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Main thing to watch out for is Ext warranty. My dealer started at 2000. at port the Finance guy george quoted me 1695 as his "best" price. Howard cut that to 1395. I got my dealer to give it to me for1200. Alarm with remote start 595 could not get any lower( they started at 795). bumper guards my dealer 'best price 400. Howard said no more than 200. got my dealer down to 250.
I would recommend Howard at Port subaru, which if my local dealer did not match Ext Warr price, I would have purchased from him.
Hope this helps.
main thing to watch out for is Ext Warr. My dealer quoted me a "special' credit Union price of 2000. I negotiated down to 1700, but still felt it was too high. Port gave me same 7yr/70k for 1395.I negotited with my dealer for 1200. Alarm with remote start 595 9 could not get it lower). Bumper guards, my dealer 400 Port 200, my final price 250.
Hope this helps.
I also checked the online Ext Warr prices, and they are all about $500 more than i negotiated.
There is a different heater box in the 2010, per Subaru employees. IF it was a very late run 09, it 'may' have the newer heater box.
A few of the parts in the 2010 appear to be even cheaper/looser/etc.
Some of the '09s didn't have the AWP [all weather package].
2010s have slightly larger piece of plastic to protect rear panels from road debris which flies up & hits it from tires. If you are on dirt roads at all, the paint will chip dramatically. The new piece isn't big enough either.
There's probably more, but that's all I recall tonight. Good luck.
The Navi models got Bluetooth. The very early 2009s were LL Bean models, instead of Limiteds, but you're looking at a Limited anyway.
Subaru also just announced the 2010 Limited will get a HID option, packaged with Navi for $2300. Not sure when those will arrive, though.
If the 09 is a significantly better deal, go for it.
"Your Internet price for a 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5XT Limited with Navigation.
Includes Engine Start, Auto-Dimming Mirror with homelink, Puddle Lights, Luggage Compartment Cover, Splash Guards, Illumination Kit in Blue, Rear Bumper Cover, All Weather Floor Mats and Ipod tray.
Manufactures List Price $32,433.00
Manufactures Invoice Price $29,879.00
Heuberger Motors Internet Price $28,739.00
Dealer Handling, Taxes, Tags and License extra."
The dealer and salesman get bonuses based on how you score them on the survey. The $450 was probably a drop in the bucket.
I am in the market for a Forester, I am located in NW. Thanks.
Does that seem right or should the number be closer to 20K or even under?
It's harder to get a loan, and the warranty is partially used up.
The Forester doesn't depreciate much at all. ALG rates it #1 in class for resale, in fact.
If you finance a significant portion of the car, the difference in interest rate between new and used may narrow the gap such that it really does not make sense to get the slightly used vehicle.
Compare that to, say, MSRP.
You'll pay 10% less for either new or used, more than likely.
I don't think it would have mattered squat what the other add-on features that I had paid for originally as to the price they offered me. Original price of my car was about $22,000, only had about 10K miles.
I'm new to Subaru and this forum. I bought my forester 2010, picked it up yesterday. Sat with the finance guy and we spoke about the ext warranty. Does anyone know if you can back out of the ext warranty? I just saw what you paid for your ext warranty and I way over paid - I paid $1953 + tax for the classic coverage 7/70K. The car came in earlier than I anticipated so didn't get a chance to research the warranty portion - it was due end of March- and they wanted to move the car out Saturday or Monday - Monday would have been harder for me to get to pick up the car. So I chose Saturday, since I could get a ride. I am furious and want to get out of it - I can't believe I was taken for soo much. I also bought it on LI, NY - the guy was new and there at the dealership only 3 days but not new to the business..
What is my recourse? Any idea's?
Thanks.
Check with a lawyer quickly. Good luck.
Also, I think you get a refund (partial?) if your warranty goes unused.
I hope the registration is correct and I don't get a ticket since the car is on the street now.
Thanks for the information, I don't know about the partial refund though I didn't read that in the Subaru version of the contract and things. But would be nice...
I can vouch for the red carpet treatment they give Gold owners - we once got a Benz loaner while they worked on a minor issue with some slack in the throttle cable on our '02 Legacy.
