The 2012 WRX/STI Order Thread

[2011WRblueSTi]

there is no way Northern East-Coast cars due around the 5/18/2012 allocation are on the Dionysos Leader. it will take 5 days to go from Port in Portland to Port in San Francisco. There is no way it would make port in Baltimore to satisfy the ETA's in my area. So our cars are on another ship. That much is clear.

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[Jmhm17]

Originally Posted by 2011WRblueSTi

there is no way Northern East-Coast cars due around the 5/18/2012 allocation are on the Dionysos Leader. it will take 5 days to go from Port in Portland to Port in San Francisco. There is no way it would make port in Baltimore to satisfy the ETA's in my area. So our cars are on another ship. That much is clear.

I cant see these ships going from port to port, ithink they just hit one port and off load then head back.

East coast ships should already have gone through Panama by now half way through the carabean I'm thinking

[2011WRblueSTi]

Originally Posted by Jmhm17

I cant see these ships going from port to port, ithink they just hit one port and off load then head back.

East coast ships should already have gone through Panama by now half way through the carabean I'm thinking

The ships do hit more than one port. When they can carry up to 6500 cars per ship they will have multiple ports to hit. The Dionysos Leader is known to be carrying subarus and has hit 2 ports so far and is on its way to its 3rd.
But yeah any ships meant for east coast allocations would have to be getting close by now.

[Molas]

Originally Posted by Molas

Called the dealer, sales guy told me that they have the title and the car should be there tonight or tomorrow.

Its here!! drove by the dealer and the truck was pulling out 6:40 am

[purplewrx]

Are you guys still buying cars ? All I read about is boats

[Highflyr]

Originally Posted by purplewrx

Are you guys still buying cars ? All I read about is boats

hahaha boats are all the rave now. Haven't you been told?

[surfkelly99]

West Coast ships will hit about 3 ports normally in Washington, Oregon and SoCal. ETA from Japan to the first port is approx 2 weeks.

East Coast ships are roughly the same. The shoot through the canal, then port in San Juan, Baltimore, Boston, and then Rhode Island. ETA from Japan to Baltimore is around 30 days.

[Jmhm17]

Hmm sure tgey dont hit new york? The watson is in new yourk its the only vehicle carrier i see and it sounds like its the right time frame for 5/2


Edit i just woke up my typing is horrible sry

[dr1ftz]

Originally Posted by surfkelly99

West Coast ships will hit about 3 ports normally in Washington, Oregon and SoCal. ETA from Japan to the first port is approx 2 weeks.

East Coast ships are roughly the same. The shoot through the canal, then port in San Juan, Baltimore, Boston, and then Rhode Island. ETA from Japan to Baltimore is around 30 days.

Lol this man sounds like he is versed in the art of boat tracking.

[WRXLTD]

Originally Posted by dr1ftz

Lol this man sounds like he is versed in the art of boat tracking.

A regular "Cabin Boy" of sorts...

[WinterSubie]

Originally Posted by conchobar

FYI. The port is in North Kingstown, RI not Providence. I think its at Quonset Point. So if you are looking at Providence ports, you will not see any car carrying ships there.

My dealer sales the ship with my car will hit port on 5/2, changed from my early ETA of 4/30.

It is Quonset where they drop them off, I drive by there all the time and see all the cars. However, the numer of Subaru's they drop off there isn't nearly as high as the number of VW's and Audi's which take up most of the space. So I'm guessing the cars dropped off there aren't shipped too far and there's another port in the NE they drop them off at also.

Not to mention I normal see more R8's lined up than STI's

[Nekronaut]

All this boat talk is killing me. I don't even have my VIN yet, and i'm sitting here staring at these little boats crossing my computer screen. I keep zooming in on the city of Yokahama to see if I can see my car.

I think I'm starting to piss of my salesman. I keep calling him every week.

[surfkelly99]

Originally Posted by dr1ftz

Lol this man sounds like he is versed in the art of boat tracking.

I was on this site and every vessel tracking website I could fine for the 18 weeks it took me to get my car!

[BernR6]

Not to hijack this thread about boats......I posted a few pages back about placing an order on 4/21 and asked about the possibility of making a color change since I hadn't received a VIN yet. The salesman told me certain colors may or may not be made, as the more "common" colors that people order (black, silver, gray) are likely to be filled. So I ordered DGM base WRX sedan. I called SOA yesterday to ask about color change (my wife prefers PBP and we are trading in her car - figured I'd cater to her on color choice) and they directed me back to the dealership. I called the dealership today to ask if that would reset the timeline for ordering.....and he tells me...."well, it's gonna be too late for that, because I just got an invoice on your car today. It's sitting at the port and should be in this week or next!!!!" I almost had a heart attack. I was thinking, well it's gonna be 8-10 weeks. Maybe the salesman was on to something, redirecting me towards certain colors. Although this might be a luck of the draw situation, it seems to be one of the quickest turnarounds from placing an order to actually receiving the car. DGM it is!

