03 WRX with 740 miles..

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Jun 23, 2003 | 10:20 PM

Portland Dave

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03 WRX with 740 miles..

I looking at a WRX with 740 miles at a local dealership. It's been a demo. I test drove it and all seems good but some previous threads said to be wary of these. What would be a decent asking price? Thanks.

Jun 24, 2003 | 12:12 AM

Christian

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big valley subaru tried to tell me sumone traded a 03' in with 600 miles... i was like that a freakin demo. i was like "yeah right"

beware of DEMOS

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Jun 24, 2003 | 04:14 AM

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Avoid the demo cars simply because both you and often the even the dealership have no idea what people have done to them while taking their test drive. Especially if people were driving them like that while still in what should have been the break in period. When I bought my car it had a whole 15 miles on it.

Jun 24, 2003 | 05:55 AM

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I would pass on a demo. Dealers will NEVER lose money on a car just because it is a demo. I'll bet you can get the same car without the miles for the same $$$.

Jun 24, 2003 | 05:59 AM

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Yeah, demo's are good to avoid. I test drove one with low milage and couldnt resist reving it way past 4k (im a jerk). But I would definitly be wary unless your getting a steal.

Jun 24, 2003 | 10:35 AM

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MR PORTLAND in buying a car that was a demo ask for service records they will show them to you it's the law. remember you are not buying the milage in the car but the milage left in it that car should still be under new car warenty. any problem with should have showen up by now! ask for a complete service before
you buy change all fluids and replace at there cost and show you a copy of the work.what ever they are asking for the car take off
anouther 10% most dealers wood go with it this is a real slow market the dealer wants to get rid of it don't talk to a sales man
ask for the G M the best time to buy a car is on monday ,tuesday
,wednesday at night if they have not sold a car that day they will make a deal with you.

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Jun 24, 2003 | 06:52 PM

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people are buying brand new '03's for $21,500 now. for a demo, i'd say you can safely offer $20,000-$20,500 if you really want the car. if it were me, i'd spend a little extra and buy the non-demo. good luck!

Jun 24, 2003 | 09:59 PM

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Thanks for the replys. Dealers around here don't seem want to go down to $21500 for a new 03. Thanks.

Jun 25, 2003 | 03:25 AM

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If they won't negotiate then go somewhere else. Even if it means driving over an hour. The regular WRX is only worth $21,500 so if they won't go for and you don't want to drive to another dealer then just hold off for a while and don't buy any new car.

Jun 25, 2003 | 09:53 AM

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Question on the demos... Every dealer ship I have ever been at, if I am actually looking at a car, they will ask me.. Want to test drive it? I'm like "sure" I don't think I have ever been to a dealer ship where they said you can't drive this car that I am looking at...
The one dealer ship still has this yellow WRX and it has I think 300 miles on it..

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Jun 25, 2003 | 12:44 PM

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I went to a dealer yesterday and the best price that they could give is $500 below invoice price for an '03 WRX (Big Valley Subaru, Van Nuys, CA)

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Jun 25, 2003 | 12:47 PM

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Which they then make that $500 back by charging you the destination charges. I hate the destination charge since its them making you pay to have the car shipped to them so they could sell it to you. When I bought my first car in 92 there were no destination charges. That was something that was just part of the daily expenses for a dealership. Now they pass their operating costs onto the consumer.

Jun 25, 2003 | 12:49 PM

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that's not only it, some dealers even charge "dealer prep" w/c means cleaning the car, making sure all lug nuts are tight and more

Jun 25, 2003 | 01:01 PM

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From understanding of a demo is a vehicle that some managers of the dealership have used and not a trade in. Because once a car drives out of the lot and got registered it is considered a used car regardless of the mileage. A demo is a car that has never been registered so they consider it as a brand new vehicle.

Jun 25, 2003 | 04:43 PM

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No the banks consider it a brand new car for financing however a demo is not a brand new car since everybody has taken a turn beating the crap out of it.