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#252 of 2755 What do you think of this deal? by jazz Apr 13, 2004 (3:27 pm)
First, many thanks to all who share their wisdom here. I've been a long-time Honda Civic owner, but it's time to retire it after 13 years and 175K miles. I hope to be the smiling owner of a Forester by the end of the month. I test-drove one for the weekend and there's no turning back now!   I'm comparing prices from several dealers and hope someone will weigh in with an opinion. One dealer gave me a price of $22,699 for a 2004 XS PP Automatic with cargo tray, arm rest extension, interior air filter and rear cargo net. Only other fee would be for the paperwork ($125) and I'll get the special 1.9% financing. This is in New England where I understand the prices to be a little bit higher than in many other areas. Edmunds shows the invoice to be $22,992. Sounds like a great deal to me, but I've only ever done this once before (with my Civic) so I thought I'd get a sanity check before signing on the dotted line. Thanks in advance! Replies to this message: jazz (Apr 13, 2004 3:59 pm) p0926 (Apr 13, 2004 5:10 pm)
#253 of 2755 Re: What do you think of this deal? [jazz #252] by jazz Apr 13, 2004 (3:59 pm)
Replying to: jazz (Apr 13, 2004 3:27 pm) Too late to edit the message above - I don't think the Edmunds price includes the destination charge of about $550. If I'm right, the invoice price including destination would be $23,542. That's why I said I thought the dealer's quote was great. If I've gone wrong here, please let me know. Thanks again. Replies to this message: p0926 (Apr 13, 2004 5:10 pm)
#254 of 2755 Re: Re: What do you think of this deal? [jazz #252] [jazz #253] by p0926 Apr 13, 2004 (5:10 pm)
Replying to: jazz (Apr 13, 2004 3:59 pm) $700 below invoice AND 1.9% financing sounds like a good deal to me.   -Frank P.
#255 of 2755 from the TMV Pricing report pages by steve_ HOST Apr 13, 2004 (8:58 pm)
Invoice - The base invoice price that a manufacturer charges a franchised dealer.   National Base Price - The national market price for the base configuration of this vehicle. This figure does not include optional equipment and destination charges.   Short answer - we don't include destination in the invoice price.   Steve, Host
#256 of 2755 Frank P. and Steve by jazz Apr 14, 2004 (3:15 am)
Thank you both for your input. I just needed some corroboration that I was looking at this the right way. I'll be a Forester owner by the weekend!
#257 of 2755 by ateixeira Apr 14, 2004 (10:07 am)
Well, given we own both a Forester L and a Legacy L, I'll toss in my opinions.   I prefer the Forester. It's more tossable, fun, nimble, I dunno. It's hard to quantify exactly why.   The Legacy has more rear seat room and a bigger cargo floor, but Forester does everything else better. Full size spare, head protection air bags, better crash test scores.   The one big advantage is the Forester's seats are better, so be sure to try both for a few minutes.   The Legacy is an excellent value but I'd still pay more to get another Forester.   -juice Replies to this message: manindune (Apr 14, 2004 1:56 pm)
#258 of 2755 Re: [ateixeira #257] Thanks guys! I'm getting Forester by manindune Apr 14, 2004 (1:56 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 14, 2004 10:07 am) Thank you for all your input. Frank's advice was really helpful and I am getting Forester since most of all, it really puts smile on my face just to think about it! If I need more room, maybe I will just get that Thule cargo box thing Mark mentioned. Yes, Juice, I definitely liked the feel of driving Forester myself.   Well, I got an even better deal from Fitzmall.com, Forester X for $19707 with the options like: cargo bin, arm extension, air filter, upgraded speaker and tweater kit. Thanks a lot! I wouldn't have known about Fitzmall if it wasn't for this board. I'm not even really paying that much more for Forester with all that options!   JP
#259 of 2755 by ateixeira Apr 15, 2004 (6:20 am)
Say hi to Maurice, he's cool. Congrats. Did you pick it up yet?   -juice
#260 of 2755 AT Forester X for $19478 by cheng Apr 16, 2004 (12:08 pm)
About to give a shot on this silver Forester X for $19478. (invoice $20478, I know this is not the lowest price, given manufacture to dealer $500 rebate, plus a dealer holdback 3% on MSRP, but salesman got to make some bucks!) The Dealer in my area can lower $113 with another color, because it's a 2003 manufactured car. Though both are 2004 model.   My question is: does it matter to get a car sit in a lot while longer? Besides, is this price good in Northern CA?   Any opinions appreciated. Getting excited to own this car for summer camping/hiking
#261 of 2755 Long time Honda owner is a Subaru convert! by jazz Apr 16, 2004 (12:43 pm)
I thank you all for taking the time to post on these boards. I just bought a car for the first time in 13 years, and because of all of you it was a great experience!   I replaced my 1991 Honda Civic DX 5 Speed (175K miles - a great car that got about 40mpg all those years) with a Forester XS with PP, automatic, with armrest extension, rear cargo tray, non-slip mat for the cargo tray, splash guards, moonroof wind deflector, and interior air filter. MSRP is $26,100 and Dealer Invoice is $23,600 - both excluding the deflector. I paid $22857. The moonroof deflector is free, courtesy of the dealer, and while I don't know what the MSRP or Dealer invoice would be including the deflector, I figure that puts me about $1000 below dealer invoice. I also got the 1.9% financing for 63 months, and I'll use my new Subaru card from Chase Manhattan for the downpayment, thereby earning Subaru credit for future parts & service. I even managed to get $650 for my Civic - sold it to the mechanic who has been servicing it for me all these years.   Bottom line, this car cost me about $22,100! Good thing I saved so much - it's going to cost a lot more to register and insure the Forester than it did to keep the Civic on the road!   Thanks again to all of you. I couldn't have done it without your help!!! Replies to this message: mnf (Apr 17, 2004 2:52 am)

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