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Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
CAN YOU GUYS PLEASE COMMENT OR ANSWER MY QUESTION ITS REALLY STR8FORWARD AND I GAVE MSRP AND EVERYTHING!! :
What do you guys think? Are there other options or accessories I should look for in the base model that are important? Is this a good price?
I am rounding numbers for anonymity!
2009 Subaru Forester 2.5 X (automatic)
* Auto-Dim Mirror Compass
* Platinum Cargo Tray
* Rear Bumper Cover
* Wheel Locks (Steel Wheels)
total MSRP ~ 22300
Price from dealer email: ~22200.00 out the door +plate....This price includes the 6% tax, without tax ~20950 )
Financing offered (I haven't preapproved, but I know I have excellent credit, but prob pay cash)
0 to 60 3.9% 72 mos 4.9%
Lease offer:
36 by 12k
$289.99 plus tax (6%) with 500 due plus plate
I only need 10k miles/year...wouldn't mind purchasing, then my kid could use car after few years.
Thanks in advance and you guys all rock.
Forester lease well due to great residuals, but I'd buy simply because I tend to keep my cars for a long time, and our Subies have lasted well.
Your price is good, but not great. No-haggle dealers like Fitzmall.com have better pricing on X automatics. I think they can come down more.
Thanks!
Could someone please explain?
Careful with dealer invoice because they can tack on all sort of stuff, advertising fees, who knows.
Luggage compartment cover
Remote Starter
Splash Guards
Sports Grille (still get complements on it)
Tail Pipe Cover
Cargo Tray
Are you looking at 2009 or 2010?
Here is the link for Edmunds pricing on the 2010 Forester, and there is a $300 option for PZEV listed about halfway down the page..
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And here is a little trivia that surprised me... if you equip the Premium X with Auto and the All Weather package, you are only ~$1000 lower than the Limited X, which adds leather, climate control and fog lights. This is because the Auto and All Weather options are standard on the Limited version. I thought there would be a bigger difference but because of how the Limited is equipped, the difference is much smaller than I thought.
Thanks again for pointing out the PZEV for me!
But the purchase is going well so far.. I am paying $142 over invoice OTD with a Lifetime Powertrain warranty (included at no charge) on a 2010 Limited X. But now I need to figure out if it's worth the price for these options (Fully INSTALLED) which is what I was quoted.
remote start: $535.41
splash guards: $179.50
hood protector: $128.49
Always more research to do...
I don't know if it depends on where you live or something else, but as you're doing research be sure to check with other local (and not so local) dealerships and see if they will email you a quote for the vehicle and accessories you are looking for.
It's funny, I got the remote starter for the exact opposite reason. I was looking forward to getting into a warm car on a cold winter day.
But this was last year when they were having trouble keeping them on the lot. The day I went they only had 3, 1 was a base model, 1 had a 'sold' sign on it and the one I drove didn't have the extras I wanted and was not a color I like.
If you're going with a vehicle off the lot and looking for a site to help in getting a deal on your extras, I recommend checking out SubaruPartsMall
We plan to get things like cargo nets online (so thanks for the link!) but the auto-start, splash guards, and hood protector are all things we want done by Subaru (either Japan or dealer). It never occurred to me that ALL of it could be pre-ordered from Japan. Thanks again!
I was quoted a price of (essentially) invoice: $22,550 for 2010 Forester X Premium w/ AWP. But, I had to order the car factory-direct. The dealer was not allowed to sell an on-the-lot car for much under MSRP. Patience pays....
Platinum is a bad name for the interior color, too. It's really just like shade of gray. Platinum might have you think of metallic shades, so it's a bizarre choice for fabric and leather colors.
Price sounds good, those were $22.8k when I was shopping.
Do you have a Chase Subaru card? I've earned $500 in Subaru Bucks each year for the past several years. I kick myself for not getting one sooner. We used $1600 off the price of the car and already have another $500 saved up if anything ever breaks, though I may use them for the 30k/60k services.
The platinum interior is okay, but it is just too light to wear well for our use. With a 2 and a 5-year old, we are in for it regardless, but we are going to keep this car a long, long while. We are not buying it for resale (like the '08 Outback) and have no unplanned pregnancies looming..... Heck, even if we do have an unplanned pregnancy, we'd keep it anyway. :P
Including my '98 Caravan, total price on the car should be about $17,350 unless we opt for additional stuff on the car.
Dealer hit me for $462 as they talked me into having the cabin air filter replaced ($79 or something like that) plus "fuel injection service" for something like $175.
