Canadian dealer asked what colour Type R I want

[sam3r_11]

congrats and enjoy well deserved

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[onepointsix]

i have a feeling you might be the gentleman i saw today taking delivery of their FL5... this dealership is actually 15 mins away from where i live....i contacted

them back in Aug or Sept 2022 and they told me they are not getting any type Rs ...i believed it because it seemed to me to be a low volume dealer and at that time we knew that huge volume dealers got or got more allocations.... to my surprise first i go to get my wife's car serviced there and i see fk8 and they had fl5.... so i chatted with both sales rep and sales manager.... the sales rep said he is new so i think he spilled some beans ... first nothing that anyone doesn't know by now the whole allocation process to when they know delivery eta (3-6 weeks) to calling you the customer... so while they both couldn't comment on why someone told me they are not getting one over a year ago... the rep told me that dealers would favor customers that had ordered additional products and services including accessories... things like pp, tints, warranties, accessories.... when i called him out on it and then why have a board or a list, he said that we try to be fair to all our customers (i call bs).... he then showed me the board for next assocation 25my coming in 24 and shows 1 name.... previously he did mention this next allocation got may be 7 or 10 people on it.... when i said but this whiteboard only shows 1 name he said my sales manager tracks his list and this board is updated everyday....i find that odd that they never wanna show you 'the list' like some top secret... like relax not trying to get personal info but just show me proof of a 'list' another dealer never showed me a list.... lucky whoever got to pick up they pride and joy today happy for them but i left the dealership feeling like it's a bit of luck and a bit of bidding or under the table favoritism which in all honesty is unfair..... and to think back to oct 2021 when i first put a deposit before the car was even announced back when it was just spy shots ...i thought i was ahead and said to myself i don't want to be hunting one so let me get ahead of this.... to me the ITS will always be a backup plan because i really see it as next to best, roads are bad and can feel it even in a crv but to know how special the fl5 is and knowing it was designed for track but can also do street imo is better than designed for street but can do track.... comfort mode is for daily vibes... also i know i can always go to ITS after having lived with the FL5 is much easier than the other way around

That's shitty to read man. It's really odd how the allocations are going, my dealerships still hasn't got one yet and they're one of the volume dealerships in the GTA.

Hopefully the other one that was delivered today was given to the other guy on the forum. I think he mentioned Georgetown was getting 2-3. Surprising they seemingly got 2 CTRs within 5 days.

Edit: I think it was @Terkoiz

 

[Terkoiz]

That's shitty to read man. It's really odd how the allocations are going, my dealerships still hasn't got one yet and they're one of the volume dealerships in the GTA.

Hopefully the other one that was delivered today was given to the other guy on the forum. I think he mentioned Georgetown was getting 2-3. Surprising they seemingly got 2 CTRs within 5 days.

Edit: I think it was @Terkoiz

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I haven’t heard anything from them recently - but yes, I was told they should get 2-3 at about one per year starting with the 2023 MY (now courtesy of @RazgrizOne ?). I’m apparently third on their list so I’ve gone in expecting a late 2024 or 2025 delivery date.

Samer’s pictures above don’t seem to be the Georgetown dealership so I don’t think they’ve gotten their second yet—unless I missed a post on here somewhere?

 

[onepointsix]

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I haven’t heard anything from them recently - but yes, I was told they should get 2-3 at about one per year starting with the 2023 MY (now courtesy of @RazgrizOne ?). I’m apparently third on their list so I’ve gone in expecting a late 2024 or 2025 delivery date.

Samer’s pictures above don’t seem to be the Georgetown dealership so I don’t think they’ve gotten their second yet—unless I missed a post on here somewhere?

Ahh I was thinking he was referring to Georgetown Honda. Maybe not then.

 

[sam3r_11]

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I haven’t heard anything from them recently - but yes, I was told they should get 2-3 at about one per year starting with the 2023 MY (now courtesy of @RazgrizOne ?). I’m apparently third on their list so I’ve gone in expecting a late 2024 or 2025 delivery date.

Samer’s pictures above don’t seem to be the Georgetown dealership so I don’t think they’ve gotten their second yet—unless I missed a post on here somewhere?

correct this was team Honda

 

[N4nn3r]

Took delivery today! No pictures yet, dropped it off at the tint shop/ceramic place! ?

Sick congrats man! True win you got MSRP too. Spoke to a Honda dealer yesterday and they told me they sold the ones that came in for north of 80k. I’m hoping to hear from my dealer someday lmao but honestly not even sure. I’ll probably put your detailer as one of the places to go to if they’re good!

Btw, I saw the ITS recently and sat in it. Revved it a bit too and played with the shifter. It honestly was great. I wish I could try it out though like I’m the states with their demos. I literally just sat in it after testing an fk8 and I don’t know what to say. The fk8 was hella fun and the seats were definitely much better than the ITS.

 

[KidIcarus]

Geeezus, another one bites the dust, Whitby Honda if anyone's inclined to pay $80k+ for a "used" FL5. SMH

 

[onepointsix]

That's super annoying. They were already on my shit list and there's another reason why.

 

[RazgrizOne]

Geeezus, another one bites the dust, Whitby Honda if anyone's inclined to pay $80k+ for a "used" FL5. SMH

Dislike..

 

[onepointsix]

Looks like there's issues at the Vancouver Port...

https://globalnews.ca/news/9805765/bc-port-strike-saturday-update/

 

[sam3r_11]

oh they striked, i doubt it will last long most of our stuff comes through BC ports, like the teachers strike they should land a deal fairly quick i hope and doesnt impact fl5 timelines ?

 

[katch922]

Not sure if mentioned already. Anyone else seen the Autotrader post for windsor Honda? MSRP seems like, I contacted them still no reply. I probably wouldn't want to drive from NS to ON tbh, wonder if anyone else heard anything else from them.

 

[ILX6SPEED]

Not sure if mentioned already. Anyone else seen the Autotrader post for windsor Honda? MSRP seems like, I contacted them still no reply. I probably wouldn't want to drive from NS to ON tbh, wonder if anyone else heard anything else from them.

Its a sold car I called already. Dealers somehow do not know how to unsync inventory to Autotrader in 2023...

 

[katch922]

Ya not shocked, anything at MSRP would fly off the lot.

Well, I guess I'll keep waiting for my 2024 model, if it ever comes ;p

 

[ILX6SPEED]

Me too but Ill be honest the ITS is becoming more attractive by the day. Getting tired of waiting this is just crazy on Honda's part.

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