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Depends, the Legacy is popular, and that might mean no rebates at all. The Forester made do without rebates for several years, until recently actually. My guess is there is a good chance for small rebates right before the 06 models come out. Nothing ground breaking, though. -juice |
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Replying to: jds2 (Mar 08, 2005 11:07 am) me: I never thought I'd hear the day when someone would say $30K for a Subaru was low !! Now I know it's a nice car, but I'd spend $20K ($2,500 rebates + 0% for 60 months) on a V-6 Jeep Liberty and have $12K for gas! Again I'm sure it's a nice car, but with slow auto sales and the deals that are and will be coming on many models, why buy something with no incentives? |
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| Very similar to the deal that I got (2.5i, MT for $22.2) which was about $900 under invoice. I also got the 1.9% financing for 36 months and the dealer to throw in the all-weather mats. As far as the window etching, my brother was in negotiations on a Tundra and the dealer was absolute on charging for the window etching, even though it wasn't done yet and my brother didn't want it. To me, I would walk away if a dealer pulled that stunt me on principle alone, which my brother did. | |
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Let's turn that around and compare depreciation. Jeeps are not the value that you think they are. Go now and look at the Blue Book value of a '98 Forester and a '98 Jeep Grand Cherokee. New, the Grand cost about $7,000 more than my Forester L, yet today it's worth about a grand less! Ouch. A Cherokee from that year cost about the same as my Forester, yet today it's worth about half! Double ouch. Do not get a Jeep thinking it'll lower your TCO, it certainly will not. Liberty is decent but does not compare to the refinment of an LL Bean anyway. Compare a Forester instead. The base model will easily keep up with the V6 Liberty, and the XT just plain blows it away. Incentives kill residuals, you pay more now or you pay a lot more later. -juice
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Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 09, 2005 7:54 am) Thanks! |
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Just know that an Outback will hold its value extremely well compared to the competition. It will hold a much higher percentage of its original value, and that's your true cost. Use Edmunds TCO tool to compare. -juice |
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Just brought home an '05 Outback XT - short shift, Momo stick, mats, hood protector, cargo net, bumper guards. $27,500. What a great car! Smooth around town below 3000 rpm, then watch out...it goes like a scalded cat. Excellent treatment by sales staff - I'm impressed. Formerly had Grand Am GT, Eagle Talon, several Toyotas (which are also excellent cars). I'm in the snowbelt - 180" per winter usually. Glad to be a Subie Newbie. CSR1 |
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Replying to: csr1 (Mar 16, 2005 2:19 pm)  Welcome to the Subaru Crew. -juice |
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Well the newest crew member should be initiated properly by coming to the chat tonight! PF Flyer Host Pickups & News & Views Message Boards The St Patrick's Day party...err... SUBARU CREW Chat is on tonight. Hope to see YOU there! Check out the schedule
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Mar 17, 2005 10:56 am) My questions is, I am having my wife use the same card (extra one with her name) because I wanted to be sure to get the maximum $500 back but it is obvious we will be way over that. I really want to have one card (account) for me to use strictly for my business expenses to help keep track of these expenses and have her use a separate one for her stuff (like shopping, etc.) I will still get to the $17,000 threshhold without any problem. Found out I can pay my Comcast Cable bill, phone bills, etc., utilizing the card. Her is the questions.... Does anyone know for sure if I have two separate Subaru Master Cards, I am sure they will both earn 3% (at least I think they will) but any potential problem in redeeming them to possibly earn up to $1000 per year? I know that's a lot of money to spend on credit cards every year, that would be around $34,000! Another little trick is to get a AAA (American Auto Club) Visa & you can save up to 5% on gas purchases (if you pay at the pump) All comments welcome. Also, can anyone tell me what takes place on the Subaru Crew chats Thursday evening?
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