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Re: Just Bought Outback 2.5i [overcot]
by theotherone1
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Aug 01, 2007 (12:35 pm)
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Replying to: overcot (Jul 31, 2007 8:49 am)
2008...Had no emissions charge Had a 695 destination charge
Your price may be very good in fact...I don't believe there are ANY rules about invoice Cdertain models you're lucky to get within thousands of the invoice... VDC models are much more in demand than 2.5i manuals I'd guess hence less rebate, and rooom to bargain...Even if you slightly overpaid, In say 7 years or so of driving what's the cost? 5-10 bucks a month?-..Years ago when I bought my Forester 140,000 miles and still great, no way could I get ANY dealer within 700 of the invoice...In demand and extremely limited supply here (edited for poor typing and spelling LOL)
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Re: How to get a nice deal ? [milem]
by theotherone1
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Aug 01, 2007 (12:41 pm)
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Replying to: milem (Jul 31, 2007 2:44 pm)
Did you purchase yet? If there was a rebate it ended yesterday...May be worth waiting to get 1000 off...But in any case I would first email sevral dealers in your zip Then change zips say within 20-30 miles somewhere you'd be willing to drive to to buy the car. Take your lowest bids and start emailing the other dealers by asking them how much and how they can BEAT the bid either by cash off or options added free...Never mention financing/trade-in...You will probably very quickly get a good idea within a couple of hundred dollars of what you will pay after a few rounds of emails..at least that is what I did...Hope this helps
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Re: How to get a nice deal ? [theotherone1]
by milem
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Aug 01, 2007 (1:51 pm)
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Replying to: theotherone1 (Aug 01, 2007 12:41 pm)
Hello Theotherone,
I haven't purchase my car yet, it will either be a 2.5i, 2.5i LLbean + vdc or 2.5i ltd + vdc...
I'm waiting for a quote on the ltd, I was afraid to give my own price to the dealer before having made my mind on the car (and done my homework on this forum!).
I got some quotes from some dealers but I haven't tried to let them beat the best quote I go. Do you simply write them and give them the quote you got and asked them if they can beat it ?
Thanks for your help!
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Re: How to get a nice deal ? [milem]
by overcot
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Aug 01, 2007 (5:39 pm)
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Replying to: milem (Aug 01, 2007 1:51 pm)
Hi milem, i don't know if it's any help but we reached our choice like this: must have VDC, so that ruled out 2.5i, must have sunroof, so that also ruled out 2.5i, must have dark interior, so that ruled out any LLBean styles, must have leather, don't care about Nav, so that strongly suggested Ltd. So that's what we ended up with: 2.5i auto LTD w/ VDC. It's a sweet ride...
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Re: How to get a nice deal ? [milem]
by theotherone1
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Aug 01, 2007 (5:42 pm)
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Replying to: milem (Aug 01, 2007 1:51 pm)
Never tell the dealer what you are willing to pay for it...And definitely email other dealers with a detailed description of the car and options you want, and ask them to give you a better price. When you get that, as in our case we went into a dealershipo ready to buy and asked for yet another $100 off in options.This was the same dealership we had purchased 2 cars from.When he refused we got up and left.We went back by email to another dealer and he was ready to deal. He was straight with us that"hey here's my cost after holdback and i want to make this much" and the final price was better than anyone's. Unfortunately the rebate period is over in the 2.5i that was $1000. I don't know if there are rebates in your state, but if you are in no rush maybe you should wait for it, or ask the dealers online what you can get in lieu of that.dEALERS BSUPPOSEDLY ARE RELUCTANT TO TALK ABOUT HOLDBACKS BUT REMEMBER THEY MAKE 3-4% TYPICALLY ON THE FULL MSRP...yOU CAN FIND REBATES TO YOU/DEALER AND HOLDBACKS ON THIS SITE...tHERE ARE OTHER MANUFACTURERS INCENTIVES LIKE SALES INCENTIVES THAT ARE HARDER TO FIND Hope that helps (woops cap locks on by mistake)
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Re: How to get a nice deal ? [overcot]
by theotherone1
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Aug 01, 2007 (5:44 pm)
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Replying to: overcot (Aug 01, 2007 5:39 pm)
Milem I agree with overcot, get the features you want and can afford..after years of driving the extra money will really not matter Overcot, thaqt is a beautiful car wish I had that extra K LOL Enjoy
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Re: Just Bought Outback 2.5i [theotherone1]
by overcot
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Aug 01, 2007 (5:45 pm)
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Replying to: theotherone1 (Aug 01, 2007 12:35 pm)
Theotherone1, glad to hear you have a Forester with that many miles on it. We have two VWs with similar miles that are bankrupting us with maintenance and repairs and hope our Subaru experience will be better. Couldn't get anything for the VWs at trade so we might have to drive them until they explode.
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Re: How to get a nice deal ? [theotherone1]
by milem
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Aug 01, 2007 (8:13 pm)
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Replying to: theotherone1 (Aug 01, 2007 5:42 pm)
Thanks for the replies...
You were writting about other rebates "...You can find rebates to you/dealer and holdbacks on this site...there are other manufacturers incentives like sales incentives that are harder to find..." Can you be more precise ?
The only rebates I found are the factory rebate and whatever the dealer wants to give you from his holdback...
By the way, even though the "1000 $" rebate period has expired, will it come back in August ? Isn't there always a factory rebate ??
Thanks !
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Re: How to get a nice deal ? [milem]
by theotherone1
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Aug 02, 2007 (8:05 am)
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Replying to: milem (Aug 01, 2007 8:13 pm)
The Edmunds site lists rebates to you the dealer and holdbacks...I have no idea when customer rebates happen...if the dealer is willng to negotiate his factory rebate/holdback then you probably have in the neighborhood of 2000 to play with Most dealers will be happy to maybe split that with you? so you can get 1000 off tmv or maybe off the invoice if you bargain Again, it depends on the [poularity of the car...You'll know a price when you hit a wall with all dealers...By all means though, if you can wait for the customer rebate, then you start saving quite a bit...
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Re: Just Bought Outback 2.5i [overcot]
by theotherone1
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Aug 02, 2007 (8:12 am)
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Replying to: overcot (Aug 01, 2007 5:45 pm)
The wife had a Legacy Outback 1995 4 door wagon with 177,000 on it It's parked in our driveway, we'll probably give it to her mom...It runs great has some very slight oil seepage, nothing of consequence and has cost very little in maintenace in the past 2-3 years...All I've done is oil changes and 30,000's mile (multiples) tuneups...Great car also...They run forever it seems.I am now jealous of her car I want a new one too!!! We ski Whistler BC a lot, notorious for severe snow/road conditions and I LITERALLY went by I don't know how many vehicles in an unbelievable storm Jan 07 in the Forester...The car is amazing...I replaced the tires with siped top of the line Toyo Ultras...Now looking forward to road trips in the Outback!
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