Looking for new Crosstrek

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Looking for a new Crosstrek as current one is going to daughter. Inquired about one that fit the must haves. They wanted $2K over MSRP because they thought they could. Bought our current Crosstrek there. But probably not our next.

Is anyone else seeing prices over MSRP?

Not a hybrid. Just a Premium level.
 
Looking for a new Crosstrek as current one is going to daughter. Inquired about one that fit the must haves. They wanted $2K over MSRP because they thought they could. Bought our current Crosstrek there. But probably not our next.

Is anyone else seeing prices over MSRP?

Not a hybrid. Just a Premium level.

Do you have to buy local? If not, I am sure you'll find one at MSRP. I'd get it with the 2.5L engine.
 
The Costco car program can help in times like these. You may not be offered much in the way of savings, but it's better than paying over sticker price.

I work at a Costo affiliated dealership and the special pricing programs have been discontinued since mid-May due to the lack of inventory. High demand and low supply = higher prices and no incentive to offer discounts.

My local Subaru dealership normally carries 70 new Subarus in inventory, right now they are down to ONE new vehicle and have maybe just over a dozen used Subaru vehicles.

A Subaru dealership that I previously worked at, which is one of the largest in the country, normally carries at least 300 new Subarus and now they're down to 24. This is the new reality folks.
 
I work at a Costo affiliated dealership and the special pricing programs have been discontinued since mid-May due to the lack of inventory. High demand and low supply = higher prices and no incentive to offer discounts.
Yes, I've noticed that. Many dealerships have dropped the program. But not all. There are 10 Honda dealerships between me and the one that still honors the Costco program. Like I said, it does not get you much of anything there. But the reality is that it can still work in some circumstances.
 
Yes, I've noticed that. Many dealerships have dropped the program. But not all. There are 10 Honda dealerships between me and the one that still honors the Costco program. Like I said, it does not get you much of anything there. But the reality is that it can still work in some circumstances.

They should still honor certain things like Honda customer cash offers and there are still some Costco specific deals to be had on certain models and trim lines of said models but those are on slower moving units that are low production units to begin with.

I had a guy call me yesterday that was upset because I told him that there were no Costco offers on the new Civic, he acted like he was literally shocked and appalled at that fact even though he acknowledged that he was fully aware of the current circumstances in the auto industry. And guess what? My dealership is the only one in the state that has the car he wants and several other people are interested in that exact same car.

I have repeated ad nauseam the same thing to all of my customers over the past 4 months or so, the problem is not having customers that want to buy cars it is having cars to sell. Demand is still white hot and it will likely stay this way until next year at least. You either pay the price and buy the vehicle or somebody else will before you do, it's just that simple.
 
Looking for a new Crosstrek as current one is going to daughter. Inquired about one that fit the must haves. They wanted $2K over MSRP because they thought they could. Bought our current Crosstrek there. But probably not our next.

Is anyone else seeing prices over MSRP?

Not a hybrid. Just a Premium level.
its ridiculios i have a 2013 crostrac38.000 miles giving me 15.000 for it if i want to sell it cars gone high to buy
 
I took suggestion and looked on AutoTrader. Almost everyone selling at MSRP. Not above.

But will they accept an offer below MSRP?

The dealer paperwork fee was over $450 for one dealer. Absurd.

Imagine if you walked into food store and picked up $20 in groceries and at the checkout they charged you an extra $2.00 fee to handle the checkout process?
 
Our current Crosstrek has the 2.0 engine. Getting the 2.5 means going from a trim of Premium to Limited or Sport I believe. A lot of extra cost for that engine
 
Our current Crosstrek has the 2.0 engine. Getting the 2.5 means going from a trim of Premium to Limited or Sport I believe. A lot of extra cost for that engine
You would be surprised how performance improves when you use all of the pedal. If you complain about its performance you better be in the 5000 rpm range or I don't want to hear about it. I redlined mine with 100 miles on the odometer. I redline it several times/week. I don't slam the pedal down. Another little trick is to put it in manual and let it shift on its own (not using the paddle). It shifts about 300 rpm higher than in the normal mode..just below redline.
 
Imagine if you walked into food store and picked up $20 in groceries and at the checkout they charged you an extra $2.00 fee to handle the checkout process?

I've worked at a major grocery retailer as well as many other general retailers and their markup is normally at least 50-60% on all products they sell, if not far more. So I wouldn't worry if you pay what the auto manufacturer suggests at a dealership, it MAY BE upwards of about 7-10%. You've been getting ripped off your entire life at the grocery store and you have likely spent far more money there than at any car dealership, imagine if anyone complained as much about grocery stores ripping them off as they do about car dealerships :ROFLMAO:
 
Everyone buying a Subaru in this area goes to Grand Subaru in Chicago for the best deal. Of course, they have 0 Crosstreks on hand.... but supposedly have 20+ on the way.

My local Subaru dealer, who sells the same new Subarus for $3000-$4000 more than Grand, decided that now is the time to gut out and remodel their showroom. They don't have anything to sell, so why not?
 
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