trip. Seriously crazy turn of events. Hoping everyone else that has been waiting forever gets what they need soon and THANK YOU for educating this Subie newbie. Promise to add my pics in the magnetite gray thread tomorrow. Eeeekkkkk! :smile_big:
Here in Utah, there is no dealer inventory. You wait for yours or you dont get one lolCongrats....
,people , start searching dealer inventories now to get your car, the car you want NOW.....! Does Subaru really think people will sit quietly by while walk up , impulse customers start driving away in the Ascents that we ordered months ago! Maybe a slew of cancellations will get their attention....We matter....
There was an Ascent Touring at our dealer that we were able to test drive. It was a customer's order. As the story goes, they ordered the car with a $500 refundable deposit. Between the order and delivery, they purchased a home and now could not get the financing for the Ascent. The dealer gave them their deposit back and the car went on the lot. I was the first client to test drive an Ascent at our dealer. This was almost 4 weeks ago as it was the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. Oddly enough, I believe it is still on their lot. Our dealership is trying to hold at MSRP on all Ascents and I don't think the consumers in our area a big on paying MSRP on a vehicle.Congrats. That's great. I wonder if some people are walking away from their pre-orders.
WOOOOHOOOOO! Is that the color you had originally ordered? Also curious how much that FJ goes for if you don't mind pming - since I'm going to try and offload my truck soon.Through a completely and totally random turn of events I have a spectacular, gorgeous and hopefully perfect magnetite gray touring Ascent in my garage right now. So super crazy that it appeared out of the clear blue sky at a dealership that didn’t have it posted on their website as we were driving by on a test drive in a Honda Pilot. We didn’t even realize it was a touring model until we walked up onto the lot afterward looking to at least give a premium or limited model a spin to compare with the sluggish, lackluster and more expensive 2018 Pilot. When we realized it was a Touring with most of the add ones we ordered back in April but in gray I nearly lost my mind. We hadn’t even gotten to see a Touring in person and there she was. Even weirder, my husband had an appointment to meet a guy that had an interest in his FJ so we had to leave for that. The man had no idea what an FJ was, much less a Trail Teams version (they only made 2500 of his- it’s kind of a big deal) but decided he liked it and he will buy it so they are supposedly meeting at the bank tomorrow morning. Fast forward, husband comes home, we go back to the dealership and boom. Done. Home sweet home on the date our order was supposed to arrive (but has been pushed back to 8/17) and before our road trip. Seriously crazy turn of events. Hoping everyone else that has been waiting forever gets what they need soon and THANK YOU for educating this Subie newbie. Promise to add my pics in the magnetite gray thread tomorrow. Eeeekkkkk! :smile_big:
Smart buyers are. Dealers are seeing customers bail on MSRP agreements every day now, and they don't want these just sitting on their lots tying up their cash. They'll soon learn customers realize supply exceeds demand and no fool is gonna pay MSRP.Congrats. That's great. I wonder if some people are walking away from their pre-orders.
There was an Ascent Touring at our dealer that we were able to test drive. It was a customer's order. As the story goes, they ordered the car with a $500 refundable deposit. Between the order and delivery, they purchased a home and now could not get the financing for the Ascent. The dealer gave them their deposit back and the car went on the lot. I was the first client to test drive an Ascent at our dealer. This was almost 4 weeks ago as it was the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. Oddly enough, I believe it is still on their lot. Our dealership is trying to hold at MSRP on all Ascents and I don't think the consumers in our area a big on paying MSRP on a vehicle.
I have two on the ground. One was our actual stock unit that showed up (black, premium, 8 passenger), the other is a limited (black, 7 passenger) that a customer decided not to get. We've had a couple of other people that due to changes in circumstances had to cancel things, but those have all gone within a couple of days (or less).Here in Utah, there is no dealer inventory. You wait for yours or you dont get one lol
Here in Utah, there is no dealer inventory. You wait for yours or you dont get one lol
Tell me you're kidding. Do you think Subaru cares if you cancel because you bought one off the lot? If you can buy the car you want/ordered off the lot, then do so but Subaru will have no problems selling the car you ordered, if it is already being built. But, as a company, they can't only build all of our preorders and not deliver standard ones to dealers - no company does this (except maybe Tesla who only builds the rich people's orders first). Seriously, if you can buy the same exact car you ordered off a lot, then go for it. No one loses and everyone wins. You MIGHT even get it for a better price.Congrats....
,people , start searching dealer inventories now to get your car, the car you want NOW.....! Does Subaru really think people will sit quietly by while walk up , impulse customers start driving away in the Ascents that we ordered months ago! Maybe a slew of cancellations will get their attention....We matter....
Congrats....
,people , start searching dealer inventories now to get your car, the car you want NOW.....! Does Subaru really think people will sit quietly by while walk up , impulse customers start driving away in the Ascents that we ordered months ago! Maybe a slew of cancellations will get their attention....We matter....
I know it's not technically yours until the paperwork is signed, but I don't know how I'd feel about people checking out my soon to be car :devil:Seriously. While I was signing my paperwork there were several people opening the doors to my car and looking around. One even asked if he could buy it!
