Montana Subaru Car Dealers

There seem to be many shops that have this plan (Lifetime Oil Changes (LOC plan)): Commerce, MI - All Tire & Service Center Franklin, MI - Franklin Auto Service Mt. Clemens, MI - Evola Service Farmington, MI - Darrell's Firestone Warren, MI - Ode Tire & Service Center Mt. Clemens, MI - Evola Service Oxford, MI - Fix'N Go Auto Center Warren, MI - Fenkell Automotive Service, LTD Roseville, MI - Warren Auto & Tire Service Madison Heights, MI - Madison Heights Tire & Auto Auburn Hills, MI - Fenkell Automotive Service, LTD Walled Lake, MI - Meineke' Car Care Center Newark, DE - Fenkell Automotive Service, LTD It also seems to be transferable to your next car??? Too bad not in NY.

Just got a 2010 Forester PZEV X Premium MT, All Weather Pkg, Popular Equipment 1A and auto dimming mirror compass for $23,448. I think I could have done better but I just couldn't find any other premiums with MT around Portland. Did I get ripped off? I know subaru's seem to command a premium here in the NW and I ended up about $200 over invoice. Thanks.

The 2005 was the first year of the third generation of Outbacks. Between 05 and 09, the last year, they changed stereos seemingly every year. There were minor trim and option changes in every year. The biggest change was for the 2009 model year when stability control was standard across the board. Some other changes were TPMS in 2007 (I could live without it...). I think all the XTs were in Limited trim in 2008-2009 and included VDC. As far as pricing - that's just the "asking" price for those who just fell off the turnip truck. If its a certified vehicle at a dealer, its pretty close to reality because the turbo XT was a pricier vehicle when new than a base 2.5. The warranty for a certified vehicle would be worth a fair bit, so the final negotiated price would be closer to the asking price. If its a manual trans, its more rare, but you can use that in bargaining because so many people can't drive sticks (but understand that the MT XT has a devoted following). Whether a MT or an auto XT, you should be able to get a couple of thousand off, maybe a little more if there is no warranty. The asking price is not so out of line as to rule out a test drive, carfax and mechanic's checkup. If it passes all 3, you're then ready to negotiate in confidence. Good luck.

Hi all, Just bought my 2010 Forester Premium X MT with PZEV and AWP in Mass for 22,400 (actually had a quote for 21,990, but got $1K more in trade-in with the dealer offering for $22.4K). Does this sound like a good price to you guys? Also, can you please tell the newbie Forester owner (Su-bie?) what are the must-have accessories or installable options I should add? I got as stripped a Premium X as I could find figuring that I would buy these on my own and do most of the additional installs myself. Thanks for the advice, all. - Mitch

Three years ago I got a used 03 Forester based on the general reputation of the ability to go anywhere reasonable, reliablity, relatively low fuel consumption for AWD, cargo capacity, towing capacity (have a 16.5 Fish N Ski boat) & sporty handling. My experience over the last 3 years made me a real Subbie Fan. Subies are a relatively small car that does all things reasonably well & there is nothing out there that can match the versatiily, economy, & fun to drive factor Not much has challenged Subuar reputation in all the above areas. So other than another Forester I did not consider anything else seriously. I briefly considered an A4 Avant coming from a satisfying A4 experience Interior a little too small, too expensive & couldn't see taking it down dirt roads or towing my boat with it. My son recently got a VW Tigean. I drove from San Diego to Seattle in it with him. Nice car, comfortable, good power & handlng, but cargo area pitifully small, can't get over 25 mpg, & too pricey for Dad. A year ago, I thought a 2010 Forester was a slam dunk for our next car. Then came the 2010 Outback & I had to reconsider. I did also considered waiting for a Diesel version, but decided that since we ony drive about 15,000 mile per year & will probably sell after 7 years that the gas version would be fine for us -- plus I was not willing to wait 6-12 months on the chance that we might get the diesel in the US. I have been spending way too much time on this forum & subaruoutback.org since June reading about the Outback & have driven it twice. We recently spent a week new Forester rental car around Yosemite & Mammoth. It was comfortable and performed well on the highways (a bit too much shifting on the high passes) and on some snow covered trails. We could live happily with a new Forester (or the old one for that matter). But I have the chronic car buyer bug & can hardly stand to keep a car for more than 2 -4 years. I sold the O3 Forester XS MT for $11,700 (52,000 miles) last week. As much as we like the Forester, the OB with the CVT (had CVTs in A4 & Honda & love em) and greatly enhanced comfort & mpg won out. I may miss the nimbleness of a smaller car, but at 60 more space comfort won out -- besides it is really replacing my wife's rather plush A4 & will become our trip car. I will be driving a driving my ghetto cruiser - a 93 Honda Del Sol. So today weI ordered a new Graphite Grey OB Limited 2.5i PZEV CVT with moon roof, Nav (really only wanted the backup camera & was too lazy & intimidated to do it myself), puddle lights,wheel arch trim, tow package (my boat & bike rack have 1.25" hitches), rear bumper cover, Auto dim mirror w compass & Homelink, rear side cargo nets. Sticker was $32,767. VIP price (2% below invoice) was $30,209. Plus we had $1,500 Subaru Bucks. so our final cash price was $28,730. A great price for a great no haggle deal - the internet gal was easy to work with & a bit flabbergasted when she realized that the cash price without a trade was $ $4037 below MSRP. I feel really blessed to be able to get such a nice car for that. Proposed delivery date is Dec 15. As long as it arrives by Dec 31 so we can save another $800 on the sales tax deduction I will be more than pleased! If you can plan ahead, it surely pays to use the Chase Subaru Card for 3% Subbie Bucks & get on a VIP program. Details about these can be found in this forum under Subaru Bucks & VIP program. My next challenge is to crack the 35 mpg barrier after our new OB is broken in :D Without all the information gathered on Edmunds I may have not known about Subbie Bucks, VIP, & gotten so much great feed back on questions about Subaru products. It is just what a car / information junkie needs :P Many thanks to all you regular posters & the editors. I am going to have to take a sabbatical for a while but will still be hanging around from time to time.