traded...
 

did the deed today and traded my BRZ. Been a great year - no regrets.

The forester is actually pretty damn nice. Surprisingly, the CVT doesn't suck.

Glad you like the forester! ive been looking at picking one up. The reviews have been pretty awesome. If you dont mind me asking what prompted the trade? Needed more space?

I always wondered.. So since you owned the BRZ for a year i dont think you fully paid it off. But because you traded what happens to the payments etc? Whats the process?

Assuming he didnt buy it cash and he did in fact finance, the dealer pays off your loan balance and then you get a new loan for the car you are getting. Thats how it works most of the time.

what that guy above me said, and if say he traded it in for 24k but owed 26k, then the remaining 2k gets added onto the newer car. So if the forester costed 25k, it would now be 27k. That's negative equity.

If he traded it for 24k but only owed 20k, then that 4k goes into the forester and the forester becomes 21k.

The 2014 Forester XT is great car. I put mine in sport mode and barely remember it's a CVT. I didn't like the regular (2.5L) Forester but loved the XT with the Turbo 2.0L FA20 BRZ engine (250 hp 258 torque). I kept both the BRZ and FXT. I actually traded something else for the FXT.

Wow.... I am almost ready to pull the trigger on trading my Tribeca B9 for a new Forester, so I can understand the desire for the utility of such a vehicle. But to trade my BRZ would be heresy...

Obviously you had a need for this car over what the BRZ provided you. It is a shame that you could not have both. But if this was the best decision for you, then you did the right thing. That must be a 2013 XT as the 2014 has a different front end. So you probably got a pretty good price on it. If this is good for "you", then that is all that matters.

I hope you don't miss the BRZ too much.....

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Did they give you a good trade in value on the BRZ? I bought mine in May so I was wondering if they have some sort of refund deal or something.... I have 4200 miles on it. The forester xt with nav is about the same price I paid for the brz plus warrenty/protection plan.

http://www.subaru.com/finance-center...ram/index.html

Will give you a quote you can take in with an official trade in value.

That is good to hear. I've thought about trading in our '07 FXT for a new one. We've had one vehicle with a CVT in the past, an '05 Ford Freestyle (aka Taurus Wagon) and didn't mind the CVT too badly, liked it as well or better than most autos we've had, but would still prefer a manual. Too bad they don't offer a manual in the FXT anymore.

From sports coupe to SUV in a year. Transition does not compute. Did you have an unplanned kid or something? I don't understand... Anyway, the Foresters are really nice. I hope you enjoy it!

Hmm according to that website my brz fetches a minimum of 23,800 and I have 5k less miles... That along with my $500 loyalty coupon... I can definitely see myself trading in for the 2014 WRX!!

I know, I know - not an easy decision, but here's the situation today I didn't know a year ago.

-bought a new home in the sticks in upstate NY (winter can be serious)
-my beater F-150 that I drove through the winter finally checked out
-my commute went from 2 minutes to 20
-1st kid on the way

Here's the deal
-BRZ premium purchase price $24999
-Forester 2.5 Premium + all weather purchase price $23999
-Subaru guarantee trade in on BRZ (10K miles) $21500
-Sales tax saved on trade $1700
-Still owed on BRZ, $10000

so basically I got a clear title from the bank for the BRZ - took a loan on the Forester for $12500, gave the dealer a check for $2500 and drove away.

I'm not sentimental about it. Loved the BRZ, but this is right for now. I'm looking forward to getting another toy in a few years - another Harley, sailboat, 4 wheeler, Miata... we'll see :)

Cool man. You're doing what you need to do and there's no shame in that! It looks like you got a good deal too. Besides, we're all eying that new WRX now I think. haha

Interesting. I traded my BMW X1 for a BRZ because I have a kid on the way lol.

My commute is 1 hr each way.

Makes sense. If we did not have a minivan, I would probably not be driving a BRZ...

I've got my eyes on the new Corvette. :drool: The BRZ is gonna need a garage buddy!

Yeah I don't think I would have the BRZ as my only driver car. My GF test drove both, the Forester and the Crosstrek XV, she went for the Crosstrek. Both seem very solid, granted with less creature comforts than the competition.

You should've just kept the BRZ as your fun car and buy the forester. The BRZ/FR-S will be a hot market in couple years, I really think they will retain their value very good.

In 2-3 years, the market will be flooded by kids trying to get their hands in used BRZs that are stock so they can mod them. Dealerships know that there is no better deal in used cars, than fast moving "hot" cars that young kids want, those are the ones that are desperate and willing to accept ridiculous markups and financing deals in order to get one.

That's too bad, but the new Forester is really a good SUV, no BS. I mean hell, it gets the same gas mileage basically!

Yep, life is short, try out as many cars as you can. The difficult part is not getting sentimental about past cars. I can already tell the FR-S will be a hard one to let go if/when the time comes for me.

Sports car or coupe isn't for everyone...when your life changes you learn whether you are a [insert car type here] fan or whether you quickly use the change as a reason to move on. It's not just true for cars, it works for post-secondary education, career paths, condos/house, etc. At least you got to try it.

Wait I was told that since I am still paying off the FRS, technically the bank still own my car. So I am not able to trade or sell my car once I have completed paying it off.

Dealers and banks will bend over it if means selling you another car. Don't worry you can sell it anytime as long as the loan is paied, even if it's by another loan at the time of purchase.

Nonsense. If you trade in the car the dealer will pay the outstanding loan. Dealers love trade-ins they make money on both ends as well as the car you are buying.

they sure do. I know people that trade their car in with maybe 10k owed and the dealer pays off that amount to sell you the car. Called being upside down but it can still land you a new car.

Yup talked to the dealer a couple weeks ago and found out that i could trade in my FRS. But i wontt cuz i love my car too much.