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Kfrr t1_j9yiev8 wrote

Reply to comment by Aggravating_Foot_528 in new Subaru help, please by ssnhl

Bought new in 2021.

Shopped 8 dealerships for incentives. Didn't care what was on the lot.

Built the car on the website, gave them the code for the build.

$500 deposit, car arrived in a month.

Incentives I negotiated was 0% apr and $2000 off MSRP.

Any other method besides this is incorrect.

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hotbakedgoods t1_j9ymnjs wrote

Must not have been an in demand car then

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Kfrr t1_j9yph1m wrote

Fuck if I know. Forester sport.

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hotbakedgoods t1_j9ypm86 wrote

Pretty bold to say any method besides yours is incorrect when you don’t even know how in demand the car you were purchasing was lmao

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Kfrr t1_j9ypzvo wrote

I was trying to get a rav 4 and it was impossible. I moved down the line of similar model types that I would actually care to drive. Next one on the list bit.

If you refuse to look at other SUVs and all you want is a rav 4, you aren't getting a new car any time soon.

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hotbakedgoods t1_j9yq7wn wrote

Yes and that’s why you could negotiate off of the msrp… for a car that doesn’t stay on the lot of more than half a day there is no negotiating at the moment

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Kfrr t1_j9yqu9s wrote

The lot doesn't matter when they're building the vehicle for you, to your spec.

The $2000 off MSRP was a standard incentive they were offering at the time. $2500 off an enclave, for example. They actually tried to pull it when my car came in, saying they weren't running it anymore. I told them they could keep the car and I'd go somewhere else.

The real negotiation was the 0% financing.

The goal here is to pit the manufacturer against the dealership. Imagine getting in touch with Subaru and saying "this dealership won't let me buy a car from you".

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Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_j9yp92a wrote

Good for you. This isn't happening in 2023 at least in my experience.

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Kfrr t1_j9ypqq0 wrote

So that means you have your build code already? What is it?

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