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10-06-2014, 01:32 PM | #15 | |
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Reminds me of the time I traded a 1999 Chevy Astro with 250,000+ miles in on a (slightly used/new) one. The '99 looked OK outside, but the inside had the Arabian tent saggy look going, and the upholstery looked like it had been through 10 years of car seats, baseball and hockey teams (because it had). The dealer said "We'll give you $1,750 in trade". I laughed and said I would pretend I believed he was giving it to me as a trade in value if it made him feel better.
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Just as an fyi, the 2015 MY premium is manual only. The '14s should still have the automatic premium. I guess subaru wants to push people towards the limited model.
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As spoiled as this is going to sound, I'm only covering the down payment (around 8k) and my parents are making the payments. As I will only have to worry about maintenance/insurance I should have no problems actually owning the car. The transmission issue is that since I've driven an automatic car for what little time I've been driving (22 yrs old, so about 6 years) the folks feel that a response would not be immediate and second-nature in the case of a catastrophe. As for selling privately, I have been considering that as an option and will have to see what I can do... Lastly, the budget is 25k with little wiggle room, so paying 28k for a BRZ is out of question haha. I WISH! |
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Trade-in value needs to be worth something on the used car wholesale market, so one dealer can sell to another. If it's below a certain threshold (~$1500-2000), the dealer won't even bother to make an offer.
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Keep in mind Subaru allows you to substantially negotiate off MSRP (unlike Scion). There are stories of members getting their BRZ's for under $25k.
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I would love to have the BRZ at 25k... :3 What would be the best way to search for the success stories you are referring to? |
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But overall the FR-S was a more fun car to drive. The shifting felt better, better steering, nice seats. I test drove the 3.8 R-Spec not the 2.0T. The Genesis looks great on raw specs, it has the horsepower, FULL back seats for human beings!! Its got the features but I had no where near as much fun test driving it as the FR-S. The gauge cluster in the center looks like cheap plastic. The seats bothered me after the test drive too, the weren't comfortable. Keep in mind i only have a test drive of experience on the Gen coupe and 6+ months of ownership of the FR-S. I got a good deal on on a FR-S 10 series. All the comforts of the BRZ and the looks of the 86 and in a color I like. |
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- 12 people bought the car for $24.9k - 25.1k - 23 people bought the car for $25.1k - $25.3k - 36 people bought the car for $25.3k - $25.5k - 36 people bought the car for $25.5k - $25.7k - 53 people bought the car for $25.7k - $25.9k And so on. I suspect many of these may be manual purchases though, so you may need to add the cost of an automatic in there. Try looking here: https://www.truecar.com/prices-new/subaru/brz-pricing/
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That's pretty much how I felt about the 2.0t. It was ok driving, the interior was superb, but just not quite there for me. the FR-S on the other hand really made me excited when I test drove it. Plus the FR-S' exterior looks better in my opinion. |
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Wow, those are not bad prices at all... but the automatic price ends up being 28800. Now, If i were to pay 29k for a car I'd get the higher trimmed BRZ, but that's not the case so :3 25k FR-S, is it really not possible? How strong of a buying power is the certificate from Truecar.com? I wouldn't mind paying the average price people pay there. |
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If you have multiple dealers in the area. A typical strategy is to put the dealers against each other. However this is a bit of a niche car. I got my brz simply by walking into the dealership and telling them what I was willing to pay and for the most part it was close. I did order my car though so the wait is brutal. Manual and in the lower quarter of truecar. |
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