Out of town/state purchase... Please share your experiences!

[quasimoto]

I'm strongly considering purchasing out-of-state as well. My only concern is that I have a car to trade in that I'm still financing which has about $2000 equity. Has anyone had any experience trading in their car out-of-state? Not looking forward to making two major road trips but I'm willing to do it if I find the right trim and color. Any input would me greatly appreciated.

[Pake1]

So what if something goes awry with the car ? Do you just take it to any local Subaru dealership for them to fix it?

[joshua]

Originally Posted by Pake1

So what if something goes awry with the car ? Do you just take it to any local Subaru dealership for them to fix it?

Yes, your warranty is with Subaru not the dealership.

[reeves]

Originally Posted by quasimoto

I'm strongly considering purchasing out-of-state as well. My only concern is that I have a car to trade in the I'm still financining which has about $2000 equity. Has anyone had any experience trading in their car out-of-state? Not looking forward to making two major road trips but I'm willing to do it if I find the right trim and color. Any input would me greatly appreciated.

I'm in the same boat.. I'm seriously considering driving my trade-in to the out of state dealership. The only problem with that is, if they try to lowball me on the trade-in, it's a long drive home if I walk out of that deal

[ITaxGuru]

Originally Posted by reeves

I'm considering an out-of-state purchase too. Any advice anyone can give me? I've never done this before.. since there's never been a car WORTH doing this before IMO.

ITaxGuru, was the $500 credit deposit refundable? And what steps can you take to try & avoid the dealer jacking up the price once you get there? Since they KNOW you're from out of state, it's harder for you to simply walk out?

Also, is $27,400 a little too much for a MT BRZ Premium?

TIA!

The deposit was refundable. A few ways to protect yourself: a) have them PDF or phone-pic the window sticker with the settlement sheet you'd sign upon delivery, or b) have them send an e-mail with the total price, excluding tax (assuming you're buying out of state).

$27,400 does seem a bit high. In my search I found some cars to be priced higher because the rear diffuser was added ($800) or interior scotchguarding, etc. Ask for the itemized price. When I did this with 1 dealer, I learned they were marking it up $3,000 above list.