You just have to know how to play the dealer right.

Example:

I go to school here in Wisconsin but I'm from Maryland. When the WRX came out I wanted a test drive. So I go to a Subaru dealer and he sees me pull up in my '92 GSR with Maryland plates on it. Oh and at the time my hair was a hugeass afro (I'm a whiteboy).

I tell the dude I'm lookin at a WRX. I also tell him my folks are going to buy me a new car at the end of the semester if I get a 3.5 GPA, but I want to test drive stuff before winter comes and there's snow everywhere. Bam, hour-long test drive and I didn't even give the dude my phone number.

I assume you're gonna finance the thing. Just walk in and say, "I'll give ya $16.5k and nothing more for that blue GSR." They still get a chance to screw ya on the the trade-in and financing which they'll go ahead and try since you're a young guy trading in his Integra for another Integra.

Just be an informed purchaser. Go on KBB.com and edmunds.com to get the value of the car if sold by a dealer and also the real trade in value of your car. I don't know anything about financing though, I'm an English major and I paid for my car up front.

 

for $18.9 i think id rather have a used WRX

 

I got my SSBP 99 integra from Schaumburg Honda a few months back. The list at the dealer was $18999 w/ 19K. I emailed the dealer and I got a quote at $17999. I went in and it ended up right around $17000. Maybe a little high, but my monthlies are where I wanted them at and told them I would do.

The salesguy wasn't going to let me test drive it because he said a lot of kids came by just asking to drive it and weren't serious. I told him that if all went well that I would take it home that night. So I drove it and took it home that night.

I'm sure no one cares but just wanted to let everyone know that I'm stoked everytime I get in and drive my car, as well as when park it and look at it. I'm also able to live w/ my payments and not feel bad.

 

18.9k plus another 8k you could get a WRX

 

not a used one.back a couple months ago when i thought about getting one they were goin for $23k new

 

This GSR is not going to sell for $18.9k. That's the asking price, and nobody pays the asking price. That's just how dealers work, they ask an outrageous price and you pay a less outrageous price. Similarly, there lowest asking prices I've seen on used WRXs are around $20k.

Whatever, it's beside the point.

 

There's no such thing as FIRM price.

Heck, last month I went with my lyounger brother to a LandRover dealership to check out a used IS300 (I know, I know. Not my choice). They had a "no haggle" best price of $25,600 on it. All the private sellers were asking $26-27K for their 01's, so this one seemed like a really good deal. Anyway, we get there at 7 PM and the dealership closes at 8. We tell the usedcar salesman that we're interested and want to drive it. He's says, "No problem. Just have it back before we close... " Anyway, we get back in 30 minutes, sit down, and I tell him that we'll buy it for $24,500. He squirms, goes to chat with his boss, and the "no haggle" price just dropped to $24,900. I said, "When you guys can do $24,500 I'll bring in the check." Next afternoon, the guy calls me and says they can do $24,500. I went in 2 days later and picked it up for my brother...:naughty:

Moral of the story, stick to your guns and don't letthem give you any crap!!!:thumbup:

 

Don't see too many supersonic blues fixed up though. would be hella cool if you did it up :thumbup: