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I think it's always tougher to buy used cars than new, 'cause you never know what the dealer paid for it. Good luck!
Now, the real hard part is that you're about a month too late. There aren't many '06s left... '07s have been arriving for a month or more. Checking Carter's website, they've got a 2006 SE wagon, a Limited sedan, and two GT Limited sedans. That's it. The rest of their Legacies are 2007s. They're one of the country's largest dealerships, and usually have a good selection, but only have those 4 '06s left.
You might e-mail them for a quote on that Limited sedan (silver, automatic)... it's a small step up from the Special Edition, but I bet the price will surprise you - in a good way. Also, there's already a $700 rebate offered on '07s, so you may want to consider that as another option. They'd probably also be willing to sell an '06 SE from their loaner car fleet, if that's what you're set on.
Other than that, maybe try Carr Subaru, if you're willing to drive to the Portland area (Beaverton). They offer a low, set price on every vehicle, and are also one of the country's biggest Subaru sellers.
Happy hunting, and let me know if there's anything else I can do.
Thanks for your help. Just wanted to let you know that I am now the proud owner of a 2005 Legacy GT. 5MT, Regal Blue... just picked it up a few hours ago! I called the dealer back and he came down $400... so I got it for $17,500. Really not bad at all -- the car appears to be in excellent condition...23,000 miles..
I'm very happy.
Thanks for your help and support, it is much appreciated!
::heading over to legacygt.com to learn a bit more about my new vehicle::
Regards,
- Dave
Check out the Subaru Crew Cafe and Subaru Crew - Meet the Members II to talk with other Subaru owners here about Subarus or, well, pretty much anything else. There's a pretty nice group of regulars (and some irregulars as well ).
Hop on over, we also chat live every Thursday night.
-juice
I started looking a week ago, checked Subaru’s website for inventory of all the dealerships within a two-hour drive and found very little. Those I called or email on were demo models, which didn’t interest me.
I had pretty much decided to give up and start pursuing the 2007 model (no cash-back offer) when out of the blue, last Friday, I received a response from a dealership about an hour drive away. It was the last 06 SE on his lot and not a demo (67 miles on it).
The vehicle didn’t have many options on it (auto-dimming mirror/compass and splash guards, that’s it), but that was pretty much all I was looking for anyway.
I guess the lesson there is not to give up yet just yet. Call or email every dealer within the range you are willing to drive and ask.
The car is going to be a family vehicle for a couple of years, at which time my daughter will take it with her to college out west. It’ll be her car then and will still have plenty of mileage/reliability/safety remaining in.
Whether it still has all those things once she graduates four years later is up to her and how well she treats it and maintains it.
Good info to know about the $700 back on the ‘07s. I never researched the ‘07s, so I'm not sure if it's available in my area (midwest).
One of the salesmen I dealt with on the ’06 said the MSRP on the ’07 is a couple of hundred dollars less than the ’06. True? I don't know, but it's worth mentioning, I suppose, for those logging on here looking for info on the ’07 model.
Edit add: I'd be curious to know if the invoice on the '07 is also a couple hundred less than a comparable '06.
'06 Legacy SE automatic sedan invoice = $22,160
Wow - '07 has nearly $1000 lower invoice and a few more features. Didn't realize the price difference was that great. Nice work by Subaru making it an even better value. I'm sure the factory-to-dealer incentives aren't as high on the '07s, but folks must be picking up '07s for a pretty low price.
You can find invoices on all the Subaru models here:
http://www.cars101.com/legacy.html
I think Edmunds lists invoices as well.
Thanks,
Jim
-juice
-juice
On the other hand, with the lower invoice on the '07s, maybe the final price on an '06 wouldn't be that much less anyway.
I keep my cars for a long time, the Forester is 9 years old, so that would be $1800 already.
Yeah, go for the '07, especially if you keep 'em long.
-juice
I'm in IL.
Thanks.
While I don't need to finance a car, at 0% I'd rather hold onto my money and have it make interest for me.
Since the '06s are nearly all gone, I'd ask for invoice, minus $2000 rebate, minus factory-to-dealer incentive, which is probably about $1200. Right now it looks like they're giving you about $200 out of their incentive, assuming there aren't many added options.
I'll try to get $1000 more off.
I'm in IL.
Thanks a lot.
Here's what you're adding by going with the Limited instead of the SE:
Dual Zone climate control.
6 disc CD changer in dash.
Leather interior, steering wheel, parking brake handle and shift knob (leather instead of cloth would be a big bonus if you get the light taupe interior - easier cleanup).
All Weather package with heated seats, defrosting outside mirrors, front windshield wiper de-icer.
Determine if those options are worth the $1600 price increase over the SE to you, and if they are, go for it - they're making you a great offer.
They're not overcharging you, but I wouldn't pay more than the invoice minus rebates ($20,950), plus TTL. You may be able to go all the way down to about $20k, but that's just a guess. They should be eager to clear the '06s out... I don't think you'll have a problem getting a great deal instead of just a good deal. I'd e-mail a couple other dealers to get some competitive bids if this dealer won't come down.
Good luck & feel free to post any other questions that come up!
Anybody out there know if this is a good deal? Doesn't seem to me it's great but it is the new '07 model so....
Three other quotes from different dealers were in the same ballpark but all were higher.
Your "2 cents" is much appreciated and I will try the invoice-minus-rebate approach. All they can say is no but it's still worth a try.
Getting invoice minus rebate minus TTL would be hard to do unless you're in a state with very low taxes.
The dealer initially offered a $23,499 figure PLUS taxes, title, tags and $175 processing fee. I'm assuming the $750 rebate was figured in there somewhere so I asked him for a bottom line, out-the-door price with everything factored in.
His final figure came to the $24,506.72 price ($173 over Edmund's invoice figure of $24,333).
-Brian
Really, though, that's weird, especially w/winter fast-approaching in your neck of the woods. Maybe Legacy allocations are going to the coasts and/or urban areas more?
I guess winter sales are probably more Outback/Forester/Tribeca oriented around here anyway.
This Subaru dealer also sells Honda and Toyota and Scion at the same location, and their storage lot in the rear of the dealership is actually quite empty. It's a big dealership in the area with another location that has Nissan and Hyundai.
-Brian
-juice
Dennis
For our 02 Legacy L, 5 speed, 44k miles, with alloys and a moonroof, I get $11,425 trade-in and $13,650 retail.
It's $50 over the trade? $11,475 is still quite good.
-juice
I'd like to compare the cost for a leftover 2006 vs an 07; I believe there were no significant changes. I could not determine inventory from SOA's site; it showed inventory by dealer, not by model.
In previous posts I've seen many people getting prices below invoice even before incentives are counted. How is that possible?
thanks
Can anybody tell me if $20500 is fair price for 2007 Legacy 2.5i Special Edition? The price has included manufacture rebate and is before TTL. I am in NJ. It sounds ok compared with Edmunds market price. But I checked FitzMall and found the price for SE was $1000 lower than I quoted. Can i do any better? Which resource should i use as the benchmark?
Thanks a lot!