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Replying to: sgloon (Sep 09, 2008 3:25 pm) It will probably come down to either this latest offer (dealer #4) if I want to do a factory order, or the dealer who currently has the car (dealer #2) if I want the car right away. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 09, 2008 5:38 pm) Dealer #4 gave me a quote right away, whereas it took over 10 emails to get a quote out of dealer #3. Also, dealer #3 was requiring a $1,000 deposit on the factory order whereas dealer #4 was requiring only a $500 deposit. So I thanked dealer #3 for their time but told them I was inclined to go with dealer #4 since their offers were only a few dollars apart.
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 09, 2008 7:49 pm)
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 09, 2008 10:16 pm) Good choice on saying goodbye to dealer #3. They might be hard to deal with in the future, given what it took to get a quote out of them. You might ask dealer #4 if they would be able to honor the 4.9% when you get your car (or take a better deal if it is offered at the time?). Or you could check with a bank? To see what they are offering. Their rates tend to change more often... Otherwise, as the exact car you want is available, you can weight the difference in total cost with the difference in what you might pay if the interest rates go up...or down. FYI, the Subaru interest rate was 4.5% in May and June. It has stayed steady at the 4.9% since July. Good work checking things out. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 09, 2008 10:16 pm) It is crazy to ask you place a factory order and give a deposit without even providing a quote... About the difference between the dealers that have the car in stock, and those that have to place the factory order, maybe there are more differences than just that. Perhaps some of them have some incentives from the factory, or need to sell a number of cars this month, or something else. Apart of dealer #3, that seems quite tricky, I think you should decide if you want the car now, or want to wait 60 days or more for it. I was waiting 3 months for my factory order to arrive, and at the end the dealer offered me another car from their lot with more extras for the same price, because they didn't know how much longer it would take... so if you place a factory order you should be prepared to wait more than 60 days. About interest rates and incentives, nobody knows what will happen in 2 or 3 months, but this car is selling really fast, so Subaru will not offer any incentive in a few months, until they see they need an incentive to sell them. When I ordered my car they were selling well, and the dealer offered me to have any incentive at the time of delivery, but 3 months later nothing changed. I think your best bet is to think the rate and incentives will stay more or less the same, so the difference is between taking a car now from the lot, or waiting 60 days to get one ordered for you, not a big difference if you don't mind to wait 2 or 3 months, so the final price that they offered is what makes the difference. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 09, 2008 10:16 pm) No it costs the dealer the least amount to be able to sell a car before it even leaves the factory. -Frank |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 09, 2008 7:49 pm) Always go with the upfront/honest dealer. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 09, 2008 7:49 pm) I am also interested in a limited, I am in Seattle area. Will love to hear the exact configuration of your vehicle and where at u are. $800 below invoice sounds a very good deal, I read thru previous posts and on average folks were getting $300-400 below invoice. Pl post details when you have clinched the deal. Good luck. 
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Replying to: gsid (Sep 11, 2008 11:50 am) Is the sales tax based on the dealer's location, or where I live? I read that it is based on where you live. I knew that there were issues if you were buying out of state. But if you are buying in the same state, just in another county, why is the tax based on where you live? Anything else you buy at a store in another county, you pay the sales tax for that county. |
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Replying to: weverhat (Sep 11, 2008 5:36 pm) - "Did you want a turbo? I have a feeling the other dealer quoted you on a non-turbo" (don't tell me you're the internet manager and you don't even know that the "T" in "XT" stands for turbo...) - "Don't accept that offer yet. I think I can do better, but I have to check the numbers after I am back in the office tomorrow" (I haven't heard back from this one yet...) - "I can beat that. Let me know when you decide which dealership you want to work with" - "They will hardly make anything at that price. I find it hard to believe they would do that, especially on a factory order" Here is one of my favorites, the initial automated response I got from them said that they were a "no hassle dealership" and that they "cut right down to the bottom line price" and that there was "no back and forth from the manager". That sounded promising, I thought. After I emailed them with my lowest quote, I got this response: - "That dealer is probably planning on marking up the interest rate to make more profit." (they didn't provide me a quote but promised to beat the low offer... so much for "cutting right down to the bottom line" and "no back and forth"). Oh, and of course there was the dealer who guaranteed they could beat any other dealer's quote, but when I told them the low quote I had, they said they wouldn't be able to trade for the vehicle. Funny, I told them exactly the vehicle I wanted when I first contacted them, it didn't seem to be a problem then that they didn't have the vehicle I wanted in stock when they guaranteed they could beat any other price. |
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