[Vordak]

Originally Posted by BernR6

Not to hijack this thread about boats......I posted a few pages back about placing an order on 4/21 and asked about the possibility of making a color change since I hadn't received a VIN yet. The salesman told me certain colors may or may not be made, as the more "common" colors that people order (black, silver, gray) are likely to be filled. So I ordered DGM base WRX sedan. I called SOA yesterday to ask about color change (my wife prefers PBP and we are trading in her car - figured I'd cater to her on color choice) and they directed me back to the dealership. I called the dealership today to ask if that would reset the timeline for ordering.....and he tells me...."well, it's gonna be too late for that, because I just got an invoice on your car today. It's sitting at the port and should be in this week or next!!!!" I almost had a heart attack. I was thinking, well it's gonna be 8-10 weeks. Maybe the salesman was on to something, redirecting me towards certain colors. Although this might be a luck of the draw situation, it seems to be one of the quickest turnarounds from placing an order to actually receiving the car. DGM it is!

Congrats, and just to let you know, I changed my color and it did reset my order date. I just saw a DGM (was my original choice, switched to WRB) yesterday and it looks fantastic!

[WRXLTD]

Originally Posted by BernR6

I called the dealership today to ask if that would reset the timeline for ordering.....and he tells me...."well, it's gonna be too late for that, because I just got an invoice on your car today. It's sitting at the port and should be in this week or next!!!!" I almost had a heart attack.

[Jmhm17]

Originally Posted by BernR6

Not to hijack this thread about boats......I posted a few pages back about placing an order on 4/21 and asked about the possibility of making a color change since I hadn't received a VIN yet. The salesman told me certain colors may or may not be made, as the more "common" colors that people order (black, silver, gray) are likely to be filled. So I ordered DGM base WRX sedan. I called SOA yesterday to ask about color change (my wife prefers PBP and we are trading in her car - figured I'd cater to her on color choice) and they directed me back to the dealership. I called the dealership today to ask if that would reset the timeline for ordering.....and he tells me...."well, it's gonna be too late for that, because I just got an invoice on your car today. It's sitting at the port and should be in this week or next!!!!" I almost had a heart attack. I was thinking, well it's gonna be 8-10 weeks. Maybe the salesman was on to something, redirecting me towards certain colors. Although this might be a luck of the draw situation, it seems to be one of the quickest turnarounds from placing an order to actually receiving the car. DGM it is!

I wouldent get your hopes up, the trend for dealerships to say the "boat has docked" has been a bit inacuret given some peoples expeirence.. including mine..

mine docked on the 21st... lol still waiting..

[BernR6]

Originally Posted by Jmhm17

I wouldent get your hopes up, the trend for dealerships to say the "boat has docked" has been a bit inacuret given some peoples expeirence.. including mine..

mine docked on the 21st... lol still waiting..

Wow, that sucks. Thanks for the heads up though. I have a lot of hoops to jump through before it's official anyway. My wife wants to stand firm on trade in value for her 06 Scion Tc, or she "wants to walk." lol. There's no way I have leverage here, because the stealership will just refund my deposit and sell to someone else for more money (if they refuse our asking amount). No loss for them if I drop out. So I can't get too excited yet. This is just the beginning.

[empti]

Just got a call from dealer. My car is in today!

ETA 5/1, car arrives 5/1 too

[dr1ftz]

I'm gonna lose it when I get that call....

[pattyt]

Anyone have any experiences with Van Bortel/New york state/SoNE dealerships? Currently waiting on allocation for my order to get processed. How long have you waited for the open allocation or VON ?

[2011WRblueSTi]

Originally Posted by dr1ftz

I'm gonna lose it when I get that call....

[dr1ftz]

I was thinking more along the lines of:

[Shackletown]

Originally Posted by Shackletown

Hello all, sorry have only been lurking...

-Name: Shackletown
-Location: SLC, Ut
-Model: 2012 SWP STi
-Ordered/Placed Deposit: 3/26/12
-Received VON: 3/26/12
-Received VIN: 4/2/12
-ETA: 4/26/12

Arrived and was released on 4/23/12, sat all last week at the docks without getting put on a truck, called soa on sat to try and figure out what was up... got a call from soa this morn telling me it went onto a truck yesterday and is on its way. Should be here tomorrow, pending holdups...

Dealer called me just a bit after (since they knew I would have been bugging them shortly anyways lol) to tell me the same thing except that the tracking shows today! No arrival yet, wasn't counting on it though...

Just got the call! Its here!

[2011WRblueSTi]

Originally Posted by Shackletown

Just got the call! Its here!

we both ordered the same car on the same day... damn we have good taste

hope i will be seeing mine soon too. ETA of 5/18/2012.