I Donated broknindarkagain Posted October 25, 2011 I Donated Share Posted October 25, 2011 A few local guys I know have the 2011 WRX and they have gotten calls from the dealer wanting to buy the cars back from them??? Anyone know anything about this? -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Marker Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 It's probably a sales tactic to bring in low mileage used cars and they'll roll your balance over to another new car. Not worth it unless you really hate your car. 2011 Volvo S60T6 & 2013 Volvo XC60T6 Polestar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted October 25, 2011 Author I Donated Share Posted October 25, 2011 Ive heard this from a few local guys the past two days....and only on the 11 WRX -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowImg Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I've had this happen to me on every Subaru I've purchased. They even called me and asked to buy back my 01 Impreza that I bought in 09. When I informed them that it had 115,000 miles, a non-stock motor, etc they apologized and scampered off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Sales Tactic and they suck at it. They sent us a letter offering up to 22,000 on our low 2009 Forester XP (with just 19,000 miles). So we said sure (even though we knew the tactic), if the difference to a new one comes to 5000 dollars or less we would bite. The proceedings stopped when they realized we wanted a manual transmission and Navi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmmrdwn Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 This time of year they are looking for nice clean cars on trade. Winter time rolling around the corner and there will be people looking. Our local dealer does the same thing. Why do you think Subaru has the trade in program? Locks you into do business with them. They got you on the original sale, your trade is another sale and they sell you a new one. US car manfacturers had a two year turn over program in the days of planned obsolence. They wanted cars to fall apart to get new buyers in getting a "trouble free" car. After the MSRP on cars skyrocketed, lease became the guaranteed way of getting customers back in the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I have never heard heard or read so much buzz about "Certified Per Owned" cars as I have in the last few months. In general, over all brands of autos. Newspapers, Radio spots, magazine articles... this is all I read about. Is certified Pre-owned the new cool thing to buy in the car world? I imagine these lightly used 1 or 2 year old Subarus that they are trying to grab back from us would be candidates for 'certified pre owned'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowImg Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yeah, newer used vehicles are a hot commodity right now. I really don't get it. Economy is in the trash, and everyone wants a 2 year old car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbc84 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I got those before for my 08' LGT. Saying they would guarantee KBB value for buy back. But Im not trading my 4th gen for a 5th gen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The B4 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I have never heard heard or read so much buzz about "Certified Per Owned" cars as I have in the last few months. In general, over all brands of autos. Newspapers, Radio spots, magazine articles... this is all I read about. Is certified Pre-owned the new cool thing to buy in the car world? I imagine these lightly used 1 or 2 year old Subarus that they are trying to grab back from us would be candidates for 'certified pre owned'. There are a lot of new car inventory shortages out there, and used cars prices are at record levels. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 There are a lot of new car inventory shortages out there, and used cars prices are at record levels. And dealers understand that a sucker is born every minute. My VB Garage... Pumping the air back into despair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmmrdwn Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 And dealers understand that a sucker is born every minute. Exactly. They give you an attractive price on the trade and don't come down on the new car profit. Even if the dealer gives you blue book, it's a lot of depreciation after two years. Then they sell your cherry for a premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I would say that if your car is close to a lemon or semi-lemon it's probably worth it, but otherwise not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subies4Life Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 My local dealer has like 3 used 2011s! and another one at a dealer down the road. One has aftermarket wheels on it i think and are 19-20 inch wheels they look horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted November 1, 2011 Author I Donated Share Posted November 1, 2011 19s and up = instant fail -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEE-OTTO Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 in 2009 they did the same to me until I told them my 2009 had 41k on it hahahaha losers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidWombat Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I have never heard heard or read so much buzz about "Certified Per Owned" cars as I have in the last few months. In general, over all brands of autos. Newspapers, Radio spots, magazine articles... this is all I read about. Is certified Pre-owned the new cool thing to buy in the car world? I imagine these lightly used 1 or 2 year old Subarus that they are trying to grab back from us would be candidates for 'certified pre owned'. Some CPO programs are a good way to essentially get new car perks at a lower price. Subaru's CPO program is a HUGE profit boost for dealers. Buy low-mileage used cars for KBB, inspect it, sell for $2-3k more than a non-CPO car. The catch is that Subaru's CPO isn't very good, and basically takes advantage of un-informed buyers. With Subaru CPO you get an inspection (which they would already do), and a 6/100k powertrain warranty. BMW, for example, gives you a full 6/100k warranty, which justifies the price premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The B4 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Some CPO programs are a good way to essentially get new car perks at a lower price. Subaru's CPO program is a HUGE profit boost for dealers. Buy low-mileage used cars for KBB, inspect it, sell for $2-3k more than a non-CPO car. The catch is that Subaru's CPO isn't very good, and basically takes advantage of un-informed buyers. With Subaru CPO you get an inspection (which they would already do), and a 6/100k powertrain warranty. BMW, for example, gives you a full 6/100k warranty, which justifies the price premium. You also get a $500 coupon good towards a purchase of a new Subaru and you can upgrade the extended warranty for way cheaper than than you could add an extended warranty on a new car. Having a factory warranty on a used car is worth it imo... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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