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I took the dive today and went to pick up my car at Valley Nissan/Subaru in Longmont, Colorado  They had given me the best price (Internet quote) to date for my new 2009 Forester X premium. They had called me Monday to say my car was in! I was out of town, so I stopped by on my way back home, rather than wait another day. I went for the test drive. The mirror wasn't the Homelink one per their bid, so I mentioned it and they said they would "throw it in". Then there was an Ipod interface ($145 list) that I noticed, which I don't need, but I ignored it. I filled in all the paper work, they checked my credit rating, I was signing everything when I got to see the price they had filled in on the form. Long story short, they refused to honor the written quote that I have for my vehicle which is to expire in 2 days. They want me to pay $1k more, and are trying to tell me it is a good deal. I want them to honor the deal I made with them. They did not offer to order the correct car. They vaguely referred to the fact that this car has a higher MSRP than the one they quoted me. I have no idea what the MSRP is as the sticker was removed before I got there. $145 for an Ipod interface raises the value of the car by $1000. I don't think so!!! I walked out. They flat out lied to me. At no time did they indicate that they wanted me to pay a higher price until I saw it on the paperwork. What is with that!!! Hoping I would miss it, and just sign??? On top of that, the car that they quoted me originally is less than 20 miles down the road. The dealership manager told me on Saturday, that the other dealer would not trade for it. It is still sitting there! Bait & Switch. All I can say is: DO NOT SHOP VALLEY Nissan/SUBARU IN LONGMONT, CO. Tomorrow I am calling our local TV troubleshooter to have them investigate. Avoid Valley Nissan/Subaru in Longmont Colorado like the plague. Bait and Switch and they just expect people/me to accept it. They tried to "show" me how they were taking a hit at that price. I really don't care. I was given a price without being shown the "real dealer prices" and I accepted it. I want the car they quoted me at the price they quoted me. Or another of equal or better value. They made no suggestion that they had made a mistake, so I wonder if this is how they do business on a regular basis. They didn't even tell me that this was a differently priced vehicle until I saw the price I was paying. What is with that!!! I might stay away from Subaru's because of this. I have to start looking for another car all over again. I hope you all have better luck than I did. 
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BTW, I have done some homework. The originally quoted vehicle had an MSRP of $23,985. The "new" MSRP that they say is sooooo different is $24,041...so why do they want $1000 more for the "second" vehicle. Me thinks I smell a rat. And that rat is Valley Subaru in Longmont Colorado. The second update is that there are at least 2 vehicles matching the original specs within 30 miles of this dealership. Why did they have to transfer one from Silverthorn, over a hundred miles away? Why did not the sales manager, when he spoke to me Saturday not tell me that this vehicle was not identical to the one that I got the quote for??? This is the dealership sales manager. Not some newbie. Liars ALL!!! |
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I am very interested in purchasing a 2.5 Limited 2.5x. Edmunds shows an invoice price of 24,330 + 665 for destination= 24,995 invoice. The dealers are saying that there invoice price is about $25,439.00 + gas . So they say they will sell at invoice, the quote is higher. What is the correct invoice price for this vehicle? What are the best quotes people are seeing on this vehicle?
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Replying to: nysubbuyer (May 30, 2008 8:26 am) You can get it for invoice or better, I've seen them being advertised for $400 below invoice. Go to Fitzmall.com and do a search for a new Subaru with your package, that'll give you a good idea of what a good price is. You could even print it out and show the dealer: hey, this is the same car being advertised on the internet for THIS price. Worth a shot, good luck. |
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| Just read online that Subaru is reworking the engines for 2009. The regular 2.5 will have 200hp and the turbo possibly up to 300hp. I believe they are supposed to have direcct injection, with no effect on mileage, and will be mated to a 5 speed auto transmission. These will first appear in other models. Probably won't make it into the Forester until 2010 model. Tried to confirm this with a local dealer. The manager told me he is sure of the 5- spd.auto, but doesn't have any info on the engine upgrades. | |
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purchased from walser subaru in burnsville, mn. they're a fixed-price dealership. no haggling, no scamming. dark grey metallic 2.5x with premium package, plus auto-dimming mirror w. compass, and all weather mats: $23,412 all-in. we're having the ipod interface and dog-proof cargo liner installed. we also got a 4.5% apr from subaru. our first ever subaru. let's hope we stay in love with it.
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Replying to: sgloon (May 30, 2008 12:06 am) I think you should look at other subaru dealerships before cutting them out.
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Replying to: arnabc (Jun 01, 2008 9:45 pm)
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Replying to: sgloon (May 30, 2008 12:06 am) I think the dealer underestimated the popularity of that model. Still, I would have walked just like you did. |
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Replying to: phdhusky (Jun 02, 2008 6:52 am) The other dealer wasn't been able to give me the price I was offered at the first dealer. Neither was my local dealer, although, I spoke to them both earlier in the month. This time of the month, they may have more incentive. Today is the last day for the "best deals" so I am told. So I may just call around and see if anyone wants to meet that price today. "How much did they want you to pay for the car with MSRP of 24, 041?" $21,800 which is $1000 more than the "no haggle, no additional fees" that they quoted me for the $23,985 vehicle. They also promised me $100 less if I financed through the Subaru 4.5% price. So, it is really $1100 off their quoted price. Most if not all of the other dealers had quoted better prices than the $21,800 price. I have called the owner of the original dealer and he was interested in learning what was going on at his dealership.
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