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Replying to: altimate (Aug 27, 2008 4:09 am)  drive $240 or $255/ month OTD (including 6% tax). But wait, it gets even better, dealer payed first payment, and my $1000 in Subaru bucks lowered my monthly payment to $215 OTD. I'll be picking my tomorrow. They sold some 40 of them this week. The program ends tomorrow. They had couple of bronze and several in quartz silver. Bronze with beige & black colour interior looked really sharp and elegant. Good luck.
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Replying to: googonabike (Aug 28, 2008 4:05 pm) 
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Replying to: ahq (Aug 29, 2008 3:07 pm) I've accumulated (and used) $2000 Subaru bucks already. Can't beat it. The only cap is $500/year, basically. When we hit that cap, we start using a Shell gas card, but that only earns 1%. |
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Replying to: ahq (Aug 29, 2008 3:07 pm) |
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Replying to: googonabike (Aug 30, 2008 10:57 am)
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Replying to: ahq (Aug 30, 2008 4:17 pm) The AmEx gives you 1.25% on everything and 2.5% on gas, groceries, and pharmacy purchases until a preset amount, which I think is $5,000, then it doubles for the remainder of your year (5% on gas, groceries, and pharmacy, 2.5% on all else). The snag here is that you can't get a "reward" in the mail - it gets applied to the 13th month's bill. The Citibank MC gives you 3% on gas, groceries, and pharmacy and 1% else. The only reason I have this card is in the unlikely event where the merchant will only take a MasterCard. This rate used to be higher - 5% for ggp and 2.5% for everything else - but a few years ago they slowly started reducing the rewards. To redeem: After accumulating $50 in "dividend", electronically request a check through the website, you receive check in about a week. The Chase Visa is my "everything else" card. This card actually gives you 3% on the top three categories of spending; they give you 3% on your top five if you hold a Chase Checking account. No expiration, no limit. Sample accounts are: "Dining and Entertainment" for a restaurant, "Services and Merchandise" for the Post Office, "Vehicle Expenses" for Coast Honda... etc. Fuel is included in Vehicle Expenses. There's a lot of things listed in the "Other" category and I'm not sure if they're all chunked into one "thing" for the rewards. You can redeem anytime after $50 is accumulated, or if you wait until there's $200 accumulated, you instantly jump to $250. We prefer using our AmEx because of the higher reward (and we hit our preset limit within a few months of the card's calendar year) but we like our Chase just as much now that they've recently extended their categories. Assuming it costs 50 bucks to fill up your tank: Chase: $1.50 in rewards/tank AmEx: $2.50 rewards/tank If you fill your tank once a week, that's a difference of $52 by the end of the year in rewards, and if you pay in cash or use a debit card or non-rewards credit card, you're missing out on a free $130 in rewards (AmEx) or $78 (Chase). It depends on where and how often you go for gas, I guess to make it worth it since initially the Chase card is better... but if you're like me and go to Costco Wholesale for gas, you can only pay with American Express. Hope that helps give you some food for thought - I like having my money in cash form so it's not tied into one specific company or brand (IE the Subaru Card) I'm kind of a nut when it comes to free money... I pay for everything with my cards and then pay them off in full at the end of the month. If you carry a balance with ANY rewards-based credit card, the interest/financing charge is SIGNIFICANTLY higher than regular cards - we're talking 12% APR and beyond... and that's with Tier 1 Credit. But, if you pay your bill off in full at the end of the month, you're the one winning out because you: 1) Get an interest-free "loan" from the credit card companies `till your statement is due. 2) Keep your money in the bank until the last possible statement where the above statement is due, which accumulates interest in a savings account. (ING Direct for the win!) 3) Get free money (rewards) from the card companies just for using their card instead of using cash. (It's nice to take about 15-20 cents off a gallon of gas and know in the end you're only really paying 3.15/gallon rather than 3.33 because of rewards!) I also just don't like cash, because I have an "if I have it in my pocket, I feel compelled to spend it" attitude towards little things like vending machines, soda machines, etc, etc. With plastic, can't charge a Snickers bar, move along!
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Replying to: outback08 (Aug 06, 2008 5:15 pm) The 'cargo' rattle probably comes from the plastic covers, next to the rear lights, just under the tail gate. You can paste some weather proofing strip (spongy/rubbery), or just stuff some clothing first between the gate and those plastics, to prove they are causing the rattles. For the 'sunroof' rattle, there is actually a repair kit issued by Subaru. I've had my 2007 Outback fixed one week ago. The invoice says "...installed sunroof repair kit..."; part might be 43SUZZM1 - ask your dealer about this. |
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Replying to: ahq (Aug 30, 2008 4:17 pm) |
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Replying to: pilot1226 (Aug 30, 2008 4:44 pm) Read the fine print, there are some limits. Consumer Reports reviewed the card recently and I think they cap the 3% rebate at $18 per month, beyond that you only get 1% back. Since you have 3 cards you may not exceed that limit (you would have to put more than $600 on your 3rd card in a single month), but there are limits. My wife puts large business expenses on her card, so that $600 spending cap did not work well for us. I guess annually it would be $18 per month times 12, or just $216 per year in rebates at the 3% rate, the rest at 1%. The Subaru card is with the same bank (Chase) but the cap is $500 annually, 3% for everything. No restrictions on categories for purchases, plus you stop using the card when you get the $500, so you know right away. Of course the "restriction" is that you have to spend it at a Subaru dealer, but at least you can use it for service, parts, accessories, leases, or purchases. Even CPO used Subarus. Our 2nd card is a Citibank Shell card - 5% back on all gas, 1% on all else. So basically we get: * 5% on all gas, no matter what * 3% on everything else until we hit the $500 cap * then 1% from that point on using the Shell gas card I could probably get more than 1% for that short period of time but it's usually only a month or two. |
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Does anyone know if the re-designed 2010 Legacy will have framed windows, or continue to have the frame-less windows? I'm very interested in buying a new Legacy, but I've never had a car with frameless windows before, and I'm not sure if I would like them or if they would just be really annoying. If anyone has any thoughts I would be most grateful.
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