Legacy04 Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Anyone buy one recently? I am curently in negotiations with a local dealership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattocs Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 the one dealer told me they'd give it to me for $1000 under invoice...so like $18000 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTrain Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 you could always try a couple dealers to see who's feeling the most generous.. but, some places will give different apr's, $$ for trade in's etc, so be careful regarding these variables when adding up the true cost of the car.. i remember reading an article on cars.com or autotrader.com regarding what dealers do regarding "hidden costs" etc.. when selling a new car.. if i can find it somewhere ill post it. it was a pretty good read, written buy a reporter who went undercover and worked for 3 diffrent car dealers. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbiker Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I recommend going to http://www.edmunds.com and looking up the car there. They will have a pop-up where you can put in some information and some dealers will email you. Internet prices are always fine. I just bought a 2004 Legacy 35th wagon. Sticker was something like 23.6K I paid something like $18.8K. Invoice was somewhere around $21K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAezb Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 With the 05's starting to show up at dealerships (at least with the Outbacks anyways), they'll want to move the 04's as quickly as possible, so I'd think you should be able to do $1K to $2K below invoice - not counting trade-in. If color/trim/options are flexable, pit dealers against each other, find out who wants your business. And ask up front for the "out the door" price - let the dealer figure out where they want to divide up the sale (vehicle price, destination charges, taxes, and any of those silly/BS fees they try to tack on, like a filing fee, during the closing of the deal, etc, etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy04 Posted May 12, 2004 Author Share Posted May 12, 2004 I have them down to 17,500. No fees, hidden costs, ect I don't think he knows MA tax is already included in that figure. If all goes well, and I get $1,500 for the trade (KBB value), I will be posting regularly on this board. Keep those prices comming....I guess the new Legacy's are out very soon and have a turbo. I am going to hold off an see if I can get it for 17K w/all fees ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evanism Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I bought one on December '03. Sticker was $21,724. 'No dicker' price, with $750 rebate and $200 extra ('cause we bought 2), was $18,929. Besides the standard 35th package, it also has splash guards ($91), and autodimming/ compass mirror ($183). Might have done better, but unlikely with thier policy, and being so new in the model year. Oh well, still had a blast driving it in the snow this past winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy04 Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 I ended up closing for $18,055. I just hate car dealerships. I am stoked about the car though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbiker Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Congrats! Great price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karnofsky Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 We just got one for $17,500. My wife's 97 Outback has been retired to the local used Subaru independent mechanic/junkyard. After she went and signed a contract for a 2004 Legacy (which the local dealer didn't even have on hand) I went ballistic because she hadn't done the most basic checking around and had agreed to pay 19,250 + tax, etc. for a car they had to swap from New Hampshire Anyway, I called a competing dealer this morning (an hour away), asked for their best price, 19,000, didn't even give them my phone number, not worth bothering with breaking the agreement (my wife's not that sort of person). Couple of hours later they call back, must of had my number from caller ID, 18,500, I say I'll check with my wife, she doesn't want to do it, I call the dealer she signed with, they say the guys on his way to get the car, they won't come down in price. I'm sitting there thinking, $750 is worth being a jerk for, but my wife won't do it, when the dealer I'm talking with calls again, $17,500. My wife is just off work, we truck up to Bangor, stop on the way to tell her dealer that we're breaking the contract, my wife is ashamed and embarrassed but even if they keep the $500 they're legally allowed to keep from our deposit we're ahead $1,200. We picked up the car, silver 5sp Anniversary wagon, incredibly nice car for $17,500, 3.6% financing, everybody's happy except for the dealership that didn't want to play the game. They kept telling us proudly that they gave us their best price, they weren't like most dealers that make you negotiate and play games. So what if their best price can't compete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Great story and price Karnofsky. You are still way ahead of the game. No shame to the wife, this is just a business deal that dealers do every hour of the business day. They love to see her kind come in and just up for their "best price". I would have done the samething you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karnofsky Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Thanks for the comment, what's funny is that if we had done things properly from the start we probably wouldn't have done as well. I think the fact that my wife had already signed inspired the Bangor dealer to steal the sale. The local dealer refunded our entire deposit even though we told them we were happy to cover their swap costs. The joy of having a new car at a great price far outweighs the guilt from backing out of the (crummy) deal. The last new Subaru I bought was a silver 5sp DL SW in 1979, for $5,900. I put 195,000 miles on it doing nothing but brake and exhaust work, and a couple of CVJs but the body went, they seem to have improved in that department as the engines have gotten less reliable. Oh well, I love em, probably have had 12 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbiker Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Glad to hear you like the car. I just topped 3000 miles on my new 35th anniversary Legacy wagon and I love it more every day. Comfy, well equipped, and all at a fabulous price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveA Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 We just got one for $17,500... Karnofsky: Which dealer did your wife originally buy from? Did you end up buying right in Bangor? I'm in southern ME, and have been to all of the dealers down here, except for Bath. The worst so far seems to be Charlie's. The best was at AMD down in NH.i I still haven't bought, would really like an '05 but they're so much more dough than the '04s, I'm balking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karnofsky Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 We started out at Stanley in Ellsworth and ended up at Quirk in Bangor. We're in Bar Harbor so it would have been easier for us to get it from Stanley but we had prior issues with their service department. Stanley claims that Quirk is trying to run them out of business by selling at a loss to people in Stanley's territory. If so, that's a conflict I'm happy to get in the middle of, though we'll see how quirk works out over the years, it seems every service department has their detractors, but since we bought the car we've heard several horror stories about Stanley's service, and good things about Quirk. Karnofsky: Which dealer did your wife originally buy from? Did you end up buying right in Bangor? I'm in southern ME, and have been to all of the dealers down here, except for Bath. The worst so far seems to be Charlie's. The best was at AMD down in NH.i I still haven't bought, would really like an '05 but they're so much more dough than the '04s, I'm balking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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