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2065 messages, Last post on Jul 06, 2008 at 11:00 AM
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 7:56 am) Keep the trade completely separate from the new car deal. Tell them you don't know if you will have a trade-in or not. Once you get a satisfactory deal for a new car cash price, then ask them to value your trade. That lets you compare the two separately. If they want to renegotiate the new car price after they agree to it, leave. Keep financing completely separate from the new car deal. Tell them you are financing separately and will buy from them on a cash basis. Again, once you settle on a cash price for the new car, you can ask them to provide financing options for you to compare. They make money on financing too, which is fine, so long as what they offer you is better than what you can get on your own. I found that the current Subaru 4.5 percent financing was much better than other offers I had, even through Costco with my good credit rating. If you don't know your credit rating, you're entitled to a free report from each of the three agencies each year, but you have to pay a few dollars extra to get the important FICO rating. You can Google all these topics for more details. Good luck.
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Replying to: pgb0517 (May 13, 2008 9:38 am)
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 10:35 am) Another question would be for all those that have purchased a forester what was the deciding factor for you? Thanks again. |
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 11:12 am) A note: I haven't seen the car yet so I don't know of the options.
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 11:12 am) http://www.subaru.com/shop/model_consideration.jsp?model=FORESTER For us, the big thing on the LL Bean/now Limited was the power driver's seat. That was an option on the '08 Premium. If it had stayed in the '09 Premium we probably would have bought that instead of the Bean. We looked at several small SUVs and even small hatchbacks. Key for my wife: Visibility. All the other SUVs (and most other newer cars) have huge blind spots and sit way too high in back for safety (as evidenced by how many children are being backed over these days). They have little pinched-up windows in the rear. No wonder they need back-up cameras. The '08 Forester is a bit better than the '09 on visibility, but the '09 is still vastly superior to anything else in its class, so we decided early on that if we got an SUV, it would be the Forester. We decided we needed the extra cargo enough to justify the Forester over a smaller hatchback (although we really loved the VW Rabbit). Fortunately, visibility aside, the Forester still is a great value, has good mileage, nice features, great safety and good reliability ratings. We are very happy with our choice. Wish list: More features on the trip computer (distance till empty, mainly); softer seats (the '09 is better than the '08 but still could use improvement); rear air vents; body side moldings as standard equipment; and a hybrid model.
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 11:12 am) |
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 10:35 am) I have not found anybody else lower than 4.5% for 60 months- local credit unions in general offer better rates than banks here in Austin- the lowest I found was 4.5% for upto 66 months from a neighborhood credit union.
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| Resurrecting an earlier speculation... does anybody have any insight or comment on possible cash incentives from Subaru in June? | |
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Replying to: samirataustin (May 13, 2008 7:35 pm) That bracket ranges from 699-660. You can see which credit scores qualify for which rates here: lhttp://www.cars101.com/subaru/rebates.html#rates |
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