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Originally Posted by FlipperBizkut
We brought up the Subaru site, built the car, and they printed out some stuff that included a slight discount off MSRP. At the salesperson's desk, I asked them to bring up TrueCar.com and look at the data. They did, and when they saw the prices from the site, the reply I got from the sales manager was this: "Wow... that's aggressive." At that point, the sales manager told me that the closest he could do to that price would be invoice. That he would make doc fees on the transaction, and that would be that.
Seeing as I understand that the dealership has to pay people, light bills, etc., that was fine with me (doc fees are $599 there btw). I figure that I am getting a car ordered for what it is costing the dealership, and having to pay a $599 middleman tax. I can live with that.
If the car was sitting on the lot, I would have more leverage, and would likely demand a better deal. But that is not this situation. I have no idea how someone like me (with no prior dealings with Subaru) would get any better of a deal than what I got. I mean they aren't going to lose money (or even break even) just to get me a car. They're not doing this because of their devotion to making me happy. They have bills just like everyone else.
As an aside, I looked up invoice prices for the 2017 and the options I wanted. The sales manager was on the up-and-up about the price. To the penny of the figures I found online.
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Thumbs up to you sir! I didn't get as low of a price as others have stated here but I feel I got a fair deal and was very happy with the service I received. I went back and forth on adding and removing options and the salesman was happy to oblige my many requests with patience and a smile. It took over a month of back and forth communicating with me before I made a final decision on how I wanted the car. I don't mind the sales man making good money off of me as he should to take care of himself and his family and enjoy the things in life that he desires.
Too often people complain about not being payed enough or that the economy is slow and jobs are hard to find but then they go and buy the cheapest stuff available off AMAZON or some other cheap online retailer etc.
Low margins have driven the quality and service down in this country to a depressing point
