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davesbrz · 11-16-2013, 04:07 PM

CO - Colorado Springs - Heuberger Motors - Sales
Sales person: Clint Earhart

My Review Of Heuberger Motors:
I had a great experience buying my 2014 Subaru BRZ from Clint Earhart.
Clint is a selling cars the old-fashioned way - by doing-right for the buyer, making it a low-stress experience and offering the best prices by selling in volume. He is a car enthusiast himself, is involved in the online car forums and community, and offers other knowledgeable car enthusiasts a way to get into their dream cars. He does not push options, in fact, requests his allocations to be without options so that buyers can choose for themselves. While he offers after-market products like tint/clear-bra, etc, he does not push the customer, unlike many other dealers.

Car buying can be a really stressful experience - and it really shouldn't. For many, that pricing encounter with the salesperson sucks the fun and excitement out of getting that new car. But not with Clint - this was the easiest pricing deal I have ever done - Fantastic price right off the bat and No haggle, no tricks, no extra options or hidden charges that appear on the P.O.

Here's how it went for me: After reading about the BRZ, first reviews and raves in 2012, I went to my local Subaru dealer where I was told that i could order one, pay up to 5K over MSRP and wait 6 months for the car, no thanks. (the local dealer even suggested that I go to the scion dealer, but I wanted the Subaru and some of those Limited model amenities...)
Fast forward to 2013 - i finally was able to go for a test-drive at my local Subaru months later, when, on a chance visit, there was an unsold BRZ on the lot It is a *fantastic* driving car. But, when it came down to buying it, I found that all the local dealers wanted at least MSRP, and even 1K to 2K more for the higher-demand colors (SWP, which I wanted) and were loading up their cars with high-margin option packages. In fact, I found that no dealers in NorCal (maybe even all CA) were moving on price.

In reading the various Subaru forums, I learned that more and more California buyers were buying their BRZs from a crazy fellow enthusiast sales guy named Clint at a huge dealership in Colorado, who was not only selling the car below MSRP, he was selling below Invoice, so I thought this was looking into.
I was skeptical that buying my car remotely, sight-unseen, and from out-of-state would be worth it after expenses to pick it up or ship it and the hassles of registering it in California as an out-of-state new car. And I was worried about shipping the car, potential damage and recourse. But so many forum members were sharing their experiences and advising on the CA DMV procedures, that it made it easy.

I asked Clint for a quote and saw for myself that the rumored great pricing was real and put down my deposit for my car.
Best yet, Clint gives a price that is really no-haggle, doesn't load up the cars with options, (In fact he requests that his allocation cars have no options and be in popular colors.), and accommodates requests like no holes drilled in the front bumper.
Clint is very responsive throughout the process, gives you his cellphone ph#, will text you, email you, call you back - whatever you want. He will spend whatever time you need to answer all your questions and deal with any requests, options, shipping or aftermarket products he offers, like tinting or clear-bras.

For car enthusiasts, Clint is a hero. We should give him a trophy, an award (how about that car forum webmasters?), declare a Subaru BRZ owners holiday, have a booth for him at group-meet events, make a statue of him, name our kids after him, (or at least our cars) and make sure we tell all our friends and others to buy their Subarus from him.
Buying through Clint is definitely the way to go, like buying your car on Amazon, and especially for those who know what they want, the car/model/options/packages, AT vs MT, etc... Clint will get your car at probably the best price in the west and maybe in the country, and his selections are better than those at other dealers since his allocations are the largest.

I would definitely buy from Clint/Heuberger again, and next time I buy a Subaru I will be back!

Thanks Clint!

11-16-2013, 04:07 PM	#90
davesbrz Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '14 SWP BRZ Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 34 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	CO - Colorado Springs - Heuberger Motors - Sales Sales person: Clint Earhart My Review Of Heuberger Motors: I had a great experience buying my 2014 Subaru BRZ from Clint Earhart. Clint is a selling cars the old-fashioned way - by doing-right for the buyer, making it a low-stress experience and offering the best prices by selling in volume. He is a car enthusiast himself, is involved in the online car forums and community, and offers other knowledgeable car enthusiasts a way to get into their dream cars. He does not push options, in fact, requests his allocations to be without options so that buyers can choose for themselves. While he offers after-market products like tint/clear-bra, etc, he does not push the customer, unlike many other dealers. Car buying can be a really stressful experience - and it really shouldn't. For many, that pricing encounter with the salesperson sucks the fun and excitement out of getting that new car. But not with Clint - this was the easiest pricing deal I have ever done - Fantastic price right off the bat and No haggle, no tricks, no extra options or hidden charges that appear on the P.O. Here's how it went for me: After reading about the BRZ, first reviews and raves in 2012, I went to my local Subaru dealer where I was told that i could order one, pay up to 5K over MSRP and wait 6 months for the car, no thanks. (the local dealer even suggested that I go to the scion dealer, but I wanted the Subaru and some of those Limited model amenities...) Fast forward to 2013 - i finally was able to go for a test-drive at my local Subaru months later, when, on a chance visit, there was an unsold BRZ on the lot It is a fantastic driving car. But, when it came down to buying it, I found that all the local dealers wanted at least MSRP, and even 1K to 2K more for the higher-demand colors (SWP, which I wanted) and were loading up their cars with high-margin option packages. In fact, I found that no dealers in NorCal (maybe even all CA) were moving on price. In reading the various Subaru forums, I learned that more and more California buyers were buying their BRZs from a crazy fellow enthusiast sales guy named Clint at a huge dealership in Colorado, who was not only selling the car below MSRP, he was selling below Invoice, so I thought this was looking into. I was skeptical that buying my car remotely, sight-unseen, and from out-of-state would be worth it after expenses to pick it up or ship it and the hassles of registering it in California as an out-of-state new car. And I was worried about shipping the car, potential damage and recourse. But so many forum members were sharing their experiences and advising on the CA DMV procedures, that it made it easy. I asked Clint for a quote and saw for myself that the rumored great pricing was real and put down my deposit for my car. Best yet, Clint gives a price that is really no-haggle, doesn't load up the cars with options, (In fact he requests that his allocation cars have no options and be in popular colors.), and accommodates requests like no holes drilled in the front bumper. Clint is very responsive throughout the process, gives you his cellphone ph#, will text you, email you, call you back - whatever you want. He will spend whatever time you need to answer all your questions and deal with any requests, options, shipping or aftermarket products he offers, like tinting or clear-bras. For car enthusiasts, Clint is a hero. We should give him a trophy, an award (how about that car forum webmasters?), declare a Subaru BRZ owners holiday, have a booth for him at group-meet events, make a statue of him, name our kids after him, (or at least our cars) and make sure we tell all our friends and others to buy their Subarus from him. Buying through Clint is definitely the way to go, like buying your car on Amazon, and especially for those who know what they want, the car/model/options/packages, AT vs MT, etc... Clint will get your car at probably the best price in the west and maybe in the country, and his selections are better than those at other dealers since his allocations are the largest. I would definitely buy from Clint/Heuberger again, and next time I buy a Subaru I will be back! Thanks Clint! Last edited by davesbrz; 11-19-2013 at 10:19 AM.