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Subaru Forester Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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Re: How low can it go [erics6] by jeffmc
Feb 16, 2007 (9:54 pm)
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Replying to: erics6 (Feb 16, 2007 9:21 pm)

And no sales tax down there, you lucky ducks (beavers?). The dealer closest to my home advertises, but their prices aren't the best.
 
Hey, how can they make up losses with volume?! The more they sell, the more they lose!! Just kiddin'. (Wasn't that GM's strategy?)
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Re: How low can it go [zy1] by occking
Feb 17, 2007 (3:13 pm)
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Replying to: zy1 (Feb 16, 2007 9:51 pm)

A little help here... I have a 06 Tribeca, very pleased with it, now need to replace 10 year old van for my wife. Thinking about Forester, just want auto, no leather with roof. Is there such an animal out there, don't want leather. What could I expect on prices -- live up here in Southeastern, MA>
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Re: How low can it go [occking] by jeffmc
Feb 17, 2007 (3:50 pm)
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Replying to: occking (Feb 17, 2007 3:13 pm)

There is such an animal - the "X Premium" Forester. You can scroll through to see the progression of equipment included on each of the Forester trim levels here, so it's easy to see what you're getting for the price differences:
http://www.cars101.com/subaru/forester/forester2007.html#X%20std%20features
 
I'd anticipate a price of about $22k... any else here have better pricing info for an '07 X Premium automatic? You can always check the Fitzmall website to get a good idea of what kind of low pricing is out there right now... can be a good bargaining tool.
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Re: Is this a decent deal - please help need a car! [cdnj1] by smacky
Feb 20, 2007 (9:06 am)
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Replying to: cdnj1 (Oct 24, 2006 3:10 pm)

Hi, I'm looking to BUY not lease a '07 Forester with Prem Pkg at the following:
   
MSRP: $25458
Dealer Price: $24174
 
Was able to get the dealer to come down to 23,500.
Dealer had 500 rebate OR take the subaru financing option (e.g. 4.9% for 60 months). I would take the financing.
 
Is this a good price?? I'm female and can't help but feel like I'm being taken advantage of! Thanks!
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Re: Is this a decent deal - please help need a car! [smacky] by jeffmc
Feb 20, 2007 (1:16 pm)
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Replying to: smacky (Feb 20, 2007 9:06 am)

Firstly, you're definitely not being taken advantage of. You're doing great negotiating!
 
Based on the MSRP, it sounds like it's an automatic transmission with about $1000 in options. Is this right? If so, I think they're offering you a fine price. (for reference, invoice on an automatic Premium with no options is $23,600, including destination.) They're offering probably about $700 below invoice without any rebate. That's very good. Absolute best-case scenario, you could get perhaps another $400-500 off, but I don't know if that's even possible. Not sure what current factory-to-dealer incentives are. The price they're offering gives them a minimal profit.
 
What options are on the vehicle?
 
You can see invoice prices for most options (packages and individual) here: http://www.cars101.com/subaru/forester/forester2007.html#option%20packages
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Re: Is this a decent deal - please help need a car! [smacky] by zy1
Feb 20, 2007 (3:49 pm)
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Replying to: smacky (Feb 20, 2007 9:06 am)

You can check the price at fitzmall.com. For example:
2007 Forester 2.5 PREM PKG 4EAT,
Delivered Internet Price: $22,585
Factory Invoice: $23,623
MSRP: $25,120
http://www.fitzmall.com/carfind/resultsb.asp?Search=NEW&ID=S726887&photo=SU077FD- - - &loc=LFO&mall=GA&year=2007&mk_code=SU
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Re: Is this a decent deal - please help need a car! [zy1] by jeffmc
Feb 20, 2007 (11:04 pm)
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Replying to: zy1 (Feb 20, 2007 3:49 pm)

Good idea, juice. When comparing, make note, though, that the prices Fitzmall shows include the rebate.
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Re: Is this a decent deal - please help need a car! [jeffmc] by ateixeira
Feb 21, 2007 (9:29 am)
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Replying to: jeffmc (Feb 20, 2007 11:04 pm)

Yep, plus add the $99 processing fee (and add the same to other dealers' prices, if they charge a fee).
 
Good thing is MD limits such fees to $100, I believe.
 
-juice
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Re: How low can it go [zy1] by lein
Feb 24, 2007 (9:09 pm)
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Replying to: zy1 (Feb 16, 2007 9:51 pm)

Any luck on purchasing your forester yet? I am in the Market for one as well and I am in the Denver area too. I was just curious if you found any deals. Cars Direct and fitzmall look pretty interesting... right around 23,000 for an x premium. I also considered looking into costco's program, but havent done so yet. Any info you could share would be helpful!
Thanks!!
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Re: How low can it go [lein] by zy1
Feb 24, 2007 (11:01 pm)
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Replying to: lein (Feb 24, 2007 9:09 pm)

Not yet. We plan to buy a car in the Summer to replace my wife's 1992 car. But I didn't look for any deal right now. Carsdirect.com and fitzmall.com are good references. You also can find more ads on motoralley.com. According to carbuyingtips.com, you can calculate your target price(not for a hot car, such as CRV) by this formula:
 
target price=(invoice price–customer cash– manufacturer to dealer rebate–holdback)*(1.03 to 1.05)
 
Invoice price, customer cash and holdback can be easily found on edmunds.com. It is very difficult to find the manufacturer to dealer rebate. You can estimate the manufacturer to dealer rebate by the price of the advertisements from fitzmall.com or motoralley.com. Good luck.

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