how much should i pay? 2009 subaru impreza 2.5i sport in AB?

[crunchiespg]

im looking at a 2009 subaru impreza 2.5i sport 5 door with manual transmission here in Alberta..

i know the invoice price is $23,809

msrp is $25,595

freight and PDI is $1495, inc block heater.
$120 Air and tyre tax, and obviously 5% GST..

so total if i got it at invoice would be $26,695.20

i plan on getting it on finance with subaru, at 4.9% over 5 years...

what price should i be looking to get it at? below invoice? at invoice?

any tips on how best to approach the dealer?

ive been told by one dealer i will get discount as im in the emergency services here in calgary so they offer us a special deal..

what is a realistic figure..

thanks for any help..
Scott

[hotweiss]

im looking at a 2009 subaru impreza 2.5i sport 5 door with manual transmission here in Alberta..

i know the invoice price is $23,809

msrp is $25,595

freight and PDI is $1495, inc block heater.
$120 Air and tyre tax, and obviously 5% GST..

so total if i got it at invoice would be $26,695.20

i plan on getting it on finance with subaru, at 4.9% over 5 years...

what price should i be looking to get it at? below invoice? at invoice?

any tips on how best to approach the dealer?

ive been told by one dealer i will get discount as im in the emergency services here in calgary so they offer us a special deal..

what is a realistic figure..

thanks for any help..
Scott

I got mine for $300 above invoice...

[crunchiespg]

I got mine for $300 above invoice...

thanks for that,
when and where did you buy it from?

do you think there is much chance of getting it for less than invoice with the poor market right now?

what about getting some accessories thrown in? which is the best way to play it with the dealers?

[hotweiss]

thanks for that,
when and where did you buy it from?

do you think there is much chance of getting it for less than invoice with the poor market right now?

what about getting some accessories thrown in? which is the best way to play it with the dealers?

I really don't know how the haggling game goes (it is my first new car), but I was satisfied with $300 over invoice in comparison to what I saw on the internet. If I got it for $300 over invoice, try for $100 over invoice, lol.

I didn't get any accessories thrown in, but I did get the rear bumper guard, roof rack, and the hood deflector (you know how the winter's are here, great protection for a metal hood). The roof rack is integrated into the roof itself and it is made by Thule, so I highly recommend it versus an aftermarket one. I also paid for the XM adapter, but this year you get the Sirius one for free; not to mention the power sunroof (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr). If you want the auto tinting mirror, you can get it for $132 online, so don't pay Subaru $400; I'm thinking about getting it myself. I also ordered a Subaru dog barrier that they only sell in Europe from a U.K. Subaru dealer.

I really can't wait for the winter now. I got to drive during that last snowfall that we had in April and the Impreza's AWD dominated everyone at stop lights . When people were struggling, I accelerated as if I was on a dry surface. The only problem was stopping. This car will take you up to speed in the snow no problem while forgetting to tell you that because of the fact that you have all season tires on your car, you can't be stopped that easily. So this year I got a set of Nokian tires, but mind you the Bridgestone ER92's that are on their now are amazing in the rain and on dry pavement. I think each ER92 is $300, Subaru does not throw on cheap OEM tires.

[pitz]

Cars are barely even moving off the dealer lots these days. Buyers are in the drivers seat (no pun intended) if they have cash in hand.

I wouldn't pay PDI at all (biggest scam fee going in auto sales these days, IMHO), and not much over invoice, if at all.

Even paying invoice might be too much if the dealer is receiving rebates from the manufacturer.

[DCDi]

im looking at a 2009 subaru impreza 2.5i sport 5 door with manual transmission here in Alberta..

i know the invoice price is $23,809

msrp is $25,595

freight and PDI is $1495, inc block heater.
$120 Air and tyre tax, and obviously 5% GST..

so total if i got it at invoice would be $26,695.20

i plan on getting it on finance with subaru, at 4.9% over 5 years...

what price should i be looking to get it at? below invoice? at invoice?

any tips on how best to approach the dealer?

ive been told by one dealer i will get discount as im in the emergency services here in calgary so they offer us a special deal..

what is a realistic figure..

thanks for any help..
Scott

Be sure it is the 2009 model :

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=132627

[crunchiespg]

im looking at a 2009 subaru impreza 2.5i sport 5 door with manual transmission here in Alberta..

i know the invoice price is $23,809

msrp is $25,595

freight and PDI is $1495, inc block heater.
$120 Air and tyre tax, and obviously 5% GST..

so total if i got it at invoice would be $26,695.20

i plan on getting it on finance with subaru, at 4.9% over 5 years...

what price should i be looking to get it at? below invoice? at invoice?

any tips on how best to approach the dealer?

ive been told by one dealer i will get discount as im in the emergency services here in calgary so they offer us a special deal..

what is a realistic figure..

thanks for any help..
Scott

ok, so i approached one dealer, and said i would pay $26,700. which is basically invoice cost plus the full cost of pdi etc...

they came back with "their best offer" !! of $27,744....

so thats still a fair bit over invoice, and still paying full price PDI, which is a rip off in my veiw. i mean when i buy a TV i dont pay for the shop to check its been built properly do i?

so what do you guys think of that figure?

[M-e-X-x]

freight & pdi is something u can't really get around i'm afraid... so whenever i buy a car, i'd rather buy a japanese-made japanese car since u'll pay the same freight and pdi as one that's shipped on a boat vs. one down the street (alliston, ontario)

[crunchiespg]

freight & pdi is something u can't really get around i'm afraid... so whenever i buy a car, i'd rather buy a japanese-made japanese car since u'll pay the same freight and pdi as one that's shipped on a boat vs. one down the street (alliston, ontario)

i accept that, however a lot of people do avoid paying it.. i mean we dont pay freight on anything else do we (obviously we do but its inc in the cost)

ignoring that subject, what do you think of the price?

subaru have had a good year of sales up 21% this year, but september was slow, down -4% compared to last september..

im going to take that price to another dealer too, to see what they can do..

[M-e-X-x]

not sure how they can, aside from cash incentives?

price isn't bad... i paid 28500 for mine.. '07 special edition 5 speed... granted it has a different interior and more/different features... and i had to pay extra for my wrx wing... also, 28500 is ontario price...

[crunchiespg]

not sure how they can, aside from cash incentives?

price isn't bad... i paid 28500 for mine.. '07 special edition 5 speed... granted it has a different interior and more/different features... and i had to pay extra for my wrx wing... also, 28500 is ontario price...

i dunno, but some people are avoiding it, granted not necessarily with subaru...

the 07's were a totally different pricing though...

[M-e-X-x]

i dunno, but some people are avoiding it, granted not necessarily with subaru...

the 07's were a totally different pricing though...

well, different generation yes... but pricing is somewhat similar.. maybe a 1k diff at most...

[crunchiespg]

well, different generation yes... but pricing is somewhat similar.. maybe a 1k diff at most...

yeh probably...

so anyone else got any views on this price?

[Anonymouse]

Check out the prices on cars101.com and see if you wouldn't be better off importing it from the US. You can count on paying approximately mid way between invoice and MSRP.

[M-e-X-x]

yeh probably...

so anyone else got any views on this price?

4.9% financing is high though if u're not in a rush, wait for the summer sales... my rate is 2.9% over 5... they usually drop their rates around may/june... it was 3.9% before... with this recession, maybe they'll drop the rates earlier?