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makovette said...
on my last entry. I thought that deserved an entry of it's own, so here you go, a few weeks late.
Why the heck is a Subaru a Scooby? Sub makes more sense, but that might give some people the wrong idea, so... dunno.
More important is the price. Surprisingly they are cheap. No, really. The Crosstrek which is based on the Imprezza is a wonderful deal. I remember back when we got the Cobalt that I had read that $27K was the average price for a new car. Obviously we didn't spend that much, but we didn't get much with a base Cobalt plus auto and AC. Very bare bones car.
Now, for our base level CrossTrek we got a very logical equipment package. Power windows and power door locks, cruise, manual seats and manual transmission, an infotainment system and a back up camera. The manual trans we wanted, and thankfully Subaru doesn't consider it a sport accessory forcing you to pay for a bunch of crap you don't want. And despite the power locks and windows, manual seats make sense. Whereas it's easy to see why having power locks and windows is very helpful, power seats have never made much sense, at least to me. Oh, and the radio has controls on the steering wheel. The infotainment system is fairly basic in and of itself, but thanks to it's ability to use Android Auto or the iOS equivalent, things it's lacking like navigation are easy added via the cell phone that everyone carries.
So, for all that great stuff, what's the price?
$30K, right?
Nope, not even close. $1000 down, $500 trade, and out the door before interest (financing came from our bank) was $22550.50. Yeah, that's it. Not cheap, but not exactly bank breaking either. Honestly downright cheap for what that money gets you ifn you ask me.
makovette said...on my last entry. I thought that deserved an entry of it's own, so here you go, a few weeks late.
Why the heck is a Subaru a Scooby? Sub makes more sense, but that might give some people the wrong idea, so... dunno.
More important is the price. Surprisingly they are cheap. No, really. The Crosstrek which is based on the Imprezza is a wonderful deal. I remember back when we got the Cobalt that I had read that $27K was the average price for a new car. Obviously we didn't spend that much, but we didn't get much with a base Cobalt plus auto and AC. Very bare bones car.
Now, for our base level CrossTrek we got a very logical equipment package. Power windows and power door locks, cruise, manual seats and manual transmission, an infotainment system and a back up camera. The manual trans we wanted, and thankfully Subaru doesn't consider it a sport accessory forcing you to pay for a bunch of crap you don't want. And despite the power locks and windows, manual seats make sense. Whereas it's easy to see why having power locks and windows is very helpful, power seats have never made much sense, at least to me. Oh, and the radio has controls on the steering wheel. The infotainment system is fairly basic in and of itself, but thanks to it's ability to use Android Auto or the iOS equivalent, things it's lacking like navigation are easy added via the cell phone that everyone carries.
So, for all that great stuff, what's the price?
$30K, right?
Nope, not even close. $1000 down, $500 trade, and out the door before interest (financing came from our bank) was $22550.50. Yeah, that's it. Not cheap, but not exactly bank breaking either. Honestly downright cheap for what that money gets you ifn you ask me.
