lag Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Some may recognize my screen name from over at NASIOC, but I've owned a '98 GT from '02 until about three hours ago. My '98 was kicking 155k and was starting to struggle a little to get there, so me being cold hearted just put her out to pasture **traded in**. I knew exactly what I wanted and found the car over the net just by looking at dealerships in the area and somewhat excluded Russell Subaru due to a previous bad impression. I contacted them, Annapolis Subaru, threw e-mail and phone to verify they still had the car in stock. I got to the dealer and gave the car a going over, test drove it (I've test driven them before so I already knew the car and having have be researching and keeping up with user reports since they've been out so I felt confident with buying the car.) So we made the deal and just paperwork after that. Am I a happy customer?? Yes Am I glad I got another Scooby?? Absolutely Would I recommend the Dealer for a new car buyer?? Yes Did I feel the agent (John Westcott) I worked with was honest and up front?? Yes Do I think I could have gotten a better deal elsewhere?? I can't say for sure, I believe I got a great deal. The only thing I didn't like was that it was dark by the time we finished the paperwork. I don't like driving in the dark and it goes times 10 for driving a car that I'm not very familiar with. So I didn't really "get to know" my car better on the drive home. I was just more watching out for these "highly skilled" Maryland drivers. So in short, I don't think I could be happier unless he gave me the car. But I'll update on my happiness once the payments start rolling out of my bank account ;^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Yay I got mine at Annapolis too. Who was your salesman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lag Posted January 11, 2006 Author Share Posted January 11, 2006 LOL, John Westcott... I mentioned it in the post. Kinda easy to miss though. What was your impression of them overall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Great experience overall, I would buy from them again. I bought mine from Will Oles. They were really willing to work with the pricing, and weren't pushy at all. I'm positive that I couldn't get a better deal anywhere else. I've had to take my car in for service a few times, and I've been extremely satisfied with that. John Morgan (service advisor) is really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhBe1 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Might have bought from John, but he didnt return our calls - turns out he was sick for a week, and Naptown didnt have a Black LOB in stock anyway. So he got back in touch after we had bought from Fitzgerald in Rockville. But we're back at Annapolis Subie for service - leaky rear diff. We'll see how that goes. BTW - what did you get? 06LOB2.5i MT, JDMRSB, GYTTs, HPS, LGT Mufflers & Leather Wheel, SubiMomo Knob, Inalfa Moonroof, Clutch Switch Bypass, DeDRLd, DeChimed, & Straight Headrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDTURBO Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I've heard good things about Anap. I went to Towson first and they basically ignored me (I'm 29 but look younger I guess) I went to Bel Air Pontiac to buy a reduced 04 GTO instead, and they were closed on a freaking saturday. So I drove to Bel Air subbie, walked in and told them the car and price I wanted. Sold! 2012 Forester XT. Stage 2+ Retired from Racing. I used to build FMIC and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vet Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I got my 05 from Annapolis and had a painless/good experience. I was ready to buy at Stohlman but didn't like the 200+ miles on the car. Since I wanted a specific model/color, red wagon 5spd manual non-limited, I only had a couple of choices in the Balt/Wash area. Annapolis had mine listed on the internet for a sale price of 24K with only 20 miles on the odometer. It had been sitting on the showroom floor for several months. Build date of 11/04 and I bought it in 05/05. Been great so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lag Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Sorry I didn't mention, I got a Brilant Silver GT 5M. Only options are the spoiler and auto dimming mirror. I've put 700 miles on it (had to see the parents this weekend [MD -> NC] and still need to go back to MD) and I can't get over how strong this thing pulls in every gear so long as you're in the right gear. For referance to that statement: I've built a Chevy V8 (325hp) '85 Mazda Rx-7 (~2400lbs) and that thing is hell on wheels. On an average "light" 0-60 I can get a G-tech time of ~5.5 sec. on a bad dirty road. So that give you an idea of the power I'm used to. This legacy is prefect for me, power wise, for a daily driver. My only complaint is that the clutch is VERY vauge. I told my passenger "don't be impressed by my driving, I'm just making good guesses so far". And I have to go threw check-points at work and I've stalled the car there twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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