I really enjoy your articles…
I really enjoy your articles. July 2016, bought an Impreza, a premium (because I couldn’t afford the limited) trim. My first Subaru, had always wanted to get one!! Guess because they were getting ready to dump all old inventory to make room for the 2017 remodel got a great deal ($19,200) even put on fog lights for me and gave me 1.9% for “48” months but when I called Subaru Finance through Chase Bank they said I had 1.9% rate for 72 months! This allowed me to pay it off in 60 months so it may not have been a nationwide promo but it’s been offered to me and several others that I told about and they ended up buying their first Subarus. Of course this was pre pandemic rates, 2017-2019. During the pandemic they barely had inventory to sell and the financial situation was horrid, financing a car (new or old) was not a good idea. Tried to buy a Crosstrek in 2021& 2022 but couldn’t get a new one so I waited. Still earlier this year and even though I can be considered a “well qualified” buyer when I went back to Subaru Finance to buy my 2024 CTW earlier this year it was crickets… So I gave one of my credit unions the business (best offer was for 4.91% for 72 months) and I had to travel over 500 miles to another state (MA) to buy it and drove it back but I got another excellent deal ($33,945). I’m in northern Virginia and that price is still hard to beat especially with the little extras included. Stillhave the Impreza (no sense in trading it in), it’s been a great reliable commuter car, it’s got 165k runs great and besides the brake light and key getting stuck, which they fixed gratis it hasn’t had any problems with CVT or oil leaks. I’m planning to keep my CTW well past the trade in period, hopefully it’s just as reliable as my first Subie. Thanks for letting me share!