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Replying to: morey000 (Jun 20, 2007 8:36 pm) Yeah I know the numbers, but still hard to swallow. I not a hybrid fan, so that's out. And I'm not a Mercedes fan either - I know Smart is made by Mercedes too. I'll sell the Tribeca when I'm able to get the Smart. Again I fully expect to bite the bullet. I've done it before, but never to the extent I'm anticipating. Of course by the time the Smart is available gas prices could be better or much worse. I have a few friends that know the inside and it indicates the latter of the two. However, remember '08 is an election year and "miracles"  do seem to happen in those years. And I'm going to date myself, but I had one of the first Honda 600's in the USA. That thing had a 600cc engine in it, but it was one of the most amazing cars I have ever owned. I've seen some of the "imported" Smarts and the ones that Penske is going to be bringing in are going to have vast improvements over those. And - I like to support those that have the brass to take a chance (although knowing Roger's talent for spotting and investing in "major" ventures - I don't think it has much of a chance of failing). I just wish Subaru had some of the same brass and moved PDQ on getting the R2 over here. That car is one heck of a vehicle too and would sell very well. BTW -I know how trade-ins work and I've been very good at getting top dollar on the trade-in and maximum discount on the new one. But in the market we have today no chance. Dealers are out to maximize profit on each deal. There is a Honda "superstore" in town that was selling 300 new units a month not to long ago. Last week they sold 2 new units. I still have friends in many places in the country (I use to do dealer floor planning) and ALL of them report the same thing - poor sales now and for the foreseeable future. Almost as bad as the housing market and it too will get worst if gas prices don't come down and the FED thinks they need to raise interest rates to combat "inflation". Oh well, we'll see what happens in early '08. Appreciate your feedback.
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Replying to: chassol (Jun 20, 2007 9:17 pm) |
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Replying to: jeffmc (Jun 20, 2007 10:06 pm) Thank You for reminding me about the Stella. I think with the available 968cc (I think turbo) I'd more than accept that too, maybe even over the R2. "We'd jump on a small, safe Subaru commuter as well, if it were offered" - Ditto Come on Subaru  us!!!!!
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Back to Tribeca pricing, please... Thanks! kyfdx
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jun 21, 2007 8:14 am) Thanks
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Replying to: jerseymom8285 (Jun 21, 2007 8:42 am) 
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Replying to: chassol (Jun 20, 2007 11:49 am) Also, I can use Subaru Bucks at a dealer, and had $1100 worth of those. So my final price would have been $23.7k. The dealer that offered you $23k was being fair, trust me. You lose 10% the second you drive off the lot, and another 10% per year thereafter. Figure yours depreciated 30% by now. If you paid $35k you should expect $24,500 with a private party sale, and that's a good residual.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 21, 2007 1:26 pm)
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Replying to: morey000 (Jun 21, 2007 4:47 pm) People expect a high trade-in offer but dealers have to make a profit somehow. The common reponse is, "if the car is so great, why are you selling it?" Think about it, we haggle to below invoice and they have to dip in to their holdback even. There's no way they make a profit on new car sales. Plus, we are essentially buying new cars at cost (wholesale). We shouldn't expect them to give us retail for our trade. That's suicidal. Apples to apples. I think this would be different, say, at a Saturn dealer, where you pay MSRP. They have a lot more room to give you more for your trade. Maybe if you're buying an Outlook, the dealer has a $2-3000 profit margin to play with, and can give you maybe $26k for your 'Beca. Just a thought. |
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I just placed a deposit with my local dealer, Southern States Subaru in Raleigh NC, for a 2008 7 passenger Limited in Deep Bronze. They are doing a dealer transfer from a dealer who is ~120 miles away. I'll be picking up the vehicle on Friday. MSRP of $35,305, selling price $32,300 and out the door for $33,710 including tax, tag and doc fee. I did the entire deal via email/phone and used the pricing from www.fitzmall.com as a reference for negotiating. I used this same method back in 2001 when I bought my '02 Outback LLBean from them. It was painless, and providing a concrete reference to show what price I can get via a short train ride and drive home really provides a great negotiating point. The Tribeca is going to be a 40th birthday present for my wife. It will be the vehicle that finally allows me to gain possession of my Outback. I drove the Outback for about a week before she declared it as her own, and relegated me to the Honda Odyssey.
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