I ended up using my last $400 in Subaru Bucks so out of pocket $62 or so. When I got my vehicle in March, used $1200 in Subaru bucks. Now I am cleaned out, although one coming with next statement on one of my cards. As I mentioned before I have four cards & jump around from one to the other. But, think about it, I need to spend over $16,000 per year to max just one card out! I usually do at least three per year, that's about 50 grand! I am just fortunate that many of my expenses are travel ones reimbursed by my company.
The dealer commented he has never seen anyone with as much "bucks" as I. Now I need to save up 4 or 5 for the next major service at 30k, which should be in 5 or 6 months.
I was not pleased with the cabin filter replacement. While I was in the showroom, the service guy (who I nicknamed the "grim reaper") convinced two other people to replace it. Heck, if I had to do that every 15,000 miles, that's an expense several hundred dollars over the life of the car. Even though I have an extended warranty if I had a major problem caused by a clogged filter it would not be honored. I don't necessarily buy that, but the guy sure "sweet talks" many people into getting it replaced. That's got to be quite a money maker for the dealership. As far as the fuel injection service, that also seems like a bit much for 14,000 miles in 5 months of predominantly highway driving.
I suppose if those costs had to come out of pocket, I may have declined those services. Says mile mpg should improve after that service. Heck, I have averaged (both by computer and actual usage, a little over 26 mpg since I got the vehicle, how much more am I going to get after this service.
Oh well, I saw my name mentioned so I had to write something!
So do you love your new Forester? Any thoughts for a soon-to-be owner?
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Hmm... did that seem far-fetched? Not to me! Both have occurred here (Alaska) so far in 2009! :P
As for cards, I sincerely hope I do not max out both of mine in one year, but I definitely purchase more than one card can accommodate. I have simply split my purchase types between the cards (one card has recurring auto-pays, fuel, and food while the other accumulates the other stuff... like clothing, garden/pet supplies, and auto expenses!), so they both accumulate more slowly but neither will likely be maxed out.
That's the beauty of it ... you can pay for service, parts, accessories, or your next Subaru. You don't have to buy a new car to use them.
Heck, my dealer's BODY SHOP accepts Subaru Bucks. Insurance reimbursed us, $400 cash for me. Ka-ching!
We bought a Forester later anyway, and used $1600 instead of $2000, but still, it's nice to have other options. You could even have it detailed just before you sell it.
What is a good price I should be targeting in Seattle area for ltd Forester? As CARS is going away and inventories start to build , I think staring end of Sept and on Dealers will be more willing to lower there prices and make a deal. Pl advise.
MSRP was $27916(including arch molding, splash guard, auto-dimming mirror with home link and all weather mat), and I paid 25721 for the car (OTD was 28500).
I contacted Kirkland, Shoreline and Ballad Subaru also, but they were really horrible. (Especially, Kirkland and Shoreline Subaru requested more than MSRP and after long time consuming, ended final offer with MSRP.)
Just request online quote from several dealerships, then Bellevue Subaru and Ballad subaru will give you "real price". I mean actual number.
Both offered me reasonable price, but Bellevue Subaru was little bit better, and when I visited them, I could go little bit lower without any time consuming.( If you want, I can give you the dealer name I worked with.)
I think as long as you can go lower than invoice, I think it is okay because there is no company incentive currently.
After we agreed on that price I added the following options: auto-start, splash guards, hood protector, and rear bumper cover which added $510 to the price. If I had opted to have the auto-start installed by the dealer, it would have cost ~$500 for just that option, so it was much more affordable to have it done on the assembly line. A big thank you goes to kaiserchieffan for the suggestion to order it!
So with the add ons, it came to a final price of $26,350 OTD. Generally I start a bidding contest with all the local dealers, but this time opted to pay a bit more and just deal with our local dealer (they are smaller so not the same volume as some of the others) because of their stellar customer service. So I suspect you could shave more off this price for a Limited. Good luck gsid!
I see you paid 278 below invoice. Your invoice is 25,999 per edmonds.
If you can pm me the Internet manager name with whom you were dealing that will be nice. What I have been getting is at invoice offers(online dealing only) which I am not much happy about as I can get that thru VIP program anyhow. I have been targeting about 600-700 below invoice as this is what a dealer out in Colorado is offering right now.
Thanks for sharing your info and advise.
From your post it seems you paid 25840 OTD(with no sales tax) for a base(No add ons) on 2010 Forester Ltd. Am I reading that right?
Reason I ask is that a base 2010 forester Ltd has an invoice of 25050. That will put your price at 790 ABOVE invoice.
I am sorry to say but I think you overpaid if that is the case. You could have bought this under invoice as always2 did above(278 below invoice).
Pl clarify as I think I am assuming something wrong here. Are you in Oregon(no sales tax) ?
Thanks
gsid