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Are you an Eastern Washington University grad (or are "EWU" your initials)? Have a friend that graduated from there a few years back.
But the dealer give me a pretty good deal on 2007 forester.
$21,254 plus tax/doc fee/title/plate/inspection sticker for premium with leather seats/6-cd changer.
I am in Masschusetts. This seems pretty good to me.
Not sure if it worth to wait several months for 2008.
BTW: I am not from Eastern Washington University, "EWU" is a name the system picked for me.
The CD changer is standard, so should be a non-factor deciding between the '07 or '08. I have no idea what leather aftermarket seats run, so can't really judge how much that adds to the '07's value. Sounds like they're offering about $2400 below invoice (including the $1000 rebate) and throwing in leather seats. It does sound like a good price. With the '07 you'll get the aftermarket leather seats and save about $500 bucks vs the '08. With the '08 you'll get a year's better resale value. It seems to come down to how much you like the leather seats!
I will go for 2008 if I can get a good price from dealer, otherwise I will take the 2007 deal.
Invoice 22860
Rebate 2000
Cost 20860
Trade-in (they offered 7,500, I had one other at (9,000) - Kelly Blue book trade-in was 8,600.
Final trade-in 9000
Final Cost 11,860
63 Months finance at 4.9% - no other cost.
From Gary Lang Autos in McHenry, Il.
$1900 sounds very high, I'd aim for $1300.
You do get full roadside assistance for the duration, as well.
I picked my car up Sat. 2007 Sport X. My friend at work came out to see my car. I started it up & it shook & sounded terrible.It drove ok.
ThanI had the air on,all the way down to 65 (yes all the right dials were pressed & lit). It never got cold enough where I felt like raising the temp. I am starting to get really upset now.
I made a stop on the way home & it didnt start up with that shaking way again. But the car never got cold enough. Its warm here in Buffalo (haha), last week it was hotter. 80 is warm but not extremely hot. My car never got cold enough.
Please tell me these are just little glitches. I havent had a new car in so long.
Regarding the air conditioning... seems to be a mixed bag with Subaru. Some folks live in desert climates & have no complaints, others live in mild climates and do. Two things that really help: pushing the "recirculate" button allows the system to cool air that is already colder than outside and tinting your windows (they don't have to be really dark for it to make a big difference). Foresters have big windows, so the sun's heat can really be magnified in there w/o some type of tint. You should be able to tint all the windows for around $300.
Also, my OE battery was just weak. Something like 265 CCAs. I replaced it with a 535 CCA battery and it was smoother after that.
Got a quote on a 2007 Forester 2.5 Premium Package for $20,995; sound like a good deal?
thanks!
That strategy worked for me. I told them I needed an exact price and that I would bring a Cashier's Check for that exact amount. They got it down to the penny.
Best part was I kept pointing to the check and saying "I'm paying exactly that much" and it took all the haggling out of the equation.
Long story as short as possible: we purchased a new car recently, and were involved in an accident that totaled that car (thank God my family suffered only minor injuries). Already dealing with the frustration of working with the insurance company, we finally got into a position to look for a replacement vehicle. One we had been looking at at our previous dealer sold the day before the insurance finally settled (nearly a month after the accident), so we and the dealer tried to find an equivalent. This is a fairly rare car (Subaru Forester XT Sports 5 speed), so we felt lucky that another dealer happened to get the _exact_ car we would have ordered (the same color and options as our now totaled car).
Enter Shortline.
Apparently there is bad blood between these dealers. Shortline would not only not return calls to our dealer (who wished to trade the car, a common occurance in the industry), they wouldn't even return MY calls, asking for a price. When I called again, and asked for internet sales, I finally got an estimate from a salesperson, at $2500 more than my dealer was willing to sell a nearly identical car for. I stated they'd have to do much better than that. The sales manager called back, and pushed me for a price I was looking for. When I told him the price I'd buy the car that night for (which was only competetive with the other dealer, not lower), he went on a long lecture about being entitled to a profit (which I've no problem with, but 10%? c'mon). When I then inquired why they would not trade the car for a nearly identical car (same model and trim, different color and options), he again when into how they were entitled to profit, and did not have to help another dealer (true, but he hurt more than the other dealer). I informed him that to order the car, I would have to wait six weeks, and have to pay car rental for that time (over $1000), to which his cold blooded response was to _add that onto the price I requested_, to show he'd be "saving" me money if he charged that much more than my dealer. He then tried to convince me my dealer was lying to me (which they weren't... we've dealt with them before). I understand this is business, but businesses are run by people, and people should be responsible for how they treat others during business or otherwise.
HORRIBLE experience with the sales manager, the internet sales person, and the general sales manager at Shortline Automotive. I wonder if they have trouble sleeping for trying to take advantage of people in our situation.
UPDATE: I just checked Fitzmall online and they've got a manual '08 Forester for $18,565. That gives you a good target price.
Any help would be appreciated.
Where should I be shopping in the NorthEast to save $2K on the car?
If the dealer's offering a good price on the '08... somewhere around $26.5K... it may just make more sense to go that route.
-Frank
If you are uncomfortable, you don't want that nagging doubt in your mind to spoil your enjoyment.
Another example -- I'd love to have a Jeep Wrangler, but all the posts on these forums that I've read about them having stalling problems while driving makes me too uneasy to buy one.
Do what gives you peace of mind.
23 Civic Type-R / 22 MDX Type-S / 21 Tesla Y LR / 03 Montero Ltd
I was on the My Subaru page recently, but didn't see anything about the program -- is it offered only certain times during the year?
http://www.subaru.com/misc/gtp/2007/eligible.jsp
Looks like you'd better be quick, though. Must take delivery by Oct. 31. I've not used the program, but others here have... hopefully they'll chime in.
Someone had an Outback Sport with a KBB in the $11-12k range and they were offered something like $16k.
Run, don't walk, I say.
I really hope our 2002 Legacy is eligible for this when the new Foresters arrive. I'm all over that deal.
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23 Civic Type-R / 22 MDX Type-S / 21 Tesla Y LR / 03 Montero Ltd
Funny thing is, you'd think it'd be the opposite, i.e. trade any 2002-2006 Subaru in on an '08 Impreza. Don't know why they'd encourage only Impreza owners to buy any '08 Subie. Perhaps it boosts resale value on Impreza, allowing them to offer lower lease rates down the road on '08 Imprezas.
Anyone able to comment on this proposal?
Thanks,
John
According to them, $10,600, a bit low?
A subaru Forester X prem. 08 at about 27k or so, meaning 17k with their trade in value and ballpark 360/month.
Camp Subaru, a different dealer in the same town, may offer a higher value but only if I'm ready to deal.
Advice?
I did email Appleway person telling them to up the trade in value of my freestyle [has 24200ish miles on it] to 13-14k, then possibly I'd be willing to work something out.
Again, comments?