Also you get roadside assistance for the duration. We cancelled AAA and saved $70 or so per year.
So it's worth considering, just try to get a better price.
Best of luck.
I did some research before I went back to the dealership - seems they put the wrong VIN number on the paperwork and registration so that needed to be re-done anyway. Good thing they are only 20 miles away as opposed to 100. I had some time to research warranty prices and they do vary from state to state and also from dealership 2 dealership drastically. I was able to get it down to $951 before I got to my dealership, they offered me $1243 but weren't able to go down to the price I got. Also not sure if they thought I was still purchasing the classic and not the Gold Plus.
I don't know what it would have been through my dealer, as the dealer I bought this one through never even asked if I wanted an extended warranty.
It's just like the assurance of a warranty - if you use it fine - I have used an extended warranty a couple of times with my VW Jetta, did it save me more than I spent, probably not since I didn't really shop around - also the dealership "forgot" to call them on various repairs to ask if it was covered, so it was too late by the time I reminded them since they already did the work..and approval had to be made prior to any work.
They basically said the price is Dealer cost 25934.00 plus a few hundred dollors...tax, tags, etc.
The forester has luggage cover, ipod tray, ipod interface, Rear bumper cover, Auto dim mirror with compass, splash guard kit......and destination fee.
Seems like a good price, but hard to believe. This dealer actually treated me like a human which of course means I don't trust him.
Those can be a good value, just make sure you're not paying for more-than-necessary services.
Also, what if you're not satisfied with their service? Can you cancel and get a refund? If you think about it, you are pre-paying them for your loyalty, so they win twice.
At a minimum the discount should be good and you should check references.
I agreed with a dealer on a price, then found they tried to add freight again. No thanks.
I am in Orange County California...
I have the 2010 Subaru Forester Limited also in the Obsidian Black Color.
Color : Obsidian Black
MSRP 27,720.00
Invoice 25,833.00
Selling price 24,833.00 plus tax and licence.
Auto dimming mirror with homelink, cargo tray, splash guards, rear bumper cover and luggage cover.
Don't you feel a bit guilty? I mean, the dealer's gotta feed his kids!
Just kidding, but congrats! :shades:
If my first guess is wrong then my second guess is they told you the "SALE PRICE" is $24,833 then added at least $750 in "DEALER FEES" to get you back near invoice.
There is no way you could get $1000 under invoice with nothing down and no massive dealer fee. Dealer holdback is only $831.60 and they wouldn't even be able to give you all of that. The dealership has to MAKE money to pay the employees and pay the electric bill, etc.
I was quoted under invoice quite a bit but I'm pretty sure the "special dealer fees" my salesperson e-mailed me about are in addition to the labor fees to install my other options.
The advantage of that is you don't pay labor and they're covered by warranty.
You can install them at the dealer but then you have to pay for labor. They should still be covered by warranty.
Finally, you can install them yourself, but then they're not covered by warranty, IIRC.
Got a 2010 Forester 2.5x Premium Edition with AT, All-Weather Package and popular option 1b.
MSRP = $25,341
Got the price down to $23,330 with All-Weather mats included in the deal.
Out the door at $24,340 with taxes, tags, processing fee etc.
So far we are very happy with the car and the dealer was great to work with.
I got the following offer from Atlanta:
2010 Subaru Forester 2.5X Premium w/All-Weather Pkg SUV.
Options:
* All Weather Floor Mats
* Auto-Dim Mirror Compass
* Black Cargo Tray
* Rear Bumper Cover
* Side Cargo Net
* Splash Guard Kit
Invoice: 23,730
document fee: 499
title:43
price:24272
tax 6%:1456.32
Drive Out:25728.32
I said I will be trading for my 2000 honda civic lx 120K kbb good value:2200
Invoice: 23,730
Trade in:2200 -
document fee: 499 +
title:43 +
price:22072
tax 6%:1324.32
Dirve Out:23396.32
I asked them 22000 drive out. Their new offer is 22890 + (2.9% 5 year). I think yours is better than mine.
Thanks
Good luck
I am still checking inventory on line, want to drive both a Forester and an Outback (and a couple of non-Subarus) before making my decision.