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Replying to: ateixeira (Aug 27, 2008 12:04 pm) |
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Bought my 2009 2.5X Limited on 8/28. After reading this forum, I was hoping for a deal below invoice, but in SE Penna, such a deal was not to be found, must be territorial. I feel as if I rcvd a good deal, my Forester just happened to arrive on their lot while I was looking...destiny perhaps  2.5X Limited w/ PZEV (factor package: utility package + wheel locks). Sage Green Metallic color: - aero cross bars - splash guards - wheel arch molding - bumper cover - wheel locks additional accessories: all weather mats & cargo tray Sticker price: $27,597 My price (with additional throw in!): $26, 244 This was about $500 over invoice with tax, tags etc, worked out to be around $27.5K, under my target of $28 First 50 miles have been wonderful! This forum provided great insight as to what I can expect while buying a Forester, thanks to all!
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Replying to: deejay17 (Aug 29, 2008 6:09 am)  We have a PZEV Limited also. I did really like the green, but my wife's previous 2 cars were both green and she definitely wanted a change. What color is your interior?
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Replying to: ateixeira (Aug 29, 2008 7:52 am) This is my first Subaru and I hope she'll treat me well! 
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Replying to: deejay17 (Aug 29, 2008 8:08 am) Wear seems OK so far, she always carts kids around in the back. |
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Replying to: sub_lisa (Aug 27, 2008 10:24 pm) |
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I finally picked up my car today as expected , so here is what I got: 09 Forester Limited, dark grey with grey interior. -Spash guards -Round cross bars -Puddle lights -Auto dimming mirror w/ compass -Bumper cover -Front bumper underguard -Security system shock sensor -All weather mats -Luggage comp. cover -Body side moldings. -Oil changes for life Price before TTL: 24724 (I think about $1600 below edmunds invoice) Out the door: 26500 (Texas taxes) What mostly influenced my deal was that me and another 2 friends wanted to buy foresters, at the same time, so when we talked and found we wanted the same car, we decided to deal all 3 together, so that pushed the price down quite a lot. At the end one of us didn't like the final price and didn't buy the car, but the dealer kept its offer for 2 cars. Also I didn't order 2 of the extras, but they gave them to me for free because were already installed. I think the dealer was the best we could ever find, Georgetown Subaru, north to Austin. They were clear and friendly from the beginning, didn't ask for stupid fees, didn't play any games, and they even left us a loaner car for free during 3 months, since we ordered the cars until they arrived. I think that alone was amazing as we were driving almost new cars while waiting for ours, and then the price unbeatable. I suppose we were very lucky, or they really wanted to sell those 2 cars to reach a target, but still another dealer in the Austin area came to a similar price, though we preferred this one because of the human factor, they way they treated us since we went there to test drive the cars. The person I dealt with left the dealer a few weeks ago, but the sales manager was equally a great person to deal with. The perfect deal from the start to the end. By the way I am Spanish, only been here for 4 months, so at first I was really scared because of some bad experiences I had read in this and other forums, but my experience has been really easy, simple, and positive in every sense. And the price you guys pay here are a fraction of what we use to pay in Europe a car loaded like that would sell for about $45000 in Spain. Thanks to everybody and I hope this info is useful for somebody else. By the way congratulations to Deejay, Sublisa, and all the other new owners!
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I wanted to thank all the posters here for the great information I was able to use in buying my new Forester. I've been lurking here for several weeks but this is my first post. I absolutely HATE buying cars but this was the most fun I've ever had in the purchase process. You guys gave me the confidence to e-mail a handful of dealers for quotes. I started with the dealer in the Costco car program and quickly added others as far away as Austin. Picked up my Forester 2.5 X Limited in Satin White Pearl this afternoon. It has aero crossbars dimming mirror w/ compass splash guards body side molding luggage cover cargo mat and net and rear bumper cover $25,500 plus TTL which I felt was a pretty good price. Can't say enough nice things about my dealer, Gillman North, in Houston. No surprises (extra costs) when I picked up the car. This is my 2nd Forester; the '99 S came from Gillman SW. The sales and the service facilities operated by Gillman are top notch. Thanks again guys c 
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Yesterday my husband and I drove home our new '09 2.5x Limited - our first new car since 1994. We're very excited but a bit overwhelmed by all the new bells/whistles. This has been a very hot car here in central N.J. We went to 4 lots (2 in N.J. and 2 in Pa.) and went online to another 5-6 before we could get what we wanted. Even with all our invoice research, I'm sure we left money on the table. But we actually walked out of 2 dealerships (and I'm on crutches w/broken ankle) who wouldn't work with our price info. So we feel that we did the best we could, considering the car's popularity. The final dealer quoted $500 over invoice and didn't ask about trade-ins or how'd we pay. (One rejected dealer actually had said, "Of course whether or not you finance makes a difference in the vehicle's price!" Riiiiiight.) So our final rundown was: Camellia red pearl (hard to find around here, but my husband really wanted a red car) Pzev Utility package Popular equipment group 3 (4 cargo nets, spotlight) Trailer hitch, installed (for a bike carrier we'll get later) Bumper corner moldings, installed Ipod interface kit, installed All-weather floor mats Luggage compartment cover Ipod tray Pricing ended up: $24,541 - invoice 500 - over invoice 665 - destination 485 - Utility pkg. $928 - Pzev + all other options, installed where indicated $27,119 before TTL and trade-in of very shaky '94 Taurus ($300) And there were no weird miscellaneous dealer charges, like advertising or security etching. After seeing how far other dealers would/wouldn't negotiate, and how hard it was to find our desired color, we were content not to haggle for a piece of the holdback or other discounts. Our dealer was straightforward and low pressure - only asked cursorily if we wanted an extended warranty (no, d'accordo) and didn't mind us putting all our invoice price info all over their desks. A very decent experience. Now if only that red security light would stop flashing 24/7 . . . |
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Replying to: pyewackett (Aug 29, 2008 6:52 pm) I got curious... what red security light is flashing 24/7? I just picked up my car yesterday and didn't see any flashing light. I know though that the alarm light start flashing like 1 minutes after you close the car, but should stop flashing as soon as you open the doors with the remote (or when you turn on the key, I don't remember now) but definitely is not flashing while I drive. Is yours something different?
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