pflood Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I visited my local dealer and was surprised that there were no Legacy Gt wagons available for immediate delivery in my local area. There was a wide choice of Outbacks, WRX, and Forester. I remember when the WRX came out the situtation was similar and the dealers were not negotiable, some were even charging more than list. I waited 9 months until the inventory situation improved and was able to buy for $1000 under list. Iwas wondering whether the Legacy is flying out the doors of dealers or whether Subaru is just not producing too many possible in an effort to maintain prices. I should be interested to hear of other's recent buying experiences as regards to pricing and wait times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Where are you at? Around here they are quite plentiful. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Where are you at? Around here they are quite plentiful.Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflood Posted January 1, 2005 Author Share Posted January 1, 2005 This is in Phoenix area. I should mention that there was one available, but that had leather and AT. I might live with the AT but prefer 5sp, but leather in the summer, no way. I had intended buying before today so as to get the tax advantage for 04. Now I can wait until inventory levels improve. I still have my WRX which is a great car (except for paint issues). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Hmm at a guess they are using the Chassis to built the Legacy STi !!!! wouldnt that be nice if that was the case... There are plenty of examples on the road, showroom and used cars here now in Oz which is great. The Subaru brand including the Liberty name has really taken hold in this market. Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGreb Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Finding a 5MT Legacy in the southern US is a chore. The autos were available for 4 months before my dealer had its first 5MT. They haven't been popular here historically so we get shafted in terms of selection. Yes, you can always order a car sight unseen, but a lot of us want to at least drive a demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Yup totally agreed, its a big gamble to buy something unseen and untest driven. This car is a sensational ride but isn't for everyone, so totally agree with you KGreb. Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outahere Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 I visited my local dealer and was surprised that there were no Legacy Gt wagons available for immediate delivery in my local area. There was a wide choice of Outbacks, WRX, and Forester. I remember when the WRX came out the situtation was similar and the dealers were not negotiable, some were even charging more than list. I waited 9 months until the inventory situation improved and was able to buy for $1000 under list. Iwas wondering whether the Legacy is flying out the doors of dealers or whether Subaru is just not producing too many possible in an effort to maintain prices. I should be interested to hear of other's recent buying experiences as regards to pricing and wait times. Have noticed the same thing in southern California. Lots of GT sedans in inventory, but relatively few GT wagons. Part of this may have to do with the fact that the Legacy wagon outsells the Legacy sedan by a large margin, at least 3:1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Plenty here in sunny Florida, Sedans, Wagons, AT ot MT, we get quite a few in every week, and sell just as many. They are easily the hottest ticket on the lot...but we still maintain a large inventory to choose from. As of today we had: 7 - GT Wagons (4 MT/3 AT) 3 - GT Limited Wagons (1 MT/2 AT) 8 - GT Sedans (4 MT/4 AT) 12 - GT Limited Sedans (5 MT/7 AT) 15 - 2.5i (Wagon & Sedan Combined) 8 - 2.5i Outbacks 8 - 2.5XT Outbacks 3 - 3.0 L.L. Bean Outbacks 2 - 3.0R Outback Sedans and that doesn't include to 8-10 that were delivered Friday and haven't been PDI'd yet! Fly on in and pick yours up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plunk10 Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 I can't see Subaru in general being the hot seller out in Arizona. How many dealers do you have in that area? We have a lot out here in MD, but not every dealer carries the same kind of inventory numbers. Some have 100 legacies, and can't keep their hands on them, while others may have 15, and can't get rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcgliss Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 In Sept and Oct. we had a hard time finding an LGT Ltd 5M in Chicagoland. An internet search of dealers across the country showed a very low percentage of wagons with a manual. Sounds like the situation i similar in Dec/Jan. JC, Chicagoland bassist & opentracker 2005 LGT 5MT Ltd wagon 2005 LGT 5MT Ltd sedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 I could not find a 5MT GT wagon in upper midwest (WI) in the lighter colors (white, silver)... this was in mid-Dec. So I ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rommel Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 When I got my GT limited wagon (AT) the regional sales rep. of SOA told me that limited wagons are a rare find specially here in So. Cal. I don't know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 I'm in Prescott, and we got the only 5MT on the lot in Sept. I haven't seen any 5MT wagons...prolly a low production option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotexans Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 When I went to the dealer, they had the Auto GT Ltd. and a 5mt base model Gt only. I test drove the based model on a Friday and the dealer got me a Ltd. GT 5MT the following Monday. When I went to see the car, it was still wrapped in plastic with 14 miles on it. Can't get any newer than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outahere Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Just completed an online search of the inventory of 8 dealers within 60 miles of my home in southern California, and found only one Legacy GT Wagon, but plenty of GT Sedans. Makes you wonder if Subaru has shut down production of the GT Wagon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeng Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Here in Brunei they will only get the spec B wagon on request, and thats like 3 months wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_m Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 I don't know if I would trust the online inventory. My local dealer shows no wagons and 2 sedans, and yesterday there were 4 wagons and 6 sedans on the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 No disrespect but I think the 5MT doesn't fit the demographic scan for the south AZ population. Mostly older, retired folks who drive Buicks and other US Mfr'd cars with Autos. Could explain some of the "why" there are not enough MTs available. SBT (heading into old and retired land) - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outahere Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 I don't know if I would trust the online inventory. My local dealer shows no wagons and 2 sedans, and yesterday there were 4 wagons and 6 sedans on the lot. Good point. I would like to see the online inventory updated daily, but who knows how often it is actually updated. Could only be once a month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05 Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Well I must have been one of the lucky few ... I found my GT LMT pretty easily the day I went looking In the Phoenix Metro area we have 3 Suby dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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