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In article <THOMPSON.94Sep14112513@gull.maya.com> thompson@gull.maya.com (Dean Thompson) writes:


   Can anyone tell me how much profit my Subaru dealer is likely to need
   to be willing to turn over a 1995 Subaru Legacy L Wagon?  For example,
   can anyone tell me how much over dealer invoice they had to go to get
   one?

10-15 points over the so-called "invoice" is standard minimum
take. pays the commission on the car, the lights and all that.  There
is an agency in Canada that will tell you the dealer cost on single
order vs. bulk orders. The lowest cost to the dealer on bulk orders is
is when the new models come out, as then the manufacturers are looking
to get rid of their inventory and the dealers are stuck with old
models. Try to find one on the lot, call consumer reports to get the
bulk order price, add 10% for your dealer's mortgage as an offer and
bail and settle at 12.5 if you really want the car.  

If your numbers are bang on a smart dealer will figure out what you
are doing (really, they are smarter than we make them for), and will
bail and not try to scrub you for more commission. If not, take your
business somewhere else.

Good luck.  It's a great car.  I have a Loyale, and several friends
have a Legacy.  Great car for the Great White North.  Wish it was a
bit prettier, tho.  Looks like its parents were first cousins....