Good So. Calif. dealers?

H

H. Whelply

Thinking about getting my first Subaru, and wondering about experiences
people in this group, who live in So. Calif., have had with dealers. I'm
near dealers in Lake Forest, Fullerton and some place west, either Costa
Mesa or Huntington Beach. Any of those to avoid? Any of them worth driving
further for? I'd be especially intersted in perceptions of Irvine Subaru
(actually in Lake Forest), which would be most convenient for me.

Thanks.

HW
 
H. Whelply said:
Thinking about getting my first Subaru, and wondering about experiences
people in this group, who live in So. Calif., have had with dealers. I'm
near dealers in Lake Forest, Fullerton and some place west, either Costa
Mesa or Huntington Beach. Any of those to avoid? Any of them worth driving
further for? I'd be especially intersted in perceptions of Irvine Subaru
(actually in Lake Forest), which would be most convenient for me.

Thanks.

HW

Same question here - Irvine is the *only one* I have heard good things
about, so far.

- D.
 
Thinking about getting my first Subaru, and wondering about experiences
people in this group, who live in So. Calif., have had with dealers. I'm
near dealers in Lake Forest, Fullerton and some place west, either Costa
Mesa or Huntington Beach. Any of those to avoid? Any of them worth driving
further for? I'd be especially intersted in perceptions of Irvine Subaru
(actually in Lake Forest), which would be most convenient for me.

Thanks.

HW
I had a bad experience with Irvine Subaru.
You'll find it in a search of this group.
The deal was fishy from the start, but in the end (after a lot of
fighting) I got exactly what I want. I however am NOT your ordinary
customer. I've been a car salesman and brought along my
brother-in-law who was also a car salesman for 3+ years. So we knew
our stuff.

Got my 02 WRX Wagon
STI Short Shifter
Performance Guages Pack
Subwoofer
Differential protector
Cargo Tray
Rubber Mats
Air Filter
Tax
License
---------------
$24,500
2.5% Financing
5 Years

Needless to say, I doubt you'll be able to get the same deal. They
say they lost money on the deal, but I doubt it.
 
I recently purchased 04 WRX from Timmons Subaru in Long Beach they were
pretty good although they could have washed the car better there were a
couple of water marks I could have done a better job. The Costa Mesa one has
a bigger selection.
 
They say they lost money on the deal, but I doubt it.


That's the same line I heard last year when I bought my WRX Wagon, isn't it
standard for the salesman to say that? ;-)
 
After buying my MY03 WRX wagon in Santa Monica, I drive 50 miles to
Irvine Subaru any time my car needs service. If I had it to do over,
I'd buy it in Irvine.

Don't neglect to do your homework first. Know the invoice price of
the car you want. Find out what factory to dealer payments are being
made for that car. Holdback is always paid, and is usually 1-2%.
They'll rarely admit that it exists. Rebates, and holdback amounts
change on a weekly or monthly basis.

This type of info can be bought thru places like
https://www.fightingchance.com/.

Any dealer will let you pay as much as you're willing to pay. It's
still your job to find out how low the dealer can go and still make
something.

Regards,
Steve

================================
 
Jerry said:
That's the same line I heard last year when I bought my WRX Wagon, isn't it
standard for the salesman to say that? ;-)

Anybody remember that late night car salesman on TV years ago whose line
was "We lose money on every deal but make it up in volume?"

Rick
 

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