Well, We bought the Baja last Saturday. The dealer in Tallahassee had a silver one so we stopped there first, and we drove out with a new car about 2 hours later. The transaction went really well, and we got a different salesman than the one that had been pretty rude to us a few times before. their initial offer was actually lower than we expected, and when they made a real nice offer on the old loyale with no clutch, we signed the papers before they could change their minds. I did tell them about the clutch, but they can fix it alot cheaper than I can.
I really like the Baja, even though I've only driven it twice. My wife is "knocking the New off it" for a year or two, then we'll get her something new (She says Forester or Honda CRV, But I say Outback), and I'll drive the Baja. The day after we bought it, 3 random strangers came up to us and were asking all kinds of questions about it.
I want to thank the folks that gave us advice on buying this car. I felt really good going into the dealership informed, instead of being at their mercy. I really appreciate it.
Ace