before i purchase a WRX i have been doing alot of research. the question is not whether i am going to get one... the question is now WHERE! I am in the Seattle area and wonder, If i buy a rex from dealer X in Tacoma, will i be able to have the warranty work and basic service done anywhere? say.... dealer Y in Sea-town? i need to know to see if getting a better deal from dealer X is worth the hassle if i would have to drive down to get work done. Also, i have heard that there is a mark up in the NW. if i looked at the Edmunds TMV price.... would i look like a total @$$ going into the dealership and asking for that? thanks for fielding the dumb questions

 

it dosent matter where you buy the car from, all dealers will perform warranty service, at least in my case they have. However, the place that you buy from might remember you and throw a little extra customer service your way. dealers that I would reccomend would be Carter subaru, and Tacoma Nissan Subaru. Both have a great service department, and are nice people as well. Dealers that I would stay away from are AUBURN SUBARU. After buying TWO BRAND NEW CARS there, I needed to get something checked out before I went over the pass, and they said there was no way, becasue they were closing in one half hour. Tacoma subaru stayed open for the extra fifteen minutes just to make sure that my car was ok. Its just little stuff like that that ticks you off when you drop that kind of cash...

 

I bought my 02 wrx from Carter Subaru on Hwy99 and 175th. They have been great, I haven't had to have a warranty work (knock on wood) but they do my other maint. and of course service loaners which are nice. They also have Jaimie working there (subie gal) she's awesome if you have q's about performance upgrades and such. So two thumbs up for Carter.