2003 Chevy Tracker

[3930dave]

Our closest friend, who is an accountant and also really knows cars, has also advised us to get an older Subie. She and her significant other are also farmers and they have 2 older Subies and a pick-up, which is what we intend to do. The combination of knowing cars and knowing value is a great help to us. She took us to a used car dealer today who sells only Subies. He picks up older Subies with over 100,000 miles, he replaces the timing belt, water pump and head gasket, and whatever else it may need. We test drove a 2004 Outback with 153,000 miles, which happens to be a carbon copy of our friend's Subie, right down to the color. It drove great, and he only wants $3500 for it. We committed to buy it and asked him to come up with a similar Forester. He's got a few he's looking at this week, so we may have our replacement cars in a week or two. This guy has a great business model. He only deals in Subies, all dealers in the area know that, and many turn over their Subie trade ins to him. He does whatever they need to make them dependable and reliable, and he sells them as cheap as he can for a quick turnover. He has a great reputation, so we'll probably be getting 2 cars from him in the next few weeks. And we told him, we'll be recommending him to other friends. Most of his business comes from word of mouth, and it's not a wonder that it does.

Sounds like a good place to do business, and all too rare today...... you may get some PMs though..... if I was in the market for a Sub, I know I'd travel out of my way to check out a shop like that.

Rgds, D.

 

[nybirdman]

Our closest friend, who is an accountant and also really knows cars, has also advised us to get an older Subie. She and her significant other are also farmers and they have 2 older Subies and a pick-up, which is what we intend to do. The combination of knowing cars and knowing value is a great help to us. She took us to a used car dealer today who sells only Subies. He picks up older Subies with over 100,000 miles, he replaces the timing belt, water pump and head gasket, and whatever else it may need. We test drove a 2004 Outback with 153,000 miles, which happens to be a carbon copy of our friend's Subie, right down to the color. It drove great, and he only wants $3500 for it. We committed to buy it and asked him to come up with a similar Forester. He's got a few he's looking at this week, so we may have our replacement cars in a week or two. This guy has a great business model. He only deals in Subies, all dealers in the area know that, and many turn over their Subie trade ins to him. He does whatever they need to make them dependable and reliable, and he sells them as cheap as he can for a quick turnover. He has a great reputation, so we'll probably be getting 2 cars from him in the next few weeks. And we told him, we'll be recommending him to other friends. Most of his business comes from word of mouth, and it's not a wonder that it does.

Nice choice.We have had a 2001,2008 and currently a 2010 purchased new.Great cars.I would like to trade our 2010 for a 2015 but the wife won't give it up!

 

[RichZ]

Thanks.

My wife and I decided a few years ago that it just isn't worth buying new cars anymore, they're just ridiculously expensive. When our friend introduced us to this used Subie dealer, we found what we've been looking for, an honest used car dealer who sells restored cars for a good price. I think we'll be buying all our cars from this dealer. Now we have to find one who does the same thing with pick ups, and we'll be all set.