Subaru Forester Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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• terry92270 (Oct 08, 2006 12:48 pm)
  • gladelilly (Oct 08, 2006 2:14 pm)
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Replying to: gladelilly (Oct 08, 2006 12:42 pm)

You should be asking the dealer. They must sell it exactly as advertised, under the law, or produce documentation from the newspaper's advertising department that they made a mistake. If it is their mistake, they eat it. If they refuse, file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and whatever State agencies have purview there.
 
But certainly you should be first speaking to the Sales Manager about it....

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• gladelilly (Oct 08, 2006 2:14 pm)
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Replying to: terry92270 (Oct 08, 2006 12:48 pm)

Thanks so much! I want to get the best deal I can but I think they just made a mistake but I guess I want to be sure it wasn't intentional just to get me to stop by. That I would not be happy about being misled just to get me on the lot and I would therefore go to another dealer. I'll definately speak with the Sales Manager about it. The Sales person I spoke with that day was top notch, no pressure so...we'll see! I'm just glad I found this forum because there is so much great info! Thanks, again!

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• terry92270 (Oct 08, 2006 2:26 pm)
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Replying to: gladelilly (Oct 08, 2006 2:14 pm)

Make sure you go back several pages in this forum, maybe for about a month, and read over what others have been paying....

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• gladelilly (Oct 08, 2006 2:36 pm)
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Replying to: terry92270 (Oct 08, 2006 2:26 pm)

Eeeexxxaaaactly! That's why when I saw the price in the add and all the options, I just knew something was not right! Everyone else is paying about $23 or $24 out the door and in this area, it's about the same. I'll go back further (in this posting) so I can get a good idea about what to expect. I've already done the pricing on edmunds and nada. I'm just soooo looking forward to Wednesday (the day I'm buying). I've never had a new car! (Big family with a lot of hand-me-down vehicles that I have been thankful for!) Yippee! And my whole family is a Honda family so I'm making big waves too! Ha! Thank you so much!

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• terry92270 (Oct 08, 2006 3:47 pm)
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Replying to: gladelilly (Oct 08, 2006 2:36 pm)

Another idea is to not be afraid of driving an hour or two outside your home area. Many have saved $1,000, $2,000 or more doing that, so not a bad pay-day for a couple of hours invested. Check the inventory and prices online Edmunds.com, make the calls, and if you get a good price, make the drive.

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• gladelilly (Oct 10, 2006 8:32 am)
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Replying to: terry92270 (Oct 08, 2006 3:47 pm)

Guess what? I spoke with the Internet Sales Manager of the dealership in Nashville and it sounded ripe to me! Not only did he say that the internet info was obviously wrong (listing the X as a Premium) but also the price! He said the X model that was listed online (without the Premium package like it says online) is actually going for $18985!! He didn't even make any attempts at appologizing for the misinformation online. He asked me if I would come down and look at it and I told him no and why. I mean even if it is a good price for the car--the demeanor blows it for me. The car has been listed on-line like that for over 45 days too. Totally bogus if you ask me! So, that's ok. I'm not going to fight about it, I'll just go somewhere else.

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• terry92270 (Oct 10, 2006 12:22 pm)
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Replying to: gladelilly (Oct 10, 2006 8:32 am)

And that is exactly what you should do.
 
In my experience, someone who doesn't care about being truthful, even part of the time, isn't someone I can do business with.

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• gladelilly (Oct 12, 2006 12:57 am)
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Replying to: terry92270 (Oct 10, 2006 12:22 pm)

Yea! I'm done! I got mine yesterday! (at a different dealer) I paid $18K even, then put $3K down so after tt&l I walked out the door with just over $17K on the note. It's just the base X model but I love it! I drove the Bean but I'm an artist and really needed one I wouldn't worry about getting a little dirty! I am just so happy! Thanks for your advice! I'm really excited! Oh, and my best friend from college and I spoke yesterday before buying the car. She had just traded her 1988 Subaru Loyale in last year. It had over 250K miles on it and was still going! Thanks again!

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