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Thanks to the many participants on this forum for the helpful information as I was in the process of buying a new Outback. So, in the spirit of passing along info to assist future buyers, I wanted to share my price/buying experience: I used the "fax attack" strategy similar to that advocated by fightingchance.com. Basically, I sent out about 10-12 faxes to area Subaru dealerships, asking them for their best price quotes. I received 8 replies. The lowest price bids were received from Fitzgerald (Fitzmall) in MD, Stohlmann (in Tysons Crnr, VA) and Heritage (in Owings Mills, MD). I ended up calling our local dealership, Paul Bros. of Herndon, VA (whose intial quote was $900 higher, and they agreed to match the lowest price, so I ended up purchasing from them. So, in the end, here's how the pricing broke down for the Atl blue Outback 2.5i, auto, cloth seats, with all-weather mats: $22,949, less 2000 rebate, plus taxes, tags and fees for a total OTD price of $21,797.47. We also took advantage of the 0% financing, so ended up with a nice pkg. We did all this by computer, and only had to spend 20 minutes at the dealership to sign the final papers and drive away with the car. All in all, if you live in the Washington DC metro area, the dealerships that offered me the most competitive prices right off the bat were Fitzgerald (very pleasant and professional)and Stohlman (although the salesman here was a bit hard-edged). Other dealerships even admitted that they have a hard time beating the prices of these two large sellers. The use of the fax attack resulted in a lowering of their initial pricing by about $100 - so not sure if it was worth the time and effort, altho it did confirm for me that I was getting a decent deal. Hope this helps and good luck shopping! |
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Replying to: wmp1283 (Jul 04, 2006 4:47 pm) Carter Subaru... deal with their internet guy. www.cars101.com is his site. I paid slightly under $24K for 2.5i limited (auto). And if you are in the US, apparently you also get their 0% financing. Heck of a deal. I did not have to negotiate any deal. He offered me a fair deal. |
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Replying to: mrmike4 (Jul 10, 2006 1:03 pm) I did not have to negotiate anything.
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Replying to: tibba (Jul 17, 2006 6:27 pm)
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Replying to: djetta (Jul 18, 2006 4:26 pm) |
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Replying to: mknapp (Jul 05, 2006 6:32 pm)
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Replying to: tibba (Jul 18, 2006 6:01 pm) |
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| FYI to anyboyd who is interested... I just purchased a 2005 XT Ltd with 12,500 miles in silver/black for $25,500, below KBB. It seems to be in excellent condition. I drove and looked at about 10 cars before finding the right one. The price might seem high but this model is in high demand locally. Seller was Flatirons Subaru in Boulder and buying experience was just fine. In and out the door in about an hour, no fun and games. | |
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After checking around almost all dealerships in the Twin Cities, I decided on a "normal" Outback 2.5i over the Forester Turbo and the Outback XT or 3.0, and the SR5 4runner. Main factors were seeing petrol prices up just the day before, the good price (opportunity knocks) I received (after a ton of haggling) in Burnsville Subaru, and the service of a very good young salesman. With a package that included the weather mats, the cargo area mat and net, and the autodimming mirror, we close on $21,836, final price. Also, they give me 2 years of free mantainance. Just $5,000 off invoice. At the beginning of the month I bought my wife's Sienna $4,000 under invoice, so its a good streak. I think this dealer has like 3 more in stock. The deciding factor for the manager, was showing Fitzmall quotes, which I printed before,(in Pennsilvania thought), where prices were cheaper, but at the end, the guy decided to honor it. As told, I was into this dealership looking for a good opportunity to buy, even thinking about a new Forester '06 at $18,500. They have like 6 in stock. The only think I didn't like was all the haggle, because previously by phone I thought I had the price settled. If you need more info, tune in this thursday the Subaru Chat. Those people who attended last thursday, made me open my eyes on the opportunity that Subaru is giving now. |
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| Sorry, in that last post, $3,500 under invoice, $5,000 under MRSP. | |
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