Subaru Forester Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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Sounds like about 50% of us wanted the Bean/Limited model, actually!

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Not me... I mean, I'm experiencing a bout of buyer's remorse.
 
I was torn between a Dark Gray/Platinum Leather interior X Limited and a Base XT, beautiful, black pearl, and mean... I had just driven both of them, and was leaning towards the XT, but had the wife there, being all practical, had that green PZEV looking at me straight in the eye, and my inner hippie whispering 'forget the turbo, you're a family man, now, and gas is approaching 5 bucks a gallon, with no end in sight.', so here I am today, with the anemic limited (I guess there's more to the name than they intended saying, "Why didn't I just buy the Turbo!!!!" It was the same freaking price!!!!, it would have cost me, what 10 dollars a week more to pay for premium and take a hit on gas mileage????!!!??"
 
Ah, well, don't let me discourage you... It's my modus operandi, I can't make any decision without remorse... it would have been the same if I had gotten the XT. I'd be thinking about it every time I filled up with premium, or every time I got a ticket. My 40 year-old foot can't resist kicking the butt of a young punk in a Japanese econobox with the CD sized exhaust, the momo stickers, the R-type badging, and the wing from a 747, by stomping the gas of whatever vehicle I'm driving, and watching their ground effected front spoiler become a speck in my auto-dimming rear-view mirror...I feel it's my 'Civic' duty to do this.
 
Yes, it came to this, refinement over performance. I didn't have to choose, I could have jumped on an identical XT limited I saw at another dealership a few weeks ago, in the color scheme I just bought my limited in. Or I could have been patient and ordered one. Maybe I would have gotten Newport Blue. Maybe not.
 
The Limited I bought is actually a fine vehicle. My first drive to my work (mixed farm road and suburban driving) got me 25 mpg my first time out today! Better than I expected. The car is slow (but I'm babying it), though it does accelerate smoothly and fairly quietly. Sneaky in a way, found myself exceeding the speed limit a few times... I know I will grow to love it. There are some minor annoyances. A rattling which I think is the 3rd rear seatbelt that I tucked into the roof, some roughness in the engine when I first ignite it (is this normal?), the transmission thatt always seems to be hunting at moderate speeds, etc. but overall I'm happy with my purchase, especially compared to others I looked at (and drove):
 
Acura RDX: Nice luxury, lousy fuel economy, fairly overpriced (though thinking about it, the limited I bought is not much less)
Acura TL: Beautiful, but I wanted a crossover
Honda CRV: Loved it when I drove it, excellent and well thought out interior, but hated it the more I thought about it. Also, too many of them on the road
Mazda CX7: Nice ride. Fuel economy and reliability killed it for me though.
Mitsubishi Outlander: Test drove the I4 SE though the lying salesman told me it was the V6 XLS. Then found a slightly less slimy dealership and drove the XLS. Actually liked the car (paddle shifters kinda cool, but a bit ridiculous on an SUV), but interior felt to cheap. I tried to ignore it, but in the end I couldn't.
Toyota Rav4: Drove the V6, I loved the power, I loved the ride, but the interior was bland. It made me sad. Boring as anything. Too many around, like Honda
 
Subaru Forester: The sunroof, the AWD, and the style sold itself to me. I couldn't resist that face

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"I feel it's my 'Civic' duty to do this."
 
Too funny!

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My new Sage Green Metallic 09 Forester 2.5x Premium with MT is in the driveway! Yeah! They delivered it from about 130 miles away today. At no additional charge except the gas it took to get up here... I'm in CO for those doing comparisons...
 
Here's the deal I got:
 
2.5x Premium, manual transmission with:
Homelink mirror (I've programed it already, works well)
Rear Bumper Cover
Splash Guards
Luggage Cover
Cargo Mat
Tweeter Kit
And, it came with the 2 different color lines of detailing on both sides (so I'll know which one it mine)...not something I asked for, but the MSRP difference was only $12.
 
MSPR: $23,997.00
Invoice: $22,382.00
Price: $21,258.00 This dealer did not raise the price quoted! Yeah!
Add all weather mats for $51.00
Sub Total $21,309.00 = $1,134 below invoice
 
Sales Taxes: 1,429.00 ah, the government...
OTD: $22,737.00
Loyalty Incentive: 500.00 = $1,634 below invoice
Total Paid: $22,237.00
 
Title & Plates will of course be extra...
 
The surprise of course is the mpg recorded on the car. It has 280 miles on it and it says the avg mpg is 35!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I know it was mainly hiway driving, but isn't that fantastic! Is anyone else seeing those numbers? Or is it imaginary because the car is so new???
 
And one more question...Aren't we suppose to get 2 remotes to go along with the 2 keys that they give us??? How many remotes did you get?
 
I had to ask to assure I got the owner's manual & other paperwork, as it wasn't in the vehicle when I inspected it, so I want to be sure I have everything...
 
Heading off to Rendez-vous on Tuesday with the car loaded, Thule rack on top and dirt roads to drive just to get there....I'll let you know how it handles on back roads driving at 9-10,000 feet when I return...
 
WooHoo! First new car in 22 years! My last Subaru lasted that long (282,000), and would have gone another 5 years easily if someone hadn't hit it in a parking lot